Extremely low mileage

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy' started by brianmiami, Jan 21, 2019.

  1. brianmiami

    brianmiami New Member

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    My Prius 3 2016 is three year's old. When I fill up my tank it says 435 miles until
    I need to fill up my tank again. Do I have a bad battery?
     
    #1 brianmiami, Jan 21, 2019
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    Prius 2015 I mean
     
    #2 brianmiami, Jan 21, 2019
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    That’s pretty normal for fuel range. The range is based on your consumption # times gallons of fuel remaining in the tank. Mine shows on average 416 to 480. I’m in SW Indiana, and the temps are running in the 30’s to 40’s. The warmup penalty is a pain in the asterisk.
     
    #3 cnc97, Jan 22, 2019
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    Mine does the same do a visual week to week check
     
    #4 AndrewR, Jan 22, 2019
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    435 is similar to what I see. I live in Virginia.


    iPad ?
     
    #5 solrunner, Jan 22, 2019
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    it doesn't use reserve gallons in the equation, just capacity from full to blinking pip.

    you're better off to start measuring your fill ups and computing mpg's. keep a record for average, this will help you determine any future problems
     
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    You should post this in the correct sub forum, you'll get ball park explanations.
     
    #7 Grit, Jan 22, 2019
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    Never mind that guestimated forecast, which is sandbagged by a significant safety margin.

    What MPG are you getting? That is what matters.
     
    #8 fuzzy1, Jan 22, 2019
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