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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 12:35 AM
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Probably stupid, but if divide your miles remaining by the average mileage, thats aproxx how many gallons are in the tank, right?

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Only if you reset the avg mpg then immediately do the math :-) Might give you a rough idea of how much fuel is in the tank, the figure wouldnt be good for very long though.
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In theory...yes
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Another method is, when the fuel light goes on you have less than 3 gallons remaining. Every car I have owned, in the few times I've driven to when the light comes on and immediately fuel up, the total amount filled was 2.5-3 gallons from total tank capacity.

The avg mpg/inst mpg of the DIC is not really accurate and tends to be a little generous.
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