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!

  • IHatrMakingUsernames@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I almost never turn my car off to fill up… Nothing bad is going to happen to your or your car because you filled the tank with it running.

  • Naive-Fix-54@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    AAA offers emergency fuel delivery as a part of their membership! I would give them a call so they can jump your car and fill up at the same time.

  • RedditVince@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    AAA will almost always bring you 5 gal of gas, free. At least my old California AAA does…

  • yaythrowawaytoday@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I worked at a gas station in the late 90’s and my employer told me that it was dangerous to start or shut off the engine while fueling, but safe to idle. I live in Canada where the winters can get treacherous so people would sometimes ask if they could leave it running for your reasons or similar.

  • smoothbrainape1234@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Go to Jersey, (they don’t pump their own gas) you’ll see people leaving their cars running all the time while getting gas.

  • unicyclegamer@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Yep, no issue. The warnings are a CYA. The sources of ignition for gas when you’re pumping don’t really change if the car is on, or if it’s been off for a minute. I’ll usually leave the car on if it’s really hot and I want to keep the AC running.

  • TakeOnBigTechdotcom@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    In my years of owning Subarus and other cars I’dont recall when I got gas and turned off the car never an issue. Probably a concern with cars from the 80,s and earlier

  • KG8893@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I pretty much never turn off my cars when I fill them. It started when I had a few cars in a row that didn’t like to restart after getting gas, or after driving for a while, and the habit just stuck with me. I’m legitimately not sure why we are told to turn the engines off when fueling, I’ve heard plenty of explanations but none make sense when you pick them apart. I haven’t even had a car that throws an EVAP code for the gas cap, though I’m sure it can happen.

  • KushEffect@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Literally driving for 5-10 minutes should recharge your battery enough to start it again unless the battery is 100% shot. Which sounds unlikely since it’s a 2020 and batteries last 5-7 years on average before dying.

  • Nepharious_Bread@alien.topBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    It’s fine. I stopped turning my car off to get gas years ago. For a couple of those years, I was refueling every day because I drove for work.