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Does your Sat-Nav "Low Fuel Warning" work?
Hi,
Has anybody seen this feature actually work?
On the Sat-Nav display, going into the Navigation Set-up you have the option to select Low Fuel Warning "On" or "Off". According to the manual, when this is set to "On", if you enter a destination into the Sat-Nav that is further away than the currently indicated vehicle range (instrument cluster), a pop-up message should warn you that you'll need to fill up along the way.
Mine is set to "On", but after 12000 km of ownership, I'm yet to see the pop-up!
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7th Sep 2009 8:33 pm
MacLeod 313
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I always get three refuel options come on mine when I am on the M25, but its always been like it and admitting I NEVER read the handbook.
Actually its a right PITA, as it takes up alot of the Nav screen
7th Sep 2009 8:37 pm
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the daleks have only ever appeared on mine when the fuel light comes on?and theeeeennn......???
7th Sep 2009 8:40 pm
wiggs
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110,000 miles and mine has never worked either .
It does show petrol stations when the fuel light comes on though .
Oh and another thing i only found the other day ..showing low washer fluid on the dash ..it also showed up nearby petrol stations ...dont know if its supposed too or just a qlitch in the systemG4 Gone ...but not forgotten
7th Sep 2009 8:41 pm
MacLeod 313
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forgot to add though, mine displays refuel points when I dont need them must look at the settings in the handbook
7th Sep 2009 8:43 pm
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mine shows restaurants/eateries even when I'm not hungry, does anyone elses? Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
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Mine seems to work okay. Lets me know if I don't have enough fuel for the journey that I have set up in the sat nav.
Is this a first??????????
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7th Sep 2009 8:46 pm
MacLeod 313
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Yep, I know this one cos I set mine up that way. Its in the POI menu, mine shows restaurants with the relevant national flag too, like a french restaurant etc.
Then again, I do have an upto date disc if that makes a difference
7th Sep 2009 8:47 pm
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I rely on the Golden Arches POI icon on the TomTom!
7th Sep 2009 8:48 pm
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Actually, I have seen the message you refer to. I've not seen it on my current 08.5my D3, but my old 05my used to display it if I entered a stupidly long journey.
For example, If I entered home to Lands End, via waypoints in John o Groats, Dover, Anglesey etc. It would display a message "You may not have enough fuel to reach destination" or something similar.
It never came up in normal operation, even when entering long journey to Monaco, and I could never make it display to order. It did seem to be a bit of random code in the sat nav that never got properly finished.
7th Sep 2009 9:10 pm
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7th Sep 2009 11:27 pm
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I never saw that message either and I regulary plan trips that need 2 or more fuelstops but then I have a small fuel tank or maybe a thristy engine Roel
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8th Sep 2009 12:07 am
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The message I'm referring to is a window that pops up after you hit the 'Start' button to commence the journey. IIRC it was after the message telling you to 'obey traffic regulations'
I can't remember the exact wording, but it was something like 'you have insufficient fuel to reach your destination'
Like I say, I cannot repeat it, and its never happened on my latest d3.
When the low fuel level alarm starts it displays the near fill up sites
...the low fuel warning light on mine gives me approx 35 miles of average speed running & I have chugged into filling stations a couple of times.
The strategy I use now is when the light comes on I stop & use my two 5+ litre containers into the tank which gives me some confidence i remote places.BREXIT - done properly.
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must look at the settings in the handbook 
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or maybe a thristy engine 
