w204 FC Help

[Guest aflop]

Hi guys,

New Merc owner currently driving a 2009 w204, drinking Esso 8000, full tank top up each time.

I noticed that the reserve fuel light comes on when just under the 1/4 mark of the fuel guage, is this usual? I would think that it would be much closer to E before lighting up like other cars.

Also, i try to be light footed but am usually doing city driving apart from Expressways on the way home. I get about average 11-12l/100km and only manage about 450-480km millage before the "get your a$$ to a petrol kiosk" sign comes on.. is this normal?

I'm reading that some bros here actually hit up to 600l per tank!!?? :shocked:

Is there something wrong? Something i'm doing wrong? HELP!!

[Guest blackmercs]

Nothing wrong in my view to obtain 450 to 480km per top up. Those manage better FC is the driving technique etc. Like going down slope without stepping the gas & on a straight put to netural & let the car behind push forward etc

there is one bru (retired) here driving a C class can achieve 800++km, no one can break this record till now not even any Hybrid car.

[Guest jtang]

blackmercs wrote:

there is one bru (retired) here driving a C class can achieve 800++km, no one can break this record till now not even any Hybrid car.

Chiaster is retired?? Gosh...so envious:Cry:

[Guest blackmercs]

jtang wrote:

Chiaster is retired?? Gosh...so envious:Cry:

Hearsay that he close mountain door & hibernate for few season

[Guest skid]

aflop wrote:

Hi guys,

New Merc owner currently driving a 2009 w204, drinking Esso 8000, full tank top up each time.

I noticed that the reserve fuel light comes on when just under the 1/4 mark of the fuel guage, is this usual? I would think that it would be much closer to E before lighting up like other cars.

Also, i try to be light footed but am usually doing city driving apart from Expressways on the way home. I get about average 11-12l/100km and only manage about 450-480km millage before the "get your a$$ to a petrol kiosk" sign comes on.. is this normal?

I'm reading that some bros here actually hit up to 600l per tank!!?? :shocked:

Is there something wrong? Something i'm doing wrong? HELP!!

hi bro, my 2 cents. may or may not be correct. for bigger cars like contis and jap cars>1.6L your pattern of city driving getting 11-12L seems normal.

[Guest ACSLK]

aflop wrote:

Hi guys,

New Merc owner currently driving a 2009 w204, drinking Esso 8000, full tank top up each time.

I noticed that the reserve fuel light comes on when just under the 1/4 mark of the fuel guage, is this usual? I would think that it would be much closer to E before lighting up like other cars.

Also, i try to be light footed but am usually doing city driving apart from Expressways on the way home. I get about average 11-12l/100km and only manage about 450-480km millage before the "get your a$$ to a petrol kiosk" sign comes on.. is this normal?

I'm reading that some bros here actually hit up to 600l per tank!!?? :shocked:

Is there something wrong? Something i'm doing wrong? HELP!!

Nothing wrong there.............

or try driving within 2000 to 2500rpm...........

cheers

[Guest vt5sport]

jtang wrote:

Chiaster is retired?? Gosh...so envious:Cry:

maybe toyota hired him as consultant to teach them how to improve prius FC.....haha.

[Guest subaru67]

nothing wrong with yr milleage:whistle:

[Guest io5885]

yo bro aflop,

- yours is W204, C180K or C200K?

same engine but diff setup for the same car weight.

- air filter stock?

Aftermkt filter helps engine "breathes" better.

- tyre pressure?

i recently followed advise from bro jtang.

increased rear tyre pressure by 20 kpa n had a saving of ard 0.5km/l.

- guess ur ride is 2nd hand.

when was the last engine oil change?

wat's the mileage like?

tyres still got grip? harden liao anot?

- maybe u wan reset ur ECU n try again.

- usually for me, reserve light comes on at half of the last quarter mark. should be pumping ard 55-58l.

- some of my wash car kakis say polishing helps too as in wind-resistant.

car body dirty tends to "increase" drag.

- city driving drinks petrol. Start/Stop for Merc is :nono:

Try to roll whenever u can, not so much on light footed anot. if u wan try, drive fast n furious on Xways, ur consumption dun suffer so much. consumption suffers during start/stop, short trips n MSCP. driving in the rain makes it worse too.

Go easy on ur brakes too. Inertia!! Unker Batam teach one. Drive like u have no tomorrow... i mean, no brakes..

- i join the AYE morning jam every working day with Klass95FM n at best, i can get is 9-9.5km/l.

usually on Shell98 or Vpower when got offer.

My leng giam 心得,

Hope these helps. :tea:

[Guest achuafc]

blackmercs wrote:

Hearsay that he close mountain door & hibernate for few season

Wow. Close mountain door and hibernate to perform 900km per full tank?

Steady lah :becky:

[Guest achuafc]

Bro aflop, why not on a free day, take your ride and cruise through all the expressways in Singapore such that you waste half your full tank without city driving and then determine what's the consumption like on the odometer?

[Guest kepiting1sg]

achuafc wrote:

Bro aflop, why not on a free day, take your ride and cruise through all the expressways in Singapore such that you waste half your full tank without city driving and then determine what's the consumption like on the odometer?

IMHO

All highway driving 2009 W204 diving around 80 to 90km/hr constantly should easily get about 7 to 7.5L/100km without really trying too hard.

[Guest subaru67]

io5885 wrote:

yo bro aflop,

- yours is W204, C180K or C200K?

same engine but diff setup for the same car weight.

- air filter stock?

Aftermkt filter helps engine "breathes" better.

- tyre pressure?

i recently followed advise from bro jtang.

increased rear tyre pressure by 20 kpa n had a saving of ard 0.5km/l.

- guess ur ride is 2nd hand.

when was the last engine oil change?

wat's the mileage like?

tyres still got grip? harden liao anot?

- maybe u wan reset ur ECU n try again.

- usually for me, reserve light comes on at half of the last quarter mark. should be pumping ard 55-58l.

- some of my wash car kakis say polishing helps too as in wind-resistant.

car body dirty tends to "increase" drag.

- city driving drinks petrol. Start/Stop for Merc is :nono:

Try to roll whenever u can, not so much on light footed anot. if u wan try, drive fast n furious on Xways, ur consumption dun suffer so much. consumption suffers during start/stop, short trips n MSCP. driving in the rain makes it worse too.

Go easy on ur brakes too. Inertia!! Unker Batam teach one. Drive like u have no tomorrow... i mean, no brakes..

- i join the AYE morning jam every working day with Klass95FM n at best, i can get is 9-9.5km/l.

usually on Shell98 or Vpower when got offer.

My leng giam 心得,

Hope these helps. :tea:

no wonder my fc quite ok kkekekek cos i always waxed the car... hahahah

[Guest io5885]

i tink its better than ok cos u wash the car when kena rain..

kim kim some more..

subaru67 wrote:

no wonder my fc quite ok kkekekek cos i always waxed the car... hahahah

[Guest aflop]

io5885 wrote:

yo bro aflop,

- yours is W204, C180K or C200K?

same engine but diff setup for the same car weight.

C200K

io5885 wrote:

- air filter stock?

Aftermkt filter helps engine "breathes" better.

Should be stock, honestly, never checked, am a merc newbie

io5885 wrote:

- tyre pressure?

i recently followed advise from bro jtang.

increased rear tyre pressure by 20 kpa n had a saving of ard 0.5km/l.

Interesting to note on the tyre pressure, always thought all 4 tyre balanced is best.

io5885 wrote:

- guess ur ride is 2nd hand.

when was the last engine oil change?

wat's the mileage like?

tyres still got grip? harden liao anot?

Tyres still ok leh, havent changed engine oil, last owner changed before handing it over to me, 3 months ago.

io5885 wrote:

- maybe u wan reset ur ECU n try again.

This one i wanna learn how to do and how it changes the experience. My low end 2-3rd gear no power, car always vibrate like machiam just changed from 2nd gear to 5th.. if i rev up it gets better but waste petrol.. :Cry:

Thanks for helping! Are you going to the meet up tomorrow? I would go down if my car comes back out from workshop... today damn suay drive behind a c200 grey colour SKB8432(?) then the driver ran over something and it launched to my car and scratched my fender... tomorrow morning going to send for spray hopefully can make it out in time for the meet up.. :Cry:

[Guest io5885]

aflop wrote:

C200K

- me C200k too, sep 09 model.

aflop wrote:

Should be stock, honestly, never checked, am a merc newbie.

- Maybe tyres hardened or wear out liao. can result in lesser grip but some says more grippy, more eat petrol. Others say no grip, how to move. Like slippers liddat.

Depends who u sapork, PAP or Nicole Seah Party or Hammer gang..

aflop wrote:

Interesting to note on the tyre pressure, always thought all 4 tyre balanced is best.

- more pressure in front for FWD cos front wheel pull. then reverse scenario, backside more pressure for RWD as back wheel push.

i tried 20 kpa more for rear n felt easier pickup n a little bit petrol saving so i care n share. Usually drives the same route, same time, almost everyday..

aflop wrote:

Tyres still ok leh, havent changed engine oil, last owner changed before handing it over to me, 3 months ago.

- ok depends on how u see, bro. 2 yr old car.

My tires, stock RE050A thread still deep deep but tyre surface material a lot gone liao. sidewall black black, tires thread area white white. time to change..

best to chk DOM on your tyre wall.

Your tyres...

dunno run how many liao.

got track anot.

got regularly pump air anot.

got lotated anot.

owner ur friend ah? Most likely i wun change engine oil if i gonna sell my ride off soon, to be honest.

aflop wrote:

This one i wanna learn how to do and how it changes the experience. My low end 2-3rd gear no power, car always vibrate like machiam just changed from 2nd gear to 5th.. if i rev up it gets better but waste petrol.. :Cry:

-when did u get ur ride? could be not used to it yet. low rpm no power. not like 1.6 Jap cars. bro, C class is ard 1490kg.

- its heavier so no power then shiver lo. must learn to step just rite.

Any other bros here can provide insights to car vibrating?

maybe u wan try driving under S mode? Wat petrol u pump?

give urself some time more ba. wat is ur previous ride?

aflop wrote:

Thanks for helping! Are you going to the meet up tomorrow? I would go down if my car comes back out from workshop... today damn suay drive behind a c200 grey colour SKB8432(?) then the driver ran over something and it launched to my car and scratched my fender... tomorrow morning going to send for spray hopefully can make it out in time for the meet up.. :Cry:

- Ur fate similar to mine.

Drove on ECP near MBS. A Msian proton on 1st lane, i on 2 lane. driver no siam, happily ran over it n UFO towards me. kena on my driver door n a bit on behind passenger door. total dmg $450 for putty n respray at Sin Ming Autopoint.

OMG,

i machiam writing love letter to u, bro. :kiss:

today got meetup ah? tow low?

just contributing my leng jiam views.

hope dun get zap by other bros here. Do correct me if my thoughts aint right.

Cheers!! :wave:

[Guest aflop]

io5885 wrote:

- me C200k too, sep 09 model.

April 09 for me here..

io5885 wrote:

- - ok depends on how u see, bro. 2 yr old car.

My tires, stock RE050A thread still deep deep but tyre surface material a lot gone liao. sidewall black black, tires thread area white white. time to change..

best to chk DOM on your tyre wall.

Your tyres...

dunno run how many liao.

got track anot.

got regularly pump air anot.

got lotated anot.

owner ur friend ah? Most likely i wun change engine oil if i gonna sell my ride off soon, to be honest.

Seller is a friend's friend, just serviced a month before he sold. I'm a newbie when it comes this such things, slowly learning and hope i dont have to pay alot of tuition fees along the way.

io5885 wrote:

- -when did u get ur ride? could be not used to it yet. low rpm no power. not like 1.6 Jap cars. bro, C class is ard 1490kg.

- its heavier so no power then shiver lo. must learn to step just rite.

Any other bros here can provide insights to car vibrating?

maybe u wan try driving under S mode? Wat petrol u pump?

give urself some time more ba. wat is ur previous ride?

I prefer S mode, but FC like crap so switched to C. I got my ride about 4 months ago, already becoming a legend in Sin Ming area liao.. Alot of problems after respraying the entire car.

No previous ride but always driving my parent's old Altis and previously Jazz. But I figured the weight wouldnt cause performance to be so bad.. maybe should reset ECU...

io5885 wrote:

- - Ur fate similar to mine.

Drove on ECP near MBS. A Msian proton on 1st lane, i on 2 lane. driver no siam, happily ran over it n UFO towards me. kena on my driver door n a bit on behind passenger door. total dmg $450 for putty n respray at Sin Ming Autopoint.

Lucky mine just bumper, $150 to respray, collecting it later hopefully the paint job colour not too different.

io5885 wrote:

- OMG,

today got meetup ah? tow low?

alamak its next friday sorry my bad.

[Guest io5885]

aflop wrote:

I thought got convoy driving tonight and la kopi at east coast? Check out the mainpage. I've got a flight at 8am tomorrow so if i'm not tired i'd definately go later, i wanna check out the mods/tuning others have done to their cars and learn more about this ride.. :bounce:

La kopi cum convoy Aug'11 is next friday 26th, bro.

usually its the last friday of the month.

there r small la kopi gatherings too... they call it silent mob, black mob, wet mop...

LoLz.. my previous ride oso tomyam outi...

weight makes a diff. mods make many diffs. :biggrin:

can always meet up with the lao jiaos here to tap on the knowledge of the legendary poisons available..

i tio poison til bui lin chu liao... :dance:

[Guest hannson]

My current w204 is stock hardware plus custom tuned piggyback is giving me 40% city 60% highway about 9 litres per 100km.

[Guest io5885]

When can my thirsty camel see doc, bro?? :biggrin:

hannson wrote:

My current w204 is stock hardware plus custom tuned piggyback is giving me 40% city 60% highway about 9 litres per 100km.

[Guest vincemerz]

Oh ya what happend to chi aster???

[Guest io5885]

heard he retired..

[Guest aflop]

Are you guys going tomorrow?

Tempted!! I was thinking of reflashing chip but i heard it voids warranty?

[Guest subaru67]

aflop wrote:

Are you guys going tomorrow?

Tempted!! I was thinking of reflashing chip but i heard it voids warranty?

who u wanto see at GTG our in-house tunner doc hannson will be there so u can ask him:becky:

[Guest aflop]

Ok la.. i try to make it down...

See how long my Mrs can tahan before she gets bored..