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Old 11-11-2010, 11:57 AM
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I just bought an 03 Touring and I was resetting my gauges this morning (miles till mty, avg mpg, etc). The problem is that I can reset all of the gauges in that cluster EXCEPT the miles till mty one. It is still showing the countdown from before I filled up yesterday. I reset my trip odometer when I filled up (as I always do) but at the time did not know about the resetting of the miles till mty gauge. I tried doing the reset per the manual (holding down the bottom buttom there for more than 1 sec) but it does not reset. Does that gauge reset when I reset the trip odometer??

I am excited about having this feature again on a car but I want to make sure it is accurate too.
Old 11-11-2010, 12:36 PM
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There's no reset for it. It is calculated by the computer based on the estimate of how much fuel is in the tank and your average MPG.
Old 11-11-2010, 12:51 PM
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So it will reset each time I fill up then? Great. That is what I was wanting to know. Thanks for the help
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Correct, when you fill the tank, the DTE will read an amount based on full tank and current Avg MPG (usually 350 miles or more). I've actually driven the Z on a road trip and seen the DTE increase over time. Higher Avg MPG on the highway means that you can go farther on what's left in the tank.
Old 11-11-2010, 01:08 PM
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If you've filled up the tank and the DTE has not changed that would be a problem.

That was what I understood your question to be, correct? It should recalculate once you add gas.
Old 11-11-2010, 07:11 PM
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DTE is an awesome feature
Old 11-11-2010, 08:59 PM
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I wish Nissan would have some sort of guage that could give you a rough estimation +/- 10 miles that would show how far you could drive with the gas in your tank. Damn Nissan engineers, I have an enthusiast model.
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^ How is that different than what you already have?
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I drove 150 miles when that gas guage was flashing (------) and still didnt run out of fuel.
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Originally Posted by 350Zenophile
^ How is that different than what you already have?
I'm confused as well

Originally Posted by dfresh713
I drove 150 miles when that gas guage was flashing (------) and still didnt run out of fuel.
LOL I've gone 40 miles max but 150 is just gangster!!
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Thanks DavesZ#3 and Waizzz. I had a Durango in 01 that had the same features but you had to reset it each time you filled up. I assumed that is what I needed to do with this one. I am still working on the same tank so probably this weekend when I fill up I'll watch to see if it resets.
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