tamamimo

How can I look at how many miles I have left in my 2012 MDX after the gas light comes on?

justnspace

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the 2012 MDX has a fuel tank capacity of 21 gallons.
to figure out how much fuel is left when the fuel light comes on; fill up the gas tank and subtract the amount you filled up from the total tank capacity.
I believe it's around 2 gallons left.

alternatively, I believe the MID (computer on dash) can tell you how many miles left, depending on your driving style.

horseshoez

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The Distance to Empty function on my TL is off by, oh, as much as 100 miles. Said another way, once DTE shows zero I can typically drive at least 60-70 miles of normal driving, and over 100 miles if I'm on a trip. Even with those extra miles, I still have yet to have a pump click off up in the 17 gallon range.

justnspace

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yes, I believe the reserve of 2 gallons and the conservative computer display is for the absent-minded.

mrgold35

The DTE is so depended on current mpgs as calculated by the M.I.D. I would just go by the DTE shown on the M.I.D. to make sure you don't run out fuel after passing 3 gas stations. Just out of curiosity, the most fuel I put in my MDX after I drove for a while with the fuel light on was 23.7 gallons and I didn't top it off completely (I didn't see the gas in filler neck).