"Miles to empty" keeps rising instead of falling

[AndrewinMD]

I picked up my Maverick with 10 miles on the odometer, which I think is the lowest I've ever had. My '01 Dakota may have had single digits, but I can't recall exactly.

Anyway, the "miles to empty" number when I drove it home was 309. Now, I've driven it over 100 miles*, and the "miles to empty" is 314. Ha, it's like magic!


*I picked it up, and we left the next day for a 16 day vacation to Europe. She sat in my garage until last Thursday!

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[FriscoTXJoe]

You are probably driving it with much more electric driving (if a hybrid) or driving it more efficiently than the drivers of the original 10 miles.

 

[Timothyd]

I picked up my Maverick with 10 miles on the odometer, which I think is the lowest I've ever had. My '01 Dakota may have had single digits, but I can't recall exactly.

Anyway, the "miles to empty" number when I drove it home was 309. Now, I've driven it over 100 miles*, and the "miles to empty" is 314. Ha, it's like magic!


*I picked it up, and we left the next day for a 16 day vacation to Europe. She sat in my garage until last Thursday!

Might be due to heat and expansion with your fuel pump giving off heat located in the tank.

 

[AndrewinMD]

Might be due to heat and expansion with your fuel pump giving off heat located in the tank.

No, it's because it's a hybrid. I've been driving a Ford hybrid since 2016, so I have some familiarity.

 

[gstiglitz]

I picked up my Maverick with 10 miles on the odometer, which I think is the lowest I've ever had. My '01 Dakota may have had single digits, but I can't recall exactly.

Anyway, the "miles to empty" number when I drove it home was 309. Now, I've driven it over 100 miles*, and the "miles to empty" is 314. Ha, it's like magic!


*I picked it up, and we left the next day for a 16 day vacation to Europe. She sat in my garage until last Thursday!

Mine did same thing. I think until the computer adjusts to your driving habits it will vary. The next fill-up it was more accurate.

 

[stoptothink]

Mine did same thing. I think until the computer adjusts to your driving habits it will vary. The next fill-up it was more accurate.

This. Always gives me a smile when I am driving down the road watching "miles to empty" go up.

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