[W126 Coupe] Re: Reserve

[Gerry Van Zandt]

I seem to remember writing yesterday that you can obtain a good 50  
miles from when the reserve light flickers on.  Did you not read my  
note from yesterday?

I know this from experience because I have made it a habit on every  
Benz I own, to purposely run it out of gas to see how accurate the  
light actually is.  (you record miles driven from the point that the  
light is steadily on until it runs out of gas, knowing the amount of  
reserve fuel specc'd for the car; this gives an idea of the accuracy  
of the fuel gauge in the critical "lower quadrant" area if you know  
what I mean).

In reality you can get 60+ miles from when the light actually  
flickers on (sometimes it comes on early if you are on an incline,  
etc.) but I characterize it as a "reliable 50 miles" because this is  
achievable.

If you think about it, this is logical as the 560SEC gets 14-15 miles  
per US gallon.  And my experience with Benzes has been that there is  
always a bit more fuel in the tank even above and beyond the reserve,  
perhaps a quart or two in the bottom of the tank.

Cheers,
Gerry
Portland, Oregon, USA




On Nov 11, 2005, at 9:00 AM, mbcoupes-request at mbcoupes.com wrote:

> Who really cares about how much reserve you have .  We should all  
> know about how many miles we can go on reserve, about 25 to 30,  I  
> ask an important ??/ and get only one response. " How to install  
> the rear fuel pump."  My time is too valuable to read about  
> reserve.  25 miles is all I need to know.
> Bob Rodgers

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