Low on Fuel
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 8:03 pm
Hi,
Last week I ran my Hybrid low on fuel. (not totally empty)
A message appeared instructing me to go to the nearest fuel station.
which was located about three miles away.
I parked up for maybe two or three minutes en route then proceeded
to the filling station. After about 200 M the vehicle just stopped,
& wouldn't start. Extremely awkward as it was on a blind bend.
After about a 15 min wait it started & I was able to continue my journey
& put in some fuel.
It doesn't really say much about this event in the owners booklet,
except you can't run on battery only if low/out of fuel.
Is this what's intended, to just cut out ?
I assume some kind of battery regeneration was taking place during the 15 min?
How far can you travel after you receive the message?
I'll never let that happen again as it was not a pleasant experience.
Comments gratefully received.
Cheers Rob
P.S. very happy with the car, it's fantastic!
Last week I ran my Hybrid low on fuel. (not totally empty)
A message appeared instructing me to go to the nearest fuel station.
which was located about three miles away.
I parked up for maybe two or three minutes en route then proceeded
to the filling station. After about 200 M the vehicle just stopped,
& wouldn't start. Extremely awkward as it was on a blind bend.
After about a 15 min wait it started & I was able to continue my journey
& put in some fuel.
It doesn't really say much about this event in the owners booklet,
except you can't run on battery only if low/out of fuel.
Is this what's intended, to just cut out ?
I assume some kind of battery regeneration was taking place during the 15 min?
How far can you travel after you receive the message?
I'll never let that happen again as it was not a pleasant experience.
Comments gratefully received.
Cheers Rob
P.S. very happy with the car, it's fantastic!