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!

  • NobodySpecific@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    I did the same, except it was in the time before Uber. I think it took the tow truck driver close to an hour and a half to get to me because it was and had been snowing heavily. The vehicle just sat there idling happily, mocking me while I froze my butt off.

    It’s made me paranoid about locking myself out, even though my current truck has a keypad and an app that can unlock it. I still triple check.