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Originally Posted by ItsGary
Hmm
1) you could also cut ignition by locking the car. At least I can with my car
2) I can open and close the garage with the ignition on (engine not running)
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If you lock the car with accessory power on, it may not be completely shut down and might drain the battery a bit while locked.
I don't know that this happens for sure with the BMW, but, when I left my wife's 2015 Mini Cooper S for Valet parking one weekend, they probably didn't know to double tap the ignition switch to shut the car down completely. After I picked up the car I got a message on the dash that the battery had discharged. The message only went away after I charged the battery with a battery tender. Even long drives didn't fully recharge the battery.
Just a thought and a case for fully shutting the car down when turning it off.