Why did distance to empty change?
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Asked by 1survivor Oct 05, 2020 at 09:32 PM about the 2015 Chevrolet Sonic LS Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Why did the distance to empty change from 275 miles to
135 miles on 3/4 tank of fuel after replacing purge valve
canister and resetting engine light by disconnecting and
reconnecting negative battery terminal?

1 Answer

F_O_R answered 4 years ago

Probably just a matter of the computer recalculating the distance after losing some data when you disconnected the battery.

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