Right, I have noticed this ever since I had my car but I would like to know the reason for it now
Basically if I let it run low on fuel ( <5 miles ) then put £10 in, the trip computer reads 70 miles till empy ( Fair enough). However it will only do just 40 miles, so why does it lie to me! Surely it should take into account the average consumption and not just a random number. My average consumption over the last few thousand miles reads 30.1 mpg.
Maths:
£10 @ 1.40 a litre = 1.6 gallons of fuel which sound be 48 miles of fuel ( So pretty close to actual which means the average comsumption calculated by the car isn't that far off).
Therfore that suggests it doesnt take into account the actual consumption, which seems a pretty daft idea. For example, I will park up at night and the computer will read 20 miles, then I will start it in the morning and it will immediatly go to 5 miles range. Stupid Seat!
Anyone else's the same?
Basically if I let it run low on fuel ( <5 miles ) then put £10 in, the trip computer reads 70 miles till empy ( Fair enough). However it will only do just 40 miles, so why does it lie to me! Surely it should take into account the average consumption and not just a random number. My average consumption over the last few thousand miles reads 30.1 mpg.
Maths:
£10 @ 1.40 a litre = 1.6 gallons of fuel which sound be 48 miles of fuel ( So pretty close to actual which means the average comsumption calculated by the car isn't that far off).
Therfore that suggests it doesnt take into account the actual consumption, which seems a pretty daft idea. For example, I will park up at night and the computer will read 20 miles, then I will start it in the morning and it will immediatly go to 5 miles range. Stupid Seat!
Anyone else's the same?