Thread: Low Gas Mileage
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      10-12-2018, 03:27 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by HighlandPete View Post
Are you really replicating the conditions of the rating? Is this actual mpg, or simply an OBC reading? Is your battery getting charged during the high fuel use?

What mpg does the car return on a highway cruise with a depleted battery? That is more a gauge of whether there is something wrong, than in urban driving, which is so personal to you and your driving conditions.
No, I am not replicating the conditions of the rating... I wouldn't know the conditions of how BMW conducted their testing. This is a simple instrument cluster reading so its nothing scientific. I do a reset after the battery reads "---" and I travel for 15 miles with 75% of it going 50+mph before reaching home.
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