re: Do you turn off your vehicle when filling up?

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The only danger in leaving your car running while re-fueling is: Car being stolen or locking keys inside.

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Funny story. Around 5 years ago i had just bought a new Truck. About a week after I bought it I stopped to get gas and left it running. Well, either i got screwed by the auto lock feature or I hit the lock button as i was opening and closing the door because after i filled up i realized the Truck was completely locked while running with my phone inside.

The wife was out of town and she had the only spare key. I could have had someone else look up the number for pop a lock and had them do it for me, but i knew that it could take an hour or longer for them to come out and i didn't feel like waiting that long. So i grabbed the lug-nut wrench from the tool box (which thankfully had a nice flat piece on the end) and a crescent wrench to take off the antenna.

It took me a half an hour, but i was able to pry the door open enough to get the antenna to the door lock button. It should have take 5 minutes tops, but my aim was shite and i half-assed it with prying the door open far enough because i was afraid of breaking or bending something. Once i stopped caring and applied the right force it went pretty quickly.

As soon as i got back in the Truck i messed with the auto- lock feature and set it to "unlock at vehicle stop". I haven't had that problem since.There have been times where i have accidentally locked the driver door, but all the other locks were unlocked.