Low Fuel Light on 2011 Limited

[jeromeb]

I took my new rt s on a shake down ride of 2000 miles a few weeks ago. I did all the blue ridge park way going north and again most going south. Also did side trips. The parkway speeds provided good milage, 38 mpg on 2 tanks. Side trips that allowed higher speeds dropped milage as low as 28 mpg. The rt did great, very pleased. I believe the dealer in Columbus Ga. set it up right. I made one high speed emergency stop sw of tellico plains, tn. because of tree across the road, with confidence building results. Traded a tmax scooter and a st 1300 on the rt., caused by my aging body. I feel I did good!
jerry

 

[Lamonster]

I took my new rt s on a shake down ride of 2000 miles a few weeks ago. I did all the blue ridge park way going north and again most going south. Also did side trips. The parkway speeds provided good milage, 38 mpg on 2 tanks. Side trips that allowed higher speeds dropped milage as low as 28 mpg. The rt did great, very pleased. I believe the dealer in Columbus Ga. set it up right. I made one high speed emergency stop sw of tellico plains, tn. because of tree across the road, with confidence building results. Traded a tmax scooter and a st 1300 on the rt., caused by my aging body. I feel I did good!
jerry

:welcome:
You are getting much better mileage than most on the RT :congrats:

 

[stutzmason]

The Infamous Flashing "R"

The flashing "R" means you are in reverse. The low fuel warning shows a gas pump, and doesn't flash. Your manual has an explanation of all these icons.

That flashing "R" doesn't stand for REV? Well no wonder it never worked the way I thought it should.:roflblack:

 

[MMcc]

Gas light

On our ride sponsored by Caswell's cycle in Mora MN I averaged 36.2 mpg with my new RT- s. All was at or below speed limit. Light came on steady at 148 miles, filled at 156 miles and it took just a shade over 4.2 gallons. The gas gauge was not in the red zone. Not at all unhappy with that kind of mileage. One up and there was only about a 10 mile stretch where the speed limit was 65 mph.

 

[thehawk]

Nice pic ...

... Lamont)

thehawk

 

[SpongeBob]

Today, at 147 miles, there was no warning light but the gas gauge was near the bottom of the red.

To my surprise, I pumped in only 4.6 gallons.

Most of those miles were on the Blue Ridge Parkway and not at typical highway speed or rpm.

 

[ChiTownSpyder]

Just a quick question......I have looked in my manual, but can find no information on a "Low" fuel light, but read about it on the various forums...At what point, or with how much gas left in the tank does it come on, and I am asuming that the Limited has one. Can someone set this newbie strait?:dontknow:

2011 Limited also ,
i have yet to see a low fuel light come on ,,, but when gas gauge is in the red i can only get 4 gallons of gas in tank
by mileage i have only used 4 gallons , something must be wrong with my gauge ..

 

[BitSlayer]

I had to clinch hard as my 2011 Limited gas gauge went almost to the bottom as well. Finally, when I decided I could not stretch it any further and started to pull into a station, my low fuel light started to flitter. It did come on and then go off and then back on as I started and stopped, but I did see it.:clap: Like you, I was only able to pump about 5 gallons into the tank. That gave me about 1.5 gallons reserve. I 'think' the tank is 6.6 gallons. That give me another 30-50 miles, but not sure I have the heart to stretch it that far while I am looking at the gauge hitting the bottom.

Does anyone know if the fuel gauge on the digital console is calibrated any better? I have been thinking about removing the fuel and temp gauges and adding voltage and oil. That way I have all 4 that I am used to in my cars.

 

[TicketBait]

Does anyone know if the fuel gauge on the digital console is calibrated any better? I have been thinking about removing the fuel and temp gauges and adding voltage and oil. That way I have all 4 that I am used to in my cars.

For me knowing how many bars I have left is easier to figure how much farther I can go. Of course I have also run out of gas two days in a row before realizing that I was not completely filling the tank, and could still put a half to 3/4 of a gallon in her. Now I pay attention to when the first bar drops around 30 + miles have been racked up I know I started with a full tank.

 

[FrankPa]

Played hookie yesterday

Beautiful day in Central PA, so took off from Harrisburg down into Delaware and went to one of my favorite museums. Made a few stops along the way; took a little longer than usual because of SpyderTime!

At 150 miles into the tank, my low fuel light still hadn't popped on (it usually does at about 110mi), and I still had a bar on the gauge.

That's the difference between stop and go driving (I average 30-32 mpg) and steady cruising on roads with no stop and go and 45-65 mph. I averaged 38 mpg !!!

Put about 200mi on yesterday, in 75-85 degrees and sun only slightly broken by the occasional cloud. Oh, and the humidity was about 50%... perfect.

I will ask one question, though. Where do I get that map thingy I see on a lot of post that track which states/provinces you've been in. I want to see if I can fill mine!

 

[BitSlayer]

I will ask one question, though. Where do I get that map thingy I see on a lot of post that track which states/provinces you've been in. I want to see if I can fill mine!

There are several sites, but the one I use is at the following URL:

http://www.epgsoft.com/VisitedStatesMap/