Does the C-two have a low fuel light?

did the last bar on the gauge start blinking?

 

is that what the manual shows?

 

is it still under warranty? or maybe it doesn't come on until you hit zero dte.

 

distance to empty = trip range.

 

As bisco noted - the blinking last bar happens when DTE = 0, and it is not unusual to be able to drive several miles with DTE = 1.
But the behavior described does seem odd. On my '13 C2 I don't get a warning light - just a continuously blinking last bar on the fuel gauge, and a one-time beep. (The beep happens again after shut down and restart.)
But that almost always happens when there is still ~1.5 gals left in the tank.

 

For the most part, I ignore the DTE and use it only as a guideline. I've had my last bar blink with it showing 12 miles remaining. So far *wood knock* the blinking last bar/beep has given me *insert miles equivalent to your mpg for that last period of time* miles every tank. I generally go 50 miles as I don't want to run completely empty... I don't like to push it "that" much.
That being said, I don't recall a fuel light... However, adding 8.87 and still showing DTE=1 could be valid... depending on how much fuel you put in. If you look at my fuelly, you can see that I've put in more than 9.5 gallons a few times. So if you were right there at that mark, I could see it happening.

 

we definitely need some 2016 owners to chime in. .6 gallons left seems low, but maybe they've changed the safety reserve amount. what does the o/m say?

 

But that's what I mean, Bisco. He could have had more than .6 left in the tank and the difference could be from the difference the pump, he could have put more fuel in this time than last time, there are a few other things that could sway it one way or another... That being said, I still don't think that it would be ~1.3 gallons like the OM says. (I can't remember the exact number, bu I remember it's less than 1.5g).
But even going up to the next dollar could add in .5 gallons depending on when the click happens, so it's hard to say. We need more information and more pump data.

I don't see a fuel light in this, so my guess is the flashing last bar is your fuel warning.

 

Yep, no discrete warning light on my 2012 Prius C, just the last blinking bar on the fuel gauge. When that bar starts blinking my top priority is getting more gas in the tank. It's very rare indeed that I let the tank empty that far.

I really don't understand why people try to push the car further and further when that last light starts to blink. It's just asking for grief IMHO. You're obviously going to have to fill up soon, what does delaying that buy you other than the possibility of having to walk that last mile to the gas station?

In the city where there are plenty of gas stations, there's really no excuse for not going to one. If you're in a rural area where gas stations are scarce and that last bar is blinking, then IMHO you've already made the error of not planning ahead.

 

my 2015 i don't remember if it beeps but at like 50 miles left it popped up a message warning me

 

On my 2016 C one I do have a fuel warning light. It's located above the traction control indicator. This light does not come on when I start the car.

 

The fact that it does NOT come on during the "test" interval probably means that it really is NOT equipped in that particular model.

It is not unusual for the same displays to be used in many different models......with some of the features not functional in some of them.

 

In my case it did come on when I was low on gas though. Seems like an odd feature to drop.

 

Just keep an eye on the gas gauge?

 

Yeah, why exactly is this so difficult? The fewer bars you have the more attention you pay to it. Don't let it get down to only 1 bar left, and for gosh sakes if it does get that low then your top priority should be to fill it up again.