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Dec 3rd, 2011, 5:26 pm
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Location: Bay St. Louis, MS, USA
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Low fuel light "heads-up"
For those venturing deeper into the mileage after the light comes on, beware. (I routinely run 20 25 miles into the light) The low fuel tripmeter resets to zero when you turn off the ignition.
I recalled being ten miles into the low fuel light when I arrived home last week. Cranked up Friday for the commute to work with the low fuel light on and zero miles indicated. It's twenty miles to a station near work. I would not have made it 20 miles plus the ten from last week.
Don't get caught.
Mike
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Dec 3rd, 2011, 8:41 pm
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Location: Ft. Myers Beach, FL, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dbmike
For those venturing deeper into the mileage after the light comes on, beware. (I routinely run 20 25 miles into the light) The low fuel tripmeter resets to zero when you turn off the ignition.
I recalled being ten miles into the low fuel light when I arrived home last week. Cranked up Friday for the commute to work with the low fuel light on and zero miles indicated. It's twenty miles to a station near work. I would not have made it 20 miles plus the ten from last week.
Don't get caught.
Mike
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I've had a near identical situation. I garaged the '08 Tard with 6, or 8 miles on the low fuel trip odometer. Took it out the next day and for about a mile, had a plain Odo, but after the mile, it clicked back in, indicating the actual milage since the light first came on. That impressed me!
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Dec 4th, 2011, 12:36 am
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Location: San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
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Great reminder!
I remember learning that one and being surprised myself.
Pulled into a gas station on fumes but to a broken gas pump. Started the 796 up to move over to another pump and noticed the mileage on the low fuel light reset like you experienced.
Fumes indeed... 27 miles into the low fuel light, 151 miles total on tank
3.01 gallons filled to about ~1inch of the gas cap. Stock Hym 796
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Dec 4th, 2011, 6:08 am
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I was surprised to see mine "remembered" how far I'd gone on reserve from one day to the next. Maybe it forgets after a few days?
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Dec 4th, 2011, 7:36 am
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i think the light is supposed to come when there's about 2.2L left in that tank.... at 20kms/L that should easily get you 40kms. have not tried it though. 
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Dec 4th, 2011, 8:07 am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by remery
I was surprised to see mine "remembered" how far I'd gone on reserve from one day to the next. Maybe it forgets after a few days?
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Yes, that was my point. I think these guys who are experiencing "resetting" of the odometer, are just not running long enough to have the Fuel Trip come back on.
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Dec 4th, 2011, 11:06 pm
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I got to push mine to the gas station at about 28 miles after the light came on.
Michael
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Dec 4th, 2011, 11:46 pm
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Mine always remembers the empty miles however trip odo does not work.
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Dec 5th, 2011, 6:07 am
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Location: Singapore, SG, Singapore
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vroooom
i think the light is supposed to come when there's about 2.2L left in that tank.... at 20kms/L that should easily get you 40kms. have not tried it though. |
wow, your hypie is running 20km per litre? Mine runs around 18km. When the throttle goes crazy, 16km.
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Dec 5th, 2011, 7:31 am
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I never tempt fate with a Ducati. Whenever the light goes on, I try to find a petrol station as soon as possible. Tempted fate with my 749 a few times and lost, pushing it is heavy in 30c summer sun with full leathers 
But thanks for the heads up, wasn't aware of this. I usually tend to remember my trip mileage.
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