Miles after fill up
#1
Miles after fill up
I recently purchased the non hybrid... I noticed each time I fill up, my tank only seems to fill up to about 12 or 13 gallons. I am filling gas when it’s showing about 25-50 remaining miles... is there something I need to do to reset this the computer or it will normalize after a while? After filling... range is showing about 330 only
#2
I recently purchased the non hybrid... I noticed each time I fill up, my tank only seems to fill up to about 12 or 13 gallons. I am filling gas when it’s showing about 25-50 remaining miles... is there something I need to do to reset this the computer or it will normalize after a while? After filling... range is showing about 330 only
To sum it up, what you are experiencing is normal.
#6
More information about this topic can be found in the similar thread on the Generation 6 ES board.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es-...-on-empty.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es-...-on-empty.html
#7
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#9
From my 2010 ES 350. Drove it .5 more miles after the display read 0. Angled the gas filler up at the station. I was on a gasoline alley type of road so risked it.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es-...8-fill-up.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es-...8-fill-up.html
#10
That's incorrect. The stated fuel capacity is the actual capacity. The estimated remaining miles hits 0 when there are about 2 gallons left. If you fill up right when the remaining miles hits 0 it would actually take about 14 gallons to fill up.
#11
Depending on how many mpg you are getting, you will still be able to drive another 40-60 miles (or more) beyond the point where the computer says 0 miles to empty. That is the whole idea of having a "reserve", and that is the way it has been for every Lexus and Toyota vehicle for years.
#13
No, that is not correct.
Depending on how many mpg you are getting, you will still be able to drive another 40-60 miles (or more) beyond the point where the computer says 0 miles to empty. That is the whole idea of having a "reserve", and that is the way it has been for every Lexus and Toyota vehicle for years.
Depending on how many mpg you are getting, you will still be able to drive another 40-60 miles (or more) beyond the point where the computer says 0 miles to empty. That is the whole idea of having a "reserve", and that is the way it has been for every Lexus and Toyota vehicle for years.
What is incorrect is saying that the fuel tank capacity of 15.9 gallons stated in the owners manual doesn't include the reserve. THAT is incorrect. What is stated in the owners manual is the actual physical capacity of the gas tank. If you were to get to a gas station right when the remaining miles estimate reached 0 the car wouldn't take the full 15.9 gallons. It would take 13.5-14 gallons. That difference of 2-2.5 gallons is the reserve. If you have to put in the full 15.9 gallons it means you used up the reserve and are actually about to run out of gas. If you go over 15.9 gallons you are overfilling.
I know Toyota and Lexus have been doing it for years. My current car is a 2011 Camry hybrid. The owner's manual states a tank size of 17.2 gallons. If I get to the pump right when the remaining miles says 0 it takes just under 15 gallons not the 17.2 stated as the capacity in the manual.
Last edited by jimv1983; 03-17-19 at 12:06 PM.
#14
Yes, you are correct that there is a reserve and you can still go a while after the estimated miles reaches 0. I never said that what wrong.
What is incorrect is saying that the fuel tank capacity of 15.9 gallons stated in the owners manual doesn't include the reserve. THAT is incorrect. What is stated in the owners manual is the actual physical capacity of the gas tank. If you were to get to a gas station right when the remaining miles estimate reached 0 the car wouldn't take the full 15.9 gallons. It would take 13.5-14 gallons. That difference of 2-2.5 gallons is the reserve. If you have to put in the full 15.9 gallons it means you used up the reserve and are actually about to run out of gas. If you go over 15.9 gallons you are overfilling.
I know Toyota and Lexus have been doing it for years. My current car is a 2011 Camry hybrid. The owner's manual states a tank size of 17.2 gallons. If I get to the pump right when the remaining miles says 0 it takes just under 15 gallons not the 17.2 stated as the capacity in the manual.
What is incorrect is saying that the fuel tank capacity of 15.9 gallons stated in the owners manual doesn't include the reserve. THAT is incorrect. What is stated in the owners manual is the actual physical capacity of the gas tank. If you were to get to a gas station right when the remaining miles estimate reached 0 the car wouldn't take the full 15.9 gallons. It would take 13.5-14 gallons. That difference of 2-2.5 gallons is the reserve. If you have to put in the full 15.9 gallons it means you used up the reserve and are actually about to run out of gas. If you go over 15.9 gallons you are overfilling.
I know Toyota and Lexus have been doing it for years. My current car is a 2011 Camry hybrid. The owner's manual states a tank size of 17.2 gallons. If I get to the pump right when the remaining miles says 0 it takes just under 15 gallons not the 17.2 stated as the capacity in the manual.
The reason why I thought that the 15.9 gallon number did not include the reserve is because the 2019 ES evidently has a smaller fuel tank than did the 2013-2018 ES, and I was assuming that the smaller number for the 2019 ES was an indication that they were not including the reserve in that specification, but, after thinking about it more, I think it just means that the 2019 actually does have a smaller tank.
#15
I stand corrected.
The reason why I thought that the 15.9 gallon number did not include the reserve is because the 2019 ES evidently has a smaller fuel tank than did the 2013-2018 ES, and I was assuming that the smaller number for the 2019 ES was an indication that they were not including the reserve in that specification, but, after thinking about it more, I think it just means that the 2019 actually does have a smaller tank.
The reason why I thought that the 15.9 gallon number did not include the reserve is because the 2019 ES evidently has a smaller fuel tank than did the 2013-2018 ES, and I was assuming that the smaller number for the 2019 ES was an indication that they were not including the reserve in that specification, but, after thinking about it more, I think it just means that the 2019 actually does have a smaller tank.
Since we are on the topic I decided to look up the 2018 ES. The 2018 ES has a 17.2 gallon tank for both the 350 and 300h. Lexus decreased the tank size in the V6 by 1.3 gallons but decreased the capacity of the hybrid by 4 gallons which I'm guessing was done to allow the hybrid battery to be moved from the trunk to under the rear seat.