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Ford focus 2018 (68 Plate) range indicator wrong

a7lan
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Hi everyone.

 

I've searched around the forum and tried to find others with the same problem on Google to no avail.

Bsically since I picked up a used focus in July the range indicator is waaayy off. I thought at first it was because the car had sat in stock at the dealer for a while and had meybe been left idling or done short trips but no.

It's a 1.5 deisel and when I fill it up the range is showing at about 195 miles..now in the real world I'm getting 51mpg and about 3-4x that range.

 

I've reset the trip computer and put about 4k mike's on the car since I picked it up but the range indicator is busted.

 

I know it's not the biggest issue but the fuel warning lights on all the time and it's beginning to annoy me. 

 

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    Disconnecting the battery long enough to reset all modules might fix it.

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    Does the gauge show the correct level?

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    Thanks for the replies Alex and Tom.

     

    Yeah the gauges are all displaying correctly.

     

    Ill try the battery disconnect and see if that resolves the issue.

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    Did you reset the average mpg counter as well as the journey counter  ? I think the range goes off the average mpg

    Could be the previous owner never reset it and it's a really poor mpg? 

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    Just now, mburdett555 said:

    Did you reset the average mpg counter as well as the journey counter  ? I think the range goes off the average mpg

    Could be the previous owner never reset it and it's a really poor mpg? 

    Yeah I reset everything I could. Range is the only thing it won't allow you to reset. The previous average mpg was about 44. Which should still equate to more than 200 miles of range.

    I remember with mk3 I had a few years ago the range took a while to adjust to driving style but it's been months now and it hasn't changed.

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    On 12/3/2022 at 3:56 PM, a7lan said:

    Yeah I reset everything I could. Range is the only thing it won't allow you to reset. The previous average mpg was about 44. Which should still equate to more than 200 miles of range.

    I remember with mk3 I had a few years ago the range took a while to adjust to driving style but it's been months now and it hasn't changed.

    I know this is an old thread,  but any success, mines doing the same, and I have the fuel light on at just under half a tank on the dash.

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