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Seriously? I did not know that. I have no reason to disbelieve you but…seriously?!?
Seriously.
My understanding was that switching the ignition off kills pretty much everything that requires electricity to operate with the (bizarre) exception of the headlights, although in modern cars these increasingly seem to be wired up in the same way so you can’t kill your battery by mistake.
There’s usually a half-on ignition setting that switches on the electricity and lets you run the wipers, radio etc. without actually starting the car.
Bye bye back window. Shame I had it kick it out when you locked me in thinking it was a funny joke.
Switching off the ignition kills the power to switched circuits, those which are powered directly or indirectly through the ignition switch. Unswitched circuits are always live, getting power directly from the battery. Which circuits are unswitched varies with the make and year of car.
For decades, most American cars had the horn, headlights, and brake lights unswitched. Many still do. Other cars, most typically European ones, had some or all of these items switched. Nowadays, there’s quite a variety in which cars do it which way.
Some circuits, such as clocks and computer memories, are necessarily unswitched on every car.
It’s ususally called the “accessory” position.
Did you read it cover to cover at the beginning of your once a year vacation in the tropics? I’m not trying to be snarky - I just think it’s unlikely that anyone would do so. The rental place hand you a key & fob. One button has a little padlock symbol on it. You press it, the doors lock. I’d have no reason to read the manual (well, until this thread) to see if doing so prevents someone inside the car from unlocking it.