Will the engine shut off if...

[gearhead05]

You go a certain distance away from it with the key fob? I ask because I went to Starbucks the other day and I didn't realize until I went to leave that I had somehow forgot to turn the engine off when I got out of the car. I just got out, locked my doors and went inside.

This made me feel very uneasy. Granted, I could see my car the entire time I was in there, but what if I had done it while I was at work and couldn't see my car? Someone could have hopped in my car and just drove off. If you leave the engine running, will it ever shut off if you get too far away from it?

[dldjros69]

The FOB only communicates with the car with in 3 feet of the doors and trunk. So whether you are 4 feet or 80 ft the car wouldnt know the difference.

Nope somebody could take your car and drive away. haha that would stink.

When i first got my coupe i did that a few times, haha i totally forgot to push it off. you will get the hang of it.

[rackem22]

BUt hte car will shut OFF if you are driving and hit the button.. found that out the hard way in a rental.. would never had though you could turn it off while moving!!

[Ferguson]

If the doors were locked, how could they get in?

[gearhead05]

If the doors were locked, how could they get in?

Break the window...? It seems someone would be a lot more inclined to bust out the window and just hop in being that the car is already running.

[jaxcoupe]

Yeah, the car will still drive if you take the key away, but once you turn it off you won't be able to turn it on again without the key. It happened to my friend once, but he was driving his mom's Murano after dropping her off at an appointment. She accidentally took the key with her, and he and his brother were taking the car.. Instead they had to drive the car around for however long she was there without turning it off so they wouldn't be stranded (they were out of town!)

Oh and.. I thought I was the only moron that forgot to turn off my car occasionally. The engine is just too dang quiet! lol

[Curtieson]

I know what you are saying with the locked doors...it would still be a break in, but they would get to skip the hot wire problem!

Anyway, no...it won't shut up...think of it the other way, if your car thought it was in park but you were driving (things get old...the computer goes bad) you would be driving no problem as the transmission would be just fine...then would would you want your car shutting off after 5-10 mins while you were doing 70 on the freeway? Hell No...

Anyway, it is a good thing it doesn't have auto shut off...more people would want it running for 10mins then the ammount that would want it to turn off after 10...and if you leave it running for 7-8 hours...then it might just turn off for you...aka run out of gas.

[SHIFT_confucius]

I can't even count the amount of times that I pushed the radio button off and hopped out of the car...

[Mr.Coupe]

I don't think the car will shut off if you get further away from the FOB. hwen I went to buy my car the dealer dude turned ON the car we were going to take for a test drive and then opened another car to check some info inside of it. He didn't realize that he left the key on the seat of the other car he opened till we went to test drive the car and I saw the light. I asked the dude what that light was for he said the key wasn't near the car. Looked into all of his pockets and couldnt fint it. We drove a great distance from the dealer as well. Jumped on the freeway for a few miles of spirited driving aroung the streets and the car didn't shut off at all. We got back to the dealer and the dude found the key on the seat of the other car he opened to et info from. Sorry if my responce is long just explaining myself. Hope it helps.

Ricky C.

[rjdmmfl1]

lol... I remember when the new Lexus GS 330 came out back in 2003 (I think) in any case, the dude at my old auto shopshowed me that when he removed the fob from the car, the car turned off.... apparently that is not the case in our cars...

[superblackcoupe]

The engine is just too dang quiet! lol

The VQ in my coupe is ridiculously loud.

Anyway, no...it won't shut up...think of it the other way, if your car thought it was in park but you were driving (things get old...the computer goes bad) you would be driving no problem as the transmission would be just fine...then would would you want your car shutting off after 5-10 mins while you were doing 70 on the freeway? Hell No...

I don't see the problem here - add a warning or something before cutting the engine. Some of the high-end luxury cars will flash a warning before cutting power to the engine after several miles, giving the driver ample time to pull over.

Really stupid design.

[HuyyNguyen]

hmm well actually once I went to my girlfriends house with her and my friend to get something...so I left my friend in the car with the car on so he could listen to music while he waited..well I accidentally took my FOB with me and when I went back outside.. I asked him why is the car off..and he told me it just turned off by itself when he was just sitting in the backseat..and well i guess after awhile it'll eventually shut off without the FOB being near? But in that amount of time..you'll still be able to drive it without the FOB because another time I got out of my car with my FOB to talk to someone outside...and one of his friends jumped in my car and drove it around one block..and I was like WTF I put my hands in my pocket and was like "the hell? I have the keys!" >.<

[t0e]

the car shuts off when you put the car in acc ( when you just want the radio on and not the engine) i've tried this a couple of times just sitting in my car for a good 2 hours with just the radio on it will eventually just turn off.

[Ferguson]

Break the window...? It seems someone would be a lot more inclined to bust out the window and just hop in being that the car is already running.

Well... okay... but that is an extreme condition. Many people start their cars in cold weather and lock them while they warm up for a few minutes. I do it too in certain conditions. If the car is locked, your insurance will cover you, so no issue. But I'm a bit surprised that you can walk away from your car and not know it is still running! Either you are in a very noisy area, or... you need a louder exhaust!

[Ferguson]

the car shuts off when you put the car in acc ( when you just want the radio on and not the engine) i've tried this a couple of times just sitting in my car for a good 2 hours with just the radio on it will eventually just turn off.

That's different. The engine is not running. The battery-save feature shuts down the ACC after about 5 minutes.

[Nlghtmare]

You go a certain distance away from it with the key fob? I ask because I went to Starbucks the other day and I didn't realize until I went to leave that I had somehow forgot to turn the engine off when I got out of the car. I just got out, locked my doors and went inside.

This made me feel very uneasy. Granted, I could see my car the entire time I was in there, but what if I had done it while I was at work and couldn't see my car? Someone could have hopped in my car and just drove off. If you leave the engine running, will it ever shut off if you get too far away from it?

I didn't read any responses to this yet but here is my response.Last week, Friday, I wanted to get a car wash. I get my car hand washed at a local place. The key was left in my pocket and the people washing my car could move it a few feet away from me. The people washing my car stepped out of the vehicle and continued to wash. When it came time to bring it inside the part where they hand dry etc, they had to move the car again. The car was never turned off by human hands but in fact had turned off by itself during the wash! I thought it to be an amazing precaution. Of course, one of the guys acted like it happens all day, he just called out to me "Key please." Lol. So yea, I wouldn't be TOO worried if your doors are locked and you forgot to turn your engine off.

After reading others responses, where are you basing your information from? Mine is personal experience. By the way, I wouldn't suggest making it a habit of not hitting your button. If you or anyone finds it to be a problem, simply go to your dealership and they can remove it for you.

EDIT: Actually. Now that I think of it. Sometimes in the morning during the winter I would completely leave the car to let it warm up in the morning. I RARELY ever do that, but the car never turned off. This was only for a minute at most though. I now have not only contradicted myself, but confused myself. Why did my engine shut off at the car wash? Oh well.

[gearhead05]

Well... okay... but that is an extreme condition. Many people start their cars in cold weather and lock them while they warm up for a few minutes. I do it too in certain conditions. If the car is locked, your insurance will cover you, so no issue. But I'm a bit surprised that you can walk away from your car and not know it is still running! Either you are in a very noisy area, or... you need a louder exhaust!

Haha yeah I know, I felt like a complete idiot when I realized it. And there was a car parked right in front of me that was running and was pretty loud when I got out which I guess is why I didn't realize I left my car on. Really odd since this is the first time that I have ever forgot to turn off my car. I never even forgot when I first got my car.

As for exhaust, I have the Borla. While it roars when you accelerating, it is suprisingly quiet if the car is just sitting there in park.

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

Yeah, the car will still drive if you take the key away, but once you turn it off you won't be able to turn it on again without the key.

true but the problem is as long as they know where they want to take the car they dont care....theyll just go right to the chop shop