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!

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      10 months ago

      If I remember right (it’s been a few years and you have made me think) most things were gas so they could all be filled up from the same truck and there was never any confusion, they’d fill trucks/generators/light poles/heaters all from the same unit. You could get diesels but you’d have to drive them to a specific location or leave them somewhere to get filled up. So both diesels and gas trucks would be idling all winter.