Turn off car during charging battery, good or bad?

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  1. littlebird002

    littlebird002 Junior Member

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    Many times, the engine kick in to start charging the battery after I full stop and going to turn off the car.

    If I just turn off the car, the car will sudden shake then off.
    Will this good or bad for the engine? Or I should wait the charging cycle complete?

    Thank you.
     
    #1 littlebird002, Nov 5, 2017
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    Personally, I just wait a bit for the charge to finish and the ICE to shut down.
     
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    Sure. Maybe I should wait for it complete also.
     
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    try adding a few seconds at a time to shutting it down, and see if the shaking goes away at some point.
    you may not need to wait until it shuts down itself.
     
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    No, just drive it, turn it off like normal. Good chance that it's running the ICE to run the heater - which will be no use when you get out again. The battery charging (and heating) will just pick up when you start next.
     
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    Some say it's better for the engine to wait. I just shut off the car. I think it's a waste of gas.
     
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    i think that's only if it is cold and during the initial warm up stages.
     
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    I don't know why people overthink so many of these things - when you arrive you slow down, stop, put it in park, and turn the car off. We really don't need to make it any more complicated.
     
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    Great take!
     
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    well, 'sudden shake' can be disconcerting. it's not normal.
     
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    What! Happens to me all the time and I thought it was somebody walking over my grave!
     
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