Is Dte Available?

mckellyb · December 9, 2003

Seems like a relatively lame thing, but is there a distance-to-empty readout anywhwere? I've looked, can't find one, and being a guy, I can't look it up in the manual.

:P

Looking it up would be admitting defeat.

Anyway, I've noticed the fuel gauge is nicely linear, and doesn't swing to-and-fro like on most GM's pre-1992, so it would actually be useful. I've also noticed, from first click-off of the fuel pump to truly full, the tank holds about 2 more gallons, so while exiled to Oregon, we'll never have a truly full tank.

I feel a rant coming on about the utter stupidity of this 'full serve' law...I'll stop, now.

rchan87 · December 9, 2003

I think if you hit INFO on your computer console (if you don't have the NAV system), you will eventually see a readout that shows the mileage to empty based on your current average mileage consumption.

mckellyb · December 10, 2003

Wait a sec, dude, *thanks* for joggin' my noggin. I didn't look under the *other* trip computer thing. Ours has the NAV system, which is worth doing without DTE, honestly, but still, it'd be neat.

SW03ES · December 10, 2003

Doesnt the Nav screen have the DTE readout? It does on the GS because it doesnt have the readout anywhere else.

Lextech2k3 · December 10, 2003

all of the nav systems that were made after 2001 have a dte readout on them....i want to say they are access through the "info" function but i can't be sure without the thing in front of me.

mckellyb · December 11, 2003

I've looked at both 'info' screens and DTE ain't there. Current MPG, MPG since filling is on one, the other has avg. speed since reset and a second trip odometer. All *but* DTE.

Hmmm, maybe I have it tured off on the NAV screen, but I can't imagine where it would be without being in the way...