I'm not clear about this.... It was still running near 2 hours when it was towed away.
This has been an old question posed by people who want to prevent suicide by CO exhaust poisoning in locked household garages.This was a new Infinity Q50, driver has it for 2 weeks only.
The idling engine was surprising quiet, so I could see how the owner didn't hear that it was still on.
The puzzling part for me is, although a key is not required to start the engine and I have no idea how these types can be turned off, I would have thought that it would be programmed to shut off after a set time. It was still running near 2 hours when it was towed away.
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I called bylaw enforcement. They ticketed and called for an impound.I'm not clear about this.
Was it towed because it was left running, or because some parking regulation (time?) had been violated?
vic
Nelson, BChttps://www.google.com/maps/@30.179...4!1s940g0Z3v3ADz-Qpk8tSepw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Behind those bushes is water....
--dick
Back in 1973 i was driving a VW "Station Wagon" around in Kenya. (solar eclipse chasing)In Vancouver the law specifies that a vehicle shall not be idled for longer than 3 minutes in any given 60 minute time frame.
It was parked next to my open side door, and windows, with the ocean breeze not in my favour its exhaust was more the issue than the droning.
Caution relating to Cold Box equipped Sprinter's. The PSM or Parametrization Module is configurable to auto-start a Sprinter to maintain and support cold box refrigeration system.This has been an old question posed by people who want to prevent suicide by CO exhaust poisoning in locked household garages.
The only cars I know off that have an instant shut down are Toyota Hybrids ,possibly some of the other similar brands are so equipped since Nissan used the Toyota Aisin system.
Once traction battery charge levels are reached it shuts down --until --due to natural discharge it starts up again to top off, then shuts down. If you want it to start stop cycle more often turn on the A/C system since the compressor is electrically driven! All Gen 2's up have this feature since they have electronic driven A/C compressors.
I do know of one instance in salvage yard where a Toyota Gen 1 Prius was left running all week end simply auto stopping & starting until it was discovered on a Monday morning.
Of course this can work two ways!
Working on these vehicles you MUST take the keys far enough away as to prevent auto start.
Several instances of techs doing oil/filter services etc, and then to return only to find the ICE has been running dry!
Then of course the scary probability of working on one with you fingers in it & it starts up--without removing the key to a far away safe place as a preventative measure!
Dennis
Looking over the Global Warming charts, it appear this event was around the time it all got started.Back in 1973 i was driving a VW "Station Wagon" around in Kenya. (solar eclipse chasing)
Towards the end of our 18-day rental, the battery split in half.
We could manually push-start the VW (the benefits of a "generator" over an "alternator"),
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and then we'd leave it running allllllll daaaayyyyy.
My memories of watching a quarter million flamingos in Lake Nakuru have a background sound track of the VW putt-putting in the background.
Of all the vehicles that Avis rented for that period, we were the *only* one to return under our own power on the assigned day. All of their other rentals, including those with Avis-supplied drivers, broke down and had to be towed in.
--dick
Well I thought were talking about cars here!Caution relating to Cold Box equipped Sprinter's. The PSM or Parametrization Module is configurable to auto-start a Sprinter to maintain and support cold box refrigeration system.
I beg a thousand pardons for my annoying intrusion and confusion, my most merciful and kind Lord. Please consider;Well I thought were talking about cars here!
If we move to COMMERCIAL VEHICLES then a whole lot of auto start innovations are included to protect cargo.
Dennis
People make mistakes or overlook things--its human nature
Dennis