[Soul_Glo]

Driving back yesterday the fuel needle was three segments above the 1/4 mark when I set off. As I drove on over the 30 miles it dropped to 1/4. I thought that was poor for my 435d at a constant 70. Two miles before home it came back up by two segments above the 1/4 mark.

My wife tells me our 320d does this as well when approaching a 1/4 tank.

Normal behaviour for the fuel needle? What say you?

Thanks

[k755]

Never had that happen to me though car is only six months old.

[chris-c]

Mine seems to have a really heavy needle. It gets to 1/4 then seems to just fall down and I need to be at the petrol station again

[Kyuuseishu]

When I had the 340i I did notice the needle fluctuate, can't fully remember the exact point it would do it, but it would go down rapidly then go back up.

[Ridg]

needle can fluctuate depending on incline, I've never really noticed it (might not do it) as I go off miles till empty not the tank.

[Norris-wf]

I've noticed the same in 335d, takes ages to get to half a tank, and only about 60-70 miles in the 1/2 to 1/4 section but does move around the quarter a bit and then takes a while to go below that again. I assumed it was just an odd shaped tank where the 1/4 to 1/2 was not even... (not technically a quarter then I know)

[DriveS]

Mine is the same. Holds for ages around the half tank point and seems to drop off rapidly around the 1/4 point. I put it down to shape of tank. You would have thought German engineering would compensate for that....

[Soul_Glo]

I wonder if it has two tanks like my old E92. Using the hidden menu it used to say 14L r and 12L l tank. Hmm