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Old 26th July 2009, 07:35 PM
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My DIS showed 0 Miles the other day, I never usually let it get this low. Anyway, I drove about 3 miles with it saying this and then put in some Tesco 99. Well you can see on the picture all I could get in...
Does the S8 not have a 90 litre tank? Does this mean theres about £13s worth of fuel in there when it says 0 Miles. Not that I'm going to risk it.. Just wanted to know if anyone else has the same thing or if my gauge/sensor is fecked!?

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pretty normal... Does your 8 say E or R when the dis hits 0? R means resserve tank, and on the 8 it's about 2 gallons.
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about 80 litres is all I've been able to squeeze in so far...
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Managed to get over 20miles on '0' so must have quite a few litres in reserve - think the most I have managed to get in to mine was about 87litres.
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Managed to get over 20miles on '0' so must have quite a few litres in reserve - think the most I have managed to get in to mine was about 87litres.
About the same here, I went 30miles past the '0' reading and managed to get about 87 litre in. Otherwise I never fit more that 80 litres on a single fill.
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About the same here, I went 30miles past the '0' reading and managed to get about 87 litre in. Otherwise I never fit more that 80 litres on a single fill.
You guys have guts! How come you went so far over 0!? I suspect I will a little too now!
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cheers lads! I took your info on board RE 20-30. Am currently conked out right outside a graveyard with 15 miles into zero, 3 miles from Shell (where I was going)!
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cheers lads! I took your info on board RE 20-30. Am currently conked out right outside a graveyard with 15 miles into zero, 3 miles from Shell (where I was going)!
Whoops
Once on 0 how did you drive - I drive very carefully once 0 appears
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Just put £98 of V Power in and shes as happy as larry now!
Was pootling around mate
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Generally, 80 ish litres is about what you would normally expect to get in when it reads around 0 miles left... There is usually a decent size reserve..

All UK cars have a 90 liter tank, but abroad some of the 2.8's had smaller ones. The long wheel base has a 92 liter tank due to those few extra inches..

We have found a few cars though where 0 means nothing! and, in rare cases where they conk out before 0.

Test your own car to see how far it will go, just make sure you have a can of fuel in the back ready
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