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Is it just me or is the Distance-To-Empty feature completely useless on this car?

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Old 11-25-2007, 05:54 AM
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Default All B6 A4s and S4s with Quattro have a capacity of 66 litres or 17.4 USG (FWD A4s have...

A Capacity of 70 litres or 18.5 USG).

Starting with the <b>B7</b> models the tanks capacity on the A4s and S4 (Quattro) drops to 63 litres or 16.6 USG. The B7 A4 in FWD version retains the 70L/18.5 USG tank.
Old 11-25-2007, 07:56 AM
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Default My 2005 has a capacity of 16.6. My 2004 had a capacity of 17.4

Both specs per the manual. I've limped into a gas station with the 2005 and put in 16.2 gallons.
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Strange because Audi's own technical specs say otherwise.
Old 11-25-2007, 12:21 PM
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Default There's definitely some conflicting specs printed

Even at the time it was happening there was another number being tossed about that was printed in an insert to the late model 2004's. There was a post or two about it, I'll have to see if I can coax the search function to find it.

I just went out and double-checked my manual and it shows 16.6 gal and there are no correction inserts. The 2005 PDF posted here on AW shows 17.4 gal. It also has a disclaimer that says "Accurate at time of printing." Even with the disclaimer the number doesn't make sense because the change happened with the 2004 models.
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Does not surprise me about Audi, they are terrible at that. And then why reduce the capacity?
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That, I never figured out...
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you can use a VAG to modify the DTE's sensitivity
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