How many miles are people pushing once the gas light comes on? My 05 tl is three weeks old and I got 23miles when the light first came on. Id like to hear others get once the light first comes on.

 

This may explain how far you can expect to go when your fuel light comes on or when you MID shows zero range or miles to empty. It doesn't really answer your question about how far others can go, which is based on the miles per gallon they are getting at the time, but it may help you understand how all this works.

This info is excerpted from a very long thread I started about fuel tank capacities, etc. and is based on actual and precise testing

a. When the low fuel warning light comes on, if you are getting 25 mpg you can go 94 miles, but if you are only getting 20 mpg, you can only go 74 miles. Of course, other miles per gallon figures will result in different results. This means you have approximately 3.7 gallons remaining.

b. When “miles to empty” (2004TL) or “range” (2005TL) reads zero, that is time to fill up, but you can still go 57 miles at 25mpg, but only 45 miles at 20mpg. This means you have approximately 2.3 gallons remaining.

c. When filling the tank, if you stop at the first shutoff, you will have about 17 gallons in the tank.

d. The tank will actually hold about 19 gallons, but it is not recommended to fill the tank to capacity, so stop at the first shutoff.

If you want to read the whole thread, click here.