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Originally Posted by tomscot2
The car was definitley left in Park with the headlights in Auto for 5 days. both the 12 v and high voltage batteries were dead. There were several gallons of gas left in the tank. Shouldn't the engine have come on and recharged everything?
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It should have. That's why I believe it might not have been in park. Does the Altima have a "gated" gearshift? If the lever was pushed directly forward, the lever will stop in neutral.
The Camry has #&#$ floor parking brake. So I never use it. If my car isn't left in park it will roll. (that is my alert mechanism!) I'm assuming the Altima has the console mounted parking brake. This would make it even easier to mistakenly leave the car in neutral (or even in drive).
I really wish these cars would use the "shifter" like in the Prius. The shifter in these cars are really a throwback.
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Originally Posted by tomscot2
The car should shut off if it loses communication with the I-Key and sound the horn, not some weak beep.
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I'm not defending the design, but the I-key is only polled when the start button is pushed. The keyfobs aren't a passive RFID system. They are based on the "old" fob technology.
It sounds like Nissan might not beep if you close the door with the car on. It really should. Toyotas will beep on closing the door, and on attempting to lock the car.