Gas Light

NewJerseyKK · **Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2011 5:49 pm

In every other car my family has owned, the gas light will turn on pretty close to when the gauge reads empty. However, Ive noticed that my gas light goes on a little earlier than Id expect. How many gallons are left after the light turns on? Also, this picture was about 1 mile after the light came on. Doesnt it seem a little early for the light to come on?

I know this isnt anything major. Im just curious.

Neal · **Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:41 pm

My 05 has about 3 gals left.
Why don't you fill and subtract from tank capacity?

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:11 pm

i bet the owners manual says. i would look but wont be close to it for a few months. :roll:

At The Helm · **Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:48 pm

I think its like 1/8 if a tank.

David · **Joined:** Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:12 pm **Posts:** 37

With the 2004 Liberty I had it had 3.5 gals. left when the light came on. I have not checked our 2010. My guess is that they may be different from one liberty to another. The only way to check it would be to fill it up when the light goes on and subtract from the 19.5 gals. the tank holds. With the MPG the Liberty gets 3 gals. may not last long to get to another station to fill up, especially if you are towing a trailer. David

Elt31987 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:06 am

I think its either 2 or 2.5 left

black and blue · **Posted:** Sat Jul 02, 2011 2:38 pm

I usually wait a little bit after the projected miles remaining reading on the dash goes from an actual number to "need to refuel" or whatever it says. When i do that, I usually put in between 18 and 18.5 gallons.

ridenby · **Posted:** Sat Jul 02, 2011 2:43 pm

Price a fuel pump,gas helps cool it.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 02, 2011 9:12 pm

ridenby wrote:

Price a fuel pump,gas helps cool it.

X2................

Chrysler is actually saving you a very big bill by having that light come on so early.GM is known for frying pumps since there lights do not come on till you actually are running on vapors and repeated low fuel driving fry's the pumps.

infernicus · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:47 pm

MY '07 hold 20.5 gallons, and if I'm not mistaken, the manual says it turns on when there are 2.3 gallons left.
Better to have gas than not!

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2011 5:56 pm

It will come on somewhere between 2.5 and 2 gallons left

NewJerseyKK · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:47 pm

Im just making an educated guess that each of the tick marks on the gauge represents 1 gallon. There are 16 ticks and KKs have a 19.5 gallon gas tank and when I fill up it always shows the pointer about 3 clicks past the last larger tick. I think its safe to assume that each tick is 1, or about 1 gallon. That would also make sense of why the gas light comes on earlier on the gauge than I would have thought. Maybe?

Knightrider03m · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:48 pm

Normally when mine kick on, it only have about 2-3 gallons left.

hrogi · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2011 3:53 pm

True Story..

Our Light was on, I added 2 gallons and the light stays on...

My tank hold a bit over 19.8 gallons as I have filled it that much at the pump.
That was the first Click on Auto shut off. and I have not pushed it into the station...

I know all of Jeeps paper work say 19.5, that is round down number...

I am happy for the light... Just wish I could set it to come on when we have 5 gallons left.
Then a second red light come on when we have 2 gallons left. and "screem fill me up..." every 5 minutes till it is filled up

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:26 pm

hrogi wrote:

True Story..

Our Light was on, I added 2 gallons and the light stays on...

My tank hold a bit over 19.8 gallons as I have filled it that much at the pump.
That was the first Click on Auto shut off. and I have not pushed it into the station...

I know all of Jeeps paper work say 19.5, that is round down number...

I am happy for the light... Just wish I could set it to come on when we have 5 gallons left.
Then a second red light come on when we have 2 gallons left. and "screem fill me up..." every 5 minutes till it is filled up

That's easy.Just get used to filling up on a regular basis no matter how much gas you have.For me I fill my tank every sunday regardless,after I check all my fluids,tire pressures,and then wash it.For me that is normally about 6-7 gallons,will vary from person to person as I mostly just drive back and forth from work and happens that RL is on the same route also.

BrendonR · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:28 am

I've noticed that mine - with the EVIC - seems to be based off of the projected kilometers to empty. - when my EVIC says "50 kms to empty" it will not be on, when it says "49 kms to empty" - "DING!" After that, it no longer says, "x kms to empty" it says "low fuel"

David · **Joined:** Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:12 pm **Posts:** 37

I would love to have the computer for MPG and miles to empty I wish my Liberty came with that option. Does anybody have any suggestions for a after market computer to be added to the Liberty? Thankyou for your suggestions. David

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