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Originally Posted by FastMover
Cruising range can also be distorted by how you end each refulling event. I have found that the computer ignores fuel "topoff" above a certain point which is not necessarily the gas pump shutoff point, and as a result, the first part of the range calculation tends to read low because the tank is still "full" as far as the electronics are concerned. It gradually adjusts itself once the tank level is in the sense range of the system.
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Bob, thanks for that piece of info! After 20+ tanks and not seeing my Initial Cruising Range adjust itself any higher as of late (although I consistently get more than what it indicated, and although the Cruising Range countdown DID adjust itself to a more "reasonable" figure after about 100 miles or so) I thought my MFD was just defective... Now I know it's just my own doing, i.e. I'm one of those who always "tops off" in order to get consistent MPG calculations (see
http://www.greenhybrid.com/compare/m.../car/3890.html, it's a pretty straight line)