bigfoot_8402 Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 My husband forgot to push the off button. We got back to the truck 4 hours later and the truck was still running. Shouldn't there be an automatic shut off after so long without activity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman425 Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 The engine will not shut off unless you turn it off. The only exception to this involves the remote starter, which runs the engine 15 minutes and then times out. Otherwise, the engine should never shut off on its own unless done so by the driver. To do so otherwise could shut it down while driving, and that could have disasterous consequences as I'm sure you can imagine. 2late4u and rolly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey_SeXT Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 4 hours of idling must have given a pretty good fuel consumption number on the EVIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 My husband forgot to push the off button. We got back to the truck 4 hours later and the truck was still running. Shouldn't there be an automatic shut off after so long without activity? Welcome to the club LOL. I've done that several times, although not for that long. Now I leave my radio on, which goes off as soon as you open the door. If the radio is still playing then I know I forgot again. Journey_SeXT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoot_8402 Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 I just assumed that after idling for so long it would of shut off automatically. It burned about a quarter tank of gas. Lol I've had the journey for only 2 months so hopefully that was the last time it was forgotten to be turned off. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman425 Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 At least your battery is fully charged! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Yep, the car don't know you got out and walked away..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtsr Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 I don't understand why if the fob has left the car that the alarm ding ding ding didn't alert you, mine is loud enough to hear 5ft from the DJ. jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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