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December 15, 2007 about BMW 5-Series

Since the "miles remaining" indicator is bast on past mileage it can not be counted on as a predictor of remaining miles if driving conditions change, such as going from flat roads to curvy mountain roads. What was 75 miles remaining can go to 15 remaining in a very few minutes.

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March 4, 2008 by Wildcat67

Not to mention, the complementary "miles remaining" digital readout varies as the car warms up, so when you parked it last night with 70 miles remaining, no light, is very liable to read 50 miles remaining, with the light, when you start this morning - try not to wreck as you watch the miles remaining actually increase as the engine comes up to operating temp.

November 7, 2012 by Rockford

At least my E39 runs additional 15-20 miles after range (miles remaining) is run to zero and it only displays '--'.