Distance to Empty gauge

[gened1]

Having around 800 miles on the 08 I am wondering just how accurate the distance to empty readout is. At about a quarter of a tank left the DTE screen says there is about 75 miles left to empty. This at 30 plus mileage per gallon. Then when I fill up I only could get in 13.5 gallons even when topping off after repeated stops and restarts of the pump. The in car fuel gauge reads above full but the dte gauge reads 300 and some miles to empty - not what I would think 18.5 gallons at 30 or even 25 mpg should be reading. Has anyone noticed this anomaly?

[labountyphoto]

My wife drove her 08 completely down to the empty mark. it had about 350 miles on the trip odomoter. It took a little over 15 gallons to fill it. i think toyota is giving a lot of latitude in their driving range so you do not run the tank too low. I now pay little attention to the cruising range gauges and just go by the trip odometer and the type of driving...highway or city.

[se2006]

It is a preventive measure for fuel pump life. The average fill up after about 320 miles is about 15/15.5 gals. that is mostly city driving.