OldManRides
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I picked up my GS exclusive last week and to date the max mileage reads around 213 when I fill up
I picked up my GS exclusive last week and to date the max mileage reads around 213 when I fill up
had my gs rallye with tft out over the week end. brimmed up showing 160 miles. my mate was on a 2017 gs also no tft he is showing 225 miles
225 miles is about bang on for a GS, believe it or not depending on the petrol you buy, you can get a different reading, I had the same problem with my van, bought cheapo petrol, got a really lower reading on the range, then when bought good quality petrol range went right up,
Thats bizzare, I can easily imagine that the bike will travel further on better fuel , that I get, but how the hell could the bike know you've put better fuel in it Does it just realise, after you've travelled a few miles that it can lean the mixture off a bit more and then extend the range? Because I cant ee how it could do it right from fill up?
I picked up my GS exclusive last week and to date the max mileage reads around 213 when I fill up
As I gathered and experienced myself, before the relevant update, range reading for a 2017.5/2018 R1200 GS was maxing out at 261km / 160miles (260 miles on the GSA if I recall correctly). The number looked like a hard coded max value for when the petrol sensor were picking a full tank.
After update the range value seems to be an actual calculation derived from the last mean consumption of the bike and the actual fuel level of the tank. Works as soon as the engine is started but I somehow doubt it actually takes into account the quality of fuel inside.
OK that makes sense to me and is the way it should work to be really useful. Looks like I need an update - will have to hassle my dealer
Do BMW update the TFT as part of the service?
Mine went in for 6000 mile service last week and does not appear to be updated, even though I had complained about connectivity issues.
Had the software update for the TFT screen and can confirm it does fix the 160 mile bug for fuel range. The update took around 2hrs. Hope this helps out anyone else with the same query. Thanks everyone for the replies and help. Cheers Kerry
My bike is a week old, filled up today, on the side stand, and range showed 195ml after a few minutes riding.[/QUOTE
iwas showing 161 mates bike showed 225
My bike is a week old, filled up today, on the side stand, and range showed 195ml after a few minutes riding.[/QUOTE
iwas showing 161 mates bike showed 225
Mine would have shown over 200 if it had been filled to the brim. As I left petrol station it read 160ish but then climbed to 195 in the next 5mins or so. My old XR always read 155 after a fill but didn’t start counting down for at least 30mile.