Distance to empty

Is there any way to adjust what the displayed "Distance to Empty" is? I thought I was having a crisis when my gauge was getting close to zero and my "Distance to Empty" was 30 miles! Turned out I put 17.9 gallons in my 21.1 gallon tank. So I had 3.2 gallons left that should have been good for at least 50 to 60 highway miles.

 

If you turn the truck off, and keep it off....you'll never have an issue with the DTE.

Happy Friday you freaks!

 

i get like 370 miles to the tank but every time i fill up the "distance to empty" goes down a bit more. it's at 292 miles on a full tank now....but i get more like 370. can this stupid calculation be reset?

 

It's like that for most current vehicles. There is a few gallons of reserve below the empty level

 

more like 4 gallons.

 

That 3 gallons keeps your internal fuel ⛽ cool.

 

probably for Tacoma but I meant it as more of a general statement most cars.

My wife's ford focus does does not have a 5 gal reserve (with an 11-12 gal tank) and my Tundra probably has 9-10 with a 38 gal tank

 

congratulations on getting your drivers license for the first time! i know how that feels.

 

Don't look at it. There is much more pertinent info that you can pull up / customize on the center stack.

 

Yes carry a gas can and that will adjust your distance to empty.

 

It's sad that some folks want to rely on DTE.
See:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...iles-now-only-280-range.769270/#post-27468815

 

When your fuel light comes on you have approximately 4 gallons left.

 

It's designed to protect dumbasses.

 

Gee, turbosix, having been driving for 60 years I'd rather have no information than incorrect information. Maybe that attitude has something to do with my being a mechanical engineer.

 

Some people on here are just around to be rude.

OP…If you check out the owners manual it actually says the amount of gas that is left in the tank when the gas light comes on. I’d rely on that more than the distance to empty.

After having my taco for a couple of years I can verify that the distance to empty is not a reliable source of information unfortunately.

 

my DTE never says more than 256 at full tank... I do drive it until she hits 18-25miles to empty ... lately that has sucked due to prices but since I work from home, i fill up once every 3weeks or so

 

Yep, engineers have a mindset that throws some people off. Real estate agents in particular loathe to show properties to us because we're too detail orientated.