Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 14:38:23 -0500 From: "P. G. Schroeder" <schroedpnopsamyette.edu> Subject: Re: '00 9-3 Fuel capacity
Thanks--I'll try to find out which tank I have. Also, have read in the manual that dealers can calibrate the fuel gauge and/or the driving computer fuel functions. If I ever go back to a dealer, I'll ask if he can recalibrate to give me a little more warning of an empty tank. Phil Mark Gerritsma wrote: > "P. G. Schroeder" <schroedpnopsamyette.edu> schreef in bericht > news:3C4748B6.7C5E3C32nopsamyette.edu... > > I usually fill up my '00 9-3 when the gauge hits the red > > reserve and the computer says about 50 miles left. Today I > > waited a little longer and the computer was reading 28 miles > > to go. It took 17.2 gallons, but the manual says the tank > > capacity is 17.0 gallons! Is the manual wrong, or the pump > > fraudulant, or am I just lucky? Thanks for any comments or > > advice. > > Just a thought: my 1999 (European) 9-3 has a 68 liter fuel tank ('00 models > are already sold in 1999 if I understand correctly). That would amount to 18 > gallons US. So it just might be that you still had a gallon left. > The next model year (the cars sold in 2000) only have a 64 liter (= 16.9 US > gallons) tank.
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