# Any damage to my 2017 Hyundai Elantra for leaving ignition switch on?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/any-damage-to-my-2017-hyundai-elantra-for-leaving-ignition-switch-on/119585>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai, elantra\
**Created:** [June 21, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/any-damage-to-my-2017-hyundai-elantra-for-leaving-ignition-switch-on/119585 "2018-06-21T19:07:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![haroldrowland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@haroldrowland](https://community.cartalk.com/u/haroldrowland)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/any-damage-to-my-2017-hyundai-elantra-for-leaving-ignition-switch-on/119585/1 "2018-06-21T19:07:57Z")

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what damage might I have done? left ignition switch in on { run } position for 12 hours without engine running

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/any-damage-to-my-2017-hyundai-elantra-for-leaving-ignition-switch-on/119585/2 "2018-06-21T19:12:18Z")

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Other than draining the battery, I can’t think of anything