Accidently left car running for nearly 8hrs.
03-30-13, 03:13 PM
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It's sad - but if our cars are on you can still jump in without the key and drive the car till you turn it off again. My brother did this to me, I was.... shocked. lol
really? my cousins girlfriend dropped off my cousin at my house one day and she took his car back to their place and the whole time my cousin had his key on him. car made it back to their place just fine. she finally called my cousin asking where the key was and it was in his pocket the whole time.. his car is an 09 335i
03-30-13, 06:04 PM
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friend of mine did that at a TGI Fridays. It was not a keyless ignition. Many laughs when we found out where the keys were after he frantically searched high and low at our booth.
03-31-13, 03:31 AM
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Moved my car up to move in another car behind me in my driveway. Forgot to turn my car off. Getting distracted with having to put up new shades around the house for my parents. Got distracted. Getting rushed.
So 8hrs later going to gym and noticed left my car on. Now I'm on 0 mile range and don't know what to do or if anything is wrong.
I'm worried and won't attempt to drive it until I put gas in it. Just changed my oil about 6 weeks ago.
So let me know CL what I should do. Is my car ok? Or should I not be worried.
Thanks.
So 8hrs later going to gym and noticed left my car on. Now I'm on 0 mile range and don't know what to do or if anything is wrong.
I'm worried and won't attempt to drive it until I put gas in it. Just changed my oil about 6 weeks ago.
So let me know CL what I should do. Is my car ok? Or should I not be worried.
Thanks.
03-31-13, 05:06 AM
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Eight hours of the car running without moving?
Sounds like a typical days of driving in Los Angeles or Washington DC.
(ducking)
As others have said, no need to worry.
Sounds like a typical days of driving in Los Angeles or Washington DC.
(ducking)As others have said, no need to worry.
03-31-13, 08:18 AM
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No, it does not work this way. Once the engine is running it will continue to run until turned off or it runs out of gas .... the absence of a key has no effect on it's operability. It's a safety issue, you don't want the car to automatically shut down if the key isn't present, or if the battery in the fob gives out or there is a malfunction in the fob itself.
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