Gas gauge light.

[Adrian_Visser]

Umm yeah past the E or in your case R I guess, mine reads litres (damn metric system) so It reads zero when empty. Anyway to the left of the gauge's empty line there's a strip that illuminated when you are low on gas.

On the subject of gas gauges I finally got mine to actually read a full 62L when full instead of stupid 40L aka 3/4 on the gauge.

Anyone know for sure if there is a difference between a VDO gas gauge and a motometer one? Swapping from a motometer one to a VDO fixed the problem but who is to say that the old gas gauge wasn't hooped... seriously anyone?

[MR 325]

It's on the very left top of the gas gauge.

[BrettsE30]

I had an obc but i swapped it to a clock. is the light on there or the cluster?

[bmw325csi]

Also why does it say R instead of E?

R is for refill, damn Germans!

[bmw325csi]

OBC is an average based on your mpg's. In other words, if you driving like a lunatic at high rpm's, your range will be less than when your driving Miss Daisy around.

[Pussy30]

Yes, from what i remember it comes on around 25 miles left, i think its funny when my obc said 10 miles left and i ran out.

[bmw325csi]

Mine comes on around 28-34 miles left on the "range" of my OBC.

PS: I did have to change the second sender under the driver side rear seat before I got it to work though.

[BrettsE30]

Do our cars have a light that comes on if you get low on gas? Ive never had one come on since i got the car, and i rebuilt the cluster. My father insists there is even though he's never owned any bmw and never driven my car. Whats the correct answer?

Also why does it say R instead of E?