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Old 11-25-2014, 04:09 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Stang70Fastback View Post
It's a 13.2 gallon (50 liter) tank, and the low fuel light is supposed to come on when there are approximately 1.8 gallons (6.8 liters) remaining. That's enough for 54 miles (87 kilometers) of highway driving with the manual. The low fuel light, in my experience, is not always that accurate, though. All it says is that you need fuel at some point, lol.
Yea, definitely not very accurate.

The "driest" I've run mine required a refill of 11.878 gallons (I track every tank, and they are listed in my Owner's Journal). At that point the needle was sitting dead on E, and the light had been on for over 50 miles.
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