24 December 2025

Bingo Fuel

"Shockingly" the fuel gauge in The Beast is inaccurate.

This is typical of GM.

The "Driver's Information Center" display will show me how many miles I have remaining in the tank in 5-mile increments down to 35 miles then change to "LOW".

At this point, the "Low Fuel" alarm will go off.

The distance is based on the current average miles per gallon the system calculates and the fuel remaining in the tank...

How many gallons are in the tank with fewer than 35 miles remaining displayed and 16.4 mpg average?

My math says less than two gallons in the tank.

The tank is 19 gallon capacity.

The low fuel light comes on with 4 gallons remaining.  I know this because when I refuel with the low fuel alarm on, it accepts 15 gallons of fuel not 17.

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