Before you heckle me - no I’m not stupid, and under normal circumstances I usually would turn the car off. In this particular instance, however, my car battery died because I was away for 6 weeks, and there’s not enough gas for me to take it on the highway and get to where I need to go tomorrow (after I try jumping the car). Since if i turn the engine off there’s a large likelihood that the car will die and won’t turn back on again, turning the car off while I fill my tank isn’t a very viable option. Can I get away with it one time, or will I ruin my engine or blow up my car?
If it makes a difference - 2020 Land Rover discover (sport). If that’s not viable, what are my other options for charging my car up enough with only <30 miles in the tank so that I’ll be able to also refuel my car without the battery going out?
Thanks!
First off how dead is the battery? Even a 5km drive should be enough to restart a warm engine if the battery was just discharged and doesn’t have any actual problems.
Secondly while it won’t hurt the car they probably won’t authorize the pumps to start if the car is still running as it is illigal with gas. Technically it’s also illegal with diesel but it’s kind of standard operating practice with fleets because diesel is very difficult to accidentally ignite.