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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:02 AM
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When does the low gas warning come on?

I was driving around low on fuel and the warning came on. I then thought about how many gallons were in the tank at that time..

So in the event I am nowhere near a station, how many gallons are actually in the tank by the time the warning goes on?


Anybody have an answer to this?
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:06 AM
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When it's low on gasThe longest i've gone when the light came on was 20 miles.It's not a good idea to let it get that low though.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:06 AM
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~3 gallons
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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mine comes on right around 2-3 gallons. by the time i get to the gas station i usually fil up at about 10 gallons give or take.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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i thought it was 1-2 gallons....
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:13 AM
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yeah i think its about 1-2 gallons
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:14 AM
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Yeah you really don't want to go to low or you will cause damage to the pump no reason not to fill up at 1/4 you still pay the same on gas no matter when you fill it up.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:19 AM
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Usually when the light comes on in mine and I fill up I usually put in about 11 gallons so Im assuming like 2 gallons and the light will come on.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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mine has come on when there are ~2 gallons left
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 09:58 AM
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MY car has never seen low haha...doubt it will either.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 10:01 AM
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usually when you are getting low on gas! I've never understood the logic of I have 2 more gallons... just go get some gas!
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 10:56 AM
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The manual says it comes on once the tank hits 2.1 gallons left, the tank is 13.2 gallons.
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