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That may be what the manual says but it is not what it does.

That may be what the manual says but it is not what it does.

The gage in the FFH lies. That is because Ford lied to keep the truth from coming out, but it did in the end no matter what. Actual mileage is worse than advertised. Yes, you can drive in the city like a grandma and hypermile with air conditioning off in the summer and you will get high numbers. But the highway numbers are way off, no if or buts about that. I am reaching 8,000 miles now and kept a close tally on this. Had taken my car in many times to get everything checked out before, and all I saw was protecting the lie. Now it's in the public, I am taking it back so I can get a check from Ford. 42mpg is still way optimistic for normal highway driving, but closer to the truth. Hope they recalibrate the gage as well. I never have been able to put more than 11.5 gallons in the car either. No clue why it keeps that much apparent reserve.

Wanted to give an update to everyone on the Fuel Tank/Fuel Gage/Distance to Empty issue. Ford never came up with any real solutions, so I kept taking pictures, making notes, and paying attention to all the numbers. As it turns out, it took almost 3 full tanks (1500 miles or more and not the 500 that the manual says) for the system to finally start "learning". During the middle of this last tank, my Distance to Empty calculation recalibrated to a higher, more realistic number. I was happily surprised to see that the Fuel Gage also "slowed down" to accomodate the new lower consumption. I am not done with my tank yet, but at the moment,it appears that I will arrive at DTE 0 with 12.5 gallons spent, leaving 1 gallon in reserve. This is still 50miles the way I drive, more than I would have ever put on a hybrid as "reserve", but I am glad I am not finishing with an estimate of 11.5 gallons spent at the zero mark, which was totally off. So the moral of the story is let the car learn. It works. Be patient. And getting 600 miles is now super easy after having learned how to hypermile properly. Summer is coming up so with the hotter temperatures, perhaps 700 is possible. Cheers to all FFH owners out there.

Called Ford and they said there is an issue with certain FFH hybrids. Fuel tank to be inspected, looks like it doesn't vent properly to allow for a full fuel up like it is supposed to. Will let you guys know Tuesday.

2013 FFH in Florida. 511 miles at 48.7MPG using only 10.5 gallons! Super happy with that, except... ...my DTE was 5 miles with fuel gauge on red, and I was able to put in only 11 gallons in the tank before it appeared to top off (3 clicks). Doesn't sound right since I understand that the tank holds 13.5. I would need 12.3 gallons of useable fuel and the 600 club would be easily within reach, but doesn't look like that smount would be available. Is my DTE and gauge off? Can anyone suggest what's going on here?

For safety reasons, the system by default does not allow you to enter information on the screen while moving. Is there any way to change this setting? Thanks, Carlos Curti 2013 FFH Bourdeaux Red