Vehicle liquid level tank sensing system and related methods

A liquid level sensing system for a vehicle comprising a tank and a liquid level display comprising a display panel and a first number of visual indicators carried by the display panel, the liquid level sensing system comprising:

• a plurality of capacitive sensors to be coupled to the vehicle tank to sense a second number of possible liquid levels being greater than the first number of visual indicators;
• and
• a controller configured to drive the visual indicators in a modulation pattern based upon the plurality of capacitive sensors to thereby display a sensed liquid level having a resolution corresponding to the second number of possible liquid levels.

A liquid level sensing method for a vehicle comprising a tank and a liquid level display comprising a display panel and a first number of visual indicators carried by the display panel, the liquid level sensing method comprising:

• operating a plurality of capacitive sensors coupled to the vehicle tank to sense a second number of possible liquid levels being greater than the first number of visual indicators;
• and
• operating a controller to drive the visual indicators in a modulated pattern based upon the plurality of capacitive sensors to thereby display a sensed liquid level having a resolution corresponding to the second number of possible liquid levels.