520d - How many miles per tank are you getting?
04-14-2006, 12:37 PM
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Just wondering how many miles out of a tank people are seeing.
Just running in mine at the moment so i expect it to improve.
I'm seeing around 500 miles per tank - mixed driving 70% motorway 30% Town.
Costs me just over ?60 to fill her up. Computer shows me an average of 33.5mpg.
My mk5 tdi could manage over 600 miles on ?45.
being careful i once saw 645. (was an effort though!)
(When running that in was only 420-440.)
Using better diesel makes a noticable difference.
Theres just no point using supermarket fuels.
Just running in mine at the moment so i expect it to improve.
I'm seeing around 500 miles per tank - mixed driving 70% motorway 30% Town.
Costs me just over ?60 to fill her up. Computer shows me an average of 33.5mpg.
My mk5 tdi could manage over 600 miles on ?45.
being careful i once saw 645. (was an effort though!)
(When running that in was only 420-440.)
Using better diesel makes a noticable difference.
Theres just no point using supermarket fuels.
04-14-2006, 01:15 PM
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My Ride: 520d M-Sport
Model Year: 2013
Near 600 miles (running to virtually empty 
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Computer showing 41.5 mpg average for the last 1000 miles
I did however re-calibrate the mpg reading - It was previously around 5 mpg out when done manually.
Mine did around 32 mpg initially, but has now loosened up a little (5000 miles).
)Computer showing 41.5 mpg average for the last 1000 miles
I did however re-calibrate the mpg reading - It was previously around 5 mpg out when done manually.Mine did around 32 mpg initially, but has now loosened up a little (5000 miles).
04-14-2006, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Singh' post='269206' date='Apr 14 2006, 09:37 PM
Just wondering how many miles out of a tank people are seeing.
Just running in mine at the moment so i expect it to improve.
I'm seeing around 500 miles per tank - mixed driving 70% motorway 30% Town.
Costs me just over ?60 to fill her up. Computer shows me an average of 33.5mpg.
My mk5 tdi could manage over 600 miles on ?45.
being careful i once saw 645. (was an effort though!)
(When running that in was only 420-440.)
Using better diesel makes a noticable difference.
Theres just no point using supermarket fuels.
Just running in mine at the moment so i expect it to improve.
I'm seeing around 500 miles per tank - mixed driving 70% motorway 30% Town.
Costs me just over ?60 to fill her up. Computer shows me an average of 33.5mpg.
My mk5 tdi could manage over 600 miles on ?45.
being careful i once saw 645. (was an effort though!)
(When running that in was only 420-440.)
Using better diesel makes a noticable difference.
Theres just no point using supermarket fuels.
Its funny because 32MPG is what you should be getting out of a 525i Petrol and not a diesel. I am getting 21MPG out of my 525i and 26Mpg on motoway journeys
04-14-2006, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Bobbin-Man' post='269216' date='Apr 15 2006, 12:15 AM
I did however re-calibrate the mpg reading - It was previously around 5 mpg out when done manually.
04-15-2006, 12:16 AM
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My Ride: 2005 520d M Sport Titanium Silver, 6-speed Manual, new style Start/Stop ignition, Black Dakota Leather, bluetooth, Nav via Tomtom One on a brodit dashmount
I get just over 600 miles to a tank
I am getting around 42mp combined with 50% motorway and 50% congested roads and town driving
I also recalibrfated the obc as it showed 35mpg but when brimming the tank and manually calculating gave 41.9mpg
I am getting around 42mp combined with 50% motorway and 50% congested roads and town driving
I also recalibrfated the obc as it showed 35mpg but when brimming the tank and manually calculating gave 41.9mpg
04-15-2006, 12:43 AM
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My Ride: 530d Touring
Model Year: 2007
How can you ask other people what they are getting??
Reset before last I did 3000 miles and got 34.8mpg from my 535d, then got my new tyres on and reset the OBC and since then I ahve only had some back road fun and in and out of the city, it is currently showing 22.9mpg. First day though and it was showing this....
The guy I sold our A6 avant to had a 525d auto, 18 months old with 60k miles on it (so lots of motorway driving) and he was averaging 33mpg and had never reset the computer. So I would say your figure is about right.
When you get to this size car there is not alot between going for a 523i, 525i, 530i or 550i, same with the 525d, 530d and 535d. If you only crusie at 70mph all day you may see a difference but if you do any sort of stop start driving, and that includes roundabouts on dual carrigeways these heavy cars like to drink.
I can get nearly the same figures in an M3 round town, much lighter car.
No point asking others what they get though.
Reset before last I did 3000 miles and got 34.8mpg from my 535d, then got my new tyres on and reset the OBC and since then I ahve only had some back road fun and in and out of the city, it is currently showing 22.9mpg. First day though and it was showing this....
The guy I sold our A6 avant to had a 525d auto, 18 months old with 60k miles on it (so lots of motorway driving) and he was averaging 33mpg and had never reset the computer. So I would say your figure is about right.
When you get to this size car there is not alot between going for a 523i, 525i, 530i or 550i, same with the 525d, 530d and 535d. If you only crusie at 70mph all day you may see a difference but if you do any sort of stop start driving, and that includes roundabouts on dual carrigeways these heavy cars like to drink.
I can get nearly the same figures in an M3 round town, much lighter car.
No point asking others what they get though.
04-15-2006, 01:02 AM
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My Ride: 520d M-Sport
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Check http://forums.e60.net/index.php?show...5&hl=calibrate to recalibrate mpg function - you need to unlock the hidden menus using menu 19, then recalibrate at menu 20. I was nervous about it initially but it's actually fairly straightforward.
04-15-2006, 03:19 AM
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hello, happy easter forum.
i hope my calculations are ok.. gallons to litres miles to meters and vice versa.
have a 535d it runs around 39 miles per gallon, i'm driving 90% autobahn (one of those without speed limit
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bye
j.
i hope my calculations are ok.. gallons to litres miles to meters and vice versa.
have a 535d it runs around 39 miles per gallon, i'm driving 90% autobahn (one of those without speed limit
)bye
j.