Not that I plan on ever driving that low, but in case of emergency.....approximately how many miles are left before you run out of gas when the orange low gas light first comes on?

 

Man, you jinxed me!!!!! I came home tonight with no gas and knew I should have stopped for gas, but I passed the station and came home. I now know, through MJR24's post, that I indeed should pack running shoes tomorrow

 

mjr24,

The tank is approx 20gallons + line. So I would guess about 60 miles on the high side. Here is how I figured it. I refill and it comes to 17gallons when the light turns on. 3 gallons left+ a little in the line and filter TIMES 17MPG with my lead foot... that is about 50-60miles....

Friend with a LX470 gas hog called me the other day to see if I was near him. He was driving thru the Bay Area Delta (no where near a station). He said his gas light came on back about 20miles and he is still 30 miles to a station. He didn't want to turn back but didn't think he would make it... I, of course, told him to get the car to 120mph so he can at least cruise a couple miles Long story short... he made it with no problems. He got to the station without a problem and put 25.1gallons into his 25.4 tank!!!

MW

 

Thats actually really great to know.....you know how the owner manual is...when the light comes on, get gas right away.
If anything...maybe Lexus purposely has the light come on so early....because your fuel pump can go on the fritz if you drive on empty.....so now when you think you are driving on empty you really arent.....

 

if gas tank was really that low. instead of going at 125mph, u should try to go at 55mph.
that consumes less gas at cruise than at a higher speed where the engine RPM's are much higher and the car's guzzling the remains of that tank.

 

HAHA,

I know that hence the It was a joke. But it is true...if I ran out of gas I would want to be doing 125mph so I have a chance.

MW

 

I usually refill at an 1/8 left.... I remember my old 93 Civic ran out of gas on her first refill, because the damn thing didnt have a light ( sucks to just figure it out when your empty )..... It was sad walking to the nearest gas station...... I will never drive on E again!

 

Hope your fuel pump lasts. Driving on empty or until no gas will severely damage the fuel pump.

 

The tank capacity is 20 gallons. When the orange light first goes on you have about 2 gallons left in the tank.

 

My gas light is broken
I was driving on 2 litres left in my tank!
Scary!

Yes, and don't drive with little fuel in your tank, because your fuel pump will go bye bye...

 

I have seen my gas gauge go below zero and no light comes on. Never run out. I assume either the gauge is way too conservative or my light is burnt out. What do you think?

 

The gauge is conservative. My two SC400 gas gauges indicate half full when the cars driven about 150 miles. At 300 miles the gauges is at empty. My average mpg is 20-22, which mean i have about ~5 gallons left in the tank when the gauge is empty. Drive a little more and the light will go on.

 

From my experience on my SC300

Gauge on 'E' = 4.8gallons Fill up ~16gallons
Light on First time = 3 gallons Fill up ~17.6gallons
Needle submarined past E and light on for 40miles = 1.5gallons 19gallon fill up.

That is as far as I go.

MW