nugget2010 wrote:How long can you actually run on your tank of gas AFTER the gas light starts to blink?
I don't remember what the manual said about how much gas was left once the indicator came on.... Anyway, I was only about a 1/4 mile away from the school.
So, how much gas is supposedly left when the light comes on?
Actually there is no hard and fast rule. When the light comes on... how far you can continue to drive depends on several factors. Like where the fuel sensor is positioned inside the gas tank, how accurately the gauge is calibrated to the tank, how fast you drive, how many miles are on the car, the type of terrain you normally drive in, if you drive mostly city or highway miles, the air pressure in your tires, the fuel economy of your particular vehicle, etc. etc.. The low fuel light is only meant to serve as a warning you are getting low on fuel and not an indicator that you only have X gallons of fuel left.
nugget2010 wrote: How far can you actually drive on the tank?
I know my bars showed that I had two bars worth of gas left. Is this correct?
How far you can drive on a tank of gas depends on the same factors listed above. However, for arguments sake, you can figure you should be able to drive a minimum of 300 miles on a full tank.
I never run my tank dry and tend to fill up shortly after the light comes on. I've been recording all my fill ups and miles driven for the past year and have been averaging around 310 miles per fill up.
As mentioned I usually fill up when the low fuel light come on. Like yours, my light also comes on when I have two bars left on the fuel gauge. How many bars each Rogue owner sees when the low fuel light comes on would depend on the vehicle and the calibration between the gauge and fuel sensor. Anyway, according to my records, on average, my car "usually" takes 14.5 gallons at fill ups when the light comes on. Considering you can squeeze 16 gallons or more into a tank (16.9 by some of our more adventurous members) I figure I have at least 2 gallons left in my tank. Considering my Rogue averages 20 miles per gallon (all city driving, I figure I could drive another 40 miles "after" my low fuel light comes on.
NET: Unless you record your Rogues personal statistics and get it mileage down to a science... you should be able to safely figure you can drive another 40 miles drive "after" the fuel light comes and/or 310 miles on a full tank. I say safely because these numbers would tend to reflect the low end of what the Rogue can actually deliver.