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Fuel tank size

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by Niggtwish, Jul 21, 2021.

  1. Niggtwish

    Niggtwish New Member

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    Hi.
    I'm new around here, just bought a 2015 Prius (ZVW30) imported from Japan. I couldn't find in any of the documents the fuel tank capacity. Any idea?

    PS: I apologize if I posted in the wrong place.
     
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    congrats and welcome!

    should be around 12 us gallons

    all the best!
     
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    It will show empty around 10.5 gallons.
     
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    Acording to my owners manual it is 11.9 us gallons.
     
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    And pretty much regardless of your driving style, you are guaranteed to get at least 50 more miles when the "Distance To Empty" says zero.
     
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    Although doing so when the chief financial officer is with you in the car may lead to considerably more trouble than either stopping for gas or running out of it.
     
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    If you go by 45mpg, on average, you should be able to go 535.5 miles before being empty.
    Plus what's in the filler neck, and the fuel lines....

    I certainly would not want to test that though. I usually fill up at half a tank and sometimes when
    it's down to a quarter of a tank.

    Only twice did I let it go until the light started flashing, and I was only a few miles from the gas station.
     
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    Same tactic here. Helps that even that takes me a month or more.
     
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    I fill up at the very least twice a week, usually 3 though.
    And I'm always passing the stations I fuel up at so it's not out of my way.
    I like to keep it as full as possible, just in case....
     
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    i fill up once a week so DTE is around 500 + - 25 miles. My commute can do 650 to 700 miles on a full tank but never do full tank fill ups, got netflix to binge on.