Gas to gas on 545i
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In my case (I drive about 70% city and 30% Highway).
When I fill the gas (91 octane), the cluster shows me I have 690 km or 429 miles from gas to gas. I have it for about 9-10 days.
When the tank is nearly empty (less of 10 km or 6 miles), the total of km/miles calculated (I always reset the odometer after the gas is full) is about 450-490 km or 298-310 miles...
Is this normal for 545i? or I burn too much gas?
545i drivers.... How many km or miles per tank have you?
When I fill the gas (91 octane), the cluster shows me I have 690 km or 429 miles from gas to gas. I have it for about 9-10 days.
When the tank is nearly empty (less of 10 km or 6 miles), the total of km/miles calculated (I always reset the odometer after the gas is full) is about 450-490 km or 298-310 miles...
Is this normal for 545i? or I burn too much gas?
545i drivers.... How many km or miles per tank have you?
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Originally Posted by miguex' post='630642' date='Jul 24 2008, 12:16 AM
In my case (I drive about 70% city and 30% Highway).
When I fill the gas (91 octane), the cluster shows me I have 690 km or 429 miles from gas to gas. I have it for about 9-10 days.
When the tank is nearly empty (less of 10 km or 6 miles), the total of km/miles calculated (I always reset the odometer after the gas is full) is about 450-490 km or 298-310 miles...
Is this normal for 545i? or I burn too much gas?
545i drivers.... How many km or miles per tank have you?
When I fill the gas (91 octane), the cluster shows me I have 690 km or 429 miles from gas to gas. I have it for about 9-10 days.
When the tank is nearly empty (less of 10 km or 6 miles), the total of km/miles calculated (I always reset the odometer after the gas is full) is about 450-490 km or 298-310 miles...
Is this normal for 545i? or I burn too much gas?
545i drivers.... How many km or miles per tank have you?
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My Ride: '05 545 Titanium Silver, Black Leather - Nav, Logic 7, Cold weather.
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Carbon filter removed.
M5 iDrive knob.
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RPI Scoop
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I haven't been keeping track too much...not sure I really want to know!
I have seen numbers like yours but it depends on how I drive it...my wife has got much better range when I was away.
We're not driving a Pri-ass
I have seen numbers like yours but it depends on how I drive it...my wife has got much better range when I was away.
We're not driving a Pri-ass
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Originally Posted by miguex' post='630642' date='Jul 23 2008, 10:16 AM
In my case (I drive about 70% city and 30% Highway).
When I fill the gas (91 octane), the cluster shows me I have 690 km or 429 miles from gas to gas. I have it for about 9-10 days.
When the tank is nearly empty (less of 10 km or 6 miles), the total of km/miles calculated (I always reset the odometer after the gas is full) is about 450-490 km or 298-310 miles...
Is this normal for 545i? or I burn too much gas?
545i drivers.... How many km or miles per tank have you?
When I fill the gas (91 octane), the cluster shows me I have 690 km or 429 miles from gas to gas. I have it for about 9-10 days.
When the tank is nearly empty (less of 10 km or 6 miles), the total of km/miles calculated (I always reset the odometer after the gas is full) is about 450-490 km or 298-310 miles...
Is this normal for 545i? or I burn too much gas?
545i drivers.... How many km or miles per tank have you?
Note: I drive it pretty easy in the week and let myself loose in the weekend so I would describe my driving style as normal 85% of the time and hard 15%.
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Originally Posted by Brit_in_NJ' post='630648' date='Jul 23 2008, 09:27 AM
I haven't been keeping track too much...not sure I really want to know!
I have seen numbers like yours but it depends on how I drive it...my wife has got much better range when I was away.
I have seen numbers like yours but it depends on how I drive it...my wife has got much better range when I was away.
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I get about the same in my 2004 530i as well
e60freak what do you mean by gearbox reset? I assume that that is something for autos only?
e60freak what do you mean by gearbox reset? I assume that that is something for autos only?
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My Ride: '05 545 Titanium Silver, Black Leather - Nav, Logic 7, Cold weather.
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Carbon filter removed.
M5 iDrive knob.
Umnitza license plate LEDs.
MP3
40% 3M tint
ACS Anti-Roll(sway) bars
RPI Scoop
G-tech Pro RR
CF Roundels
CF Wheel caps
Originally Posted by cleung' post='630656' date='Jul 23 2008, 10:36 AM
I get about the same in my 2004 530i as well
e60freak what do you mean by gearbox reset? I assume that that is something for autos only?
e60freak what do you mean by gearbox reset? I assume that that is something for autos only?
Yes to reset the adaptive learning feature of the automatic transmission. There are other posts on here about it.
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Originally Posted by Brit_in_NJ' post='630660' date='Jul 23 2008, 10:40 AM
Yes to reset the adaptive learning feature of the automatic transmission. There are other posts on here about it.
I will see after 2-3 fills what I will be averaging.
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Originally Posted by tasi' post='630650' date='Jul 23 2008, 08:30 AM
just tanked , 482km. I use 95 oct. (dashbord says 14,1 l.km)
Do you have 482 km when you fill the tank?
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Originally Posted by E60freak' post='630649' date='Jul 23 2008, 08:29 AM
I had about the same consuption as you have on my 2004 530i (maybe more like 520-530) but when I did the Gearbox reset I added almost 100 km on the tank. HUGE difference.
Note: I drive it pretty easy in the week and let myself loose in the weekend so I would describe my driving style as normal 85% of the time and hard 15%.
Note: I drive it pretty easy in the week and let myself loose in the weekend so I would describe my driving style as normal 85% of the time and hard 15%.
nice... I never tried that trick. I will do it and see what happens...