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It does depend on the vehicle.
First, you need to know a couple things about your vehicle. 1) How far a single gallon of gas will take you, 2) how many gallons you have left in your tank when the fuel light comes on, and 3) the number of gallons your fuel tank holds (you can get that last bit of info from the "specifications" section of your vehicle owner's manual).
The next time your Low Fuel indicator comes on, as soon as you can, take out a loan and fill your tank. Note how many gallons of gas it took to fill it. Subtract the number of gallons it took to fill from the total gallons your tank holds. The difference will be how many gallons you have remaining when your fuel light comes on. If you know how many miles your vehicle will go on a gallon of gas, multiply your miles-per-gallon by the number of gallons you have remaining when the fuel light comes on to get an idea how far you can continue before the engine dies of thirst.
Example: Car "A" gets 25mpg and holds 19 gallons in the fuel tank. Fuel light comes on. I fill the tank as soon as I can (withing a mile or three) and it takes 16 gallons. That means I have three gallons left in the tank when the "Low Fuel" light comes on. Knowing I can travel roughly 25 miles on each gallon, 3 gallons ought to take me about 75 miles.
Using the above with my own vehicle-specific numbers, I should get 88 miles before it runs dry. On the interstate I've had to test that up to forty miles. It didn't run empty.
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You can go as far as your legs will carry you. I do like the legs answer, but thought this may help. First, you need to know a couple things about your vehicle. How far a single gallon of gas will take you and how many gallons you have left in your tank when the fuel light comes on. As soon as you can the next time the fuel light comes on, take out a loan and fill your tank. Note how many gallons of gas it took to fill it. Subtract that number of gallons from the total gallons your tank holds. That number will be how many gallons you have remaining when your fuel light comes on. If you know how many miles your truck will go on a gallon of gas, multiply your mileage by the number of gallons you have remaining when the fuel light comes on to get an idea how far you can continue before the engine dies of thirst. Example: Car "A" gets 30mpg. Fuel light comes on when I have 4 gallons of gas remaining in tank. 30mpg x 4 gallons =120 miles.
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