You guys bring up an interesting point. I was not home when the tow truck driver arrived. I had to get to work. My retired mother who lives close by came over to my house to wait for the tow truck - I gave her the keys as I flew out the door on my way to work in another car. It is possible the car was on during the tow to the dealer. However if you try to leave the car in that mode and take the key away it starts beeping and making noise. I'll have to question the service tech when I pick the vehicle up if the system was on when it arrived at the dealership and if the key was inside the car, or with the tow-truck driver in the cab of his truck.



To get the car in neutral I had to have the key on me, foot NOT on the brake, and press the start button twice. That freed up the gear shift to get it in nuetral. I left it that way just long enough (maybe a minute or two) to push the car out of my garage into the drive way. BTW this car is heavy! After moving the vehicle I returned the car to park and turned off the power.



I'm a bit worried about the big battery. I know for optimum life you are not supose to completely charge or discharge it.

skywagon, I'd go thru the manual if I were you. I recall reading that the car should not sit for more than two weeks without being driven or you could risk completely discharging the big battery. I don't have my manual in front of me or I'd look up the page # for you.