Car left "running"

2013 Leaf base. My wife left the car "running" the other day--ie, she got out of the car without turning it off. 24 hours later the battery was all but fully discharged. Is this normal? Nothing was on--no lights, fan, etc.--just the car left in readiness.

Also I found that, if I leave the car "running," then go way, taking the key with me, if I then come back to the car without the key I can still drive it--even though it says "key not found".

Shouldn't it turn itself off if the key goes out of proximity?

ULYLeaf said:

2013 Leaf base. My wife left the car "running" the other day--ie, she got out of the car without turning it off. 24 hours later the battery was all but fully discharged. Is this normal? Nothing was on--no lights, fan, etc.--just the car left in readiness.

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Yes. Because in READY mode, the car uses several hundred watts to keep the car on.

ULYLeaf said:

Also I found that, if I leave the car "running," then go way, taking the key with me, if I then come back to the car without the key I can still drive it--even though it says "key not found".

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Normal. This is the way other vehicles w/similar key systems work (e.g. Toyota Smart Key System).

ULYLeaf said:

Shouldn't it turn itself off if the key goes out of proximity?

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No. What would happen if the key fob battery was weak and died? What if there were strong RF interference or something blocked/interfered w/the communication between the car and key fob? Again, this is consistent w/other similar systems.

My Prius sales droid in 06 specifically went over the passing the fob over to the other driver if handing off the car.
https://mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?p=368705#p368705
https://mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=6593&p=145522&hilit=key+scenario+prius#p145522

Thanks for your prompt reply! I appreciate it!