From Patch Notes 2.0:

Added: New engine on/off functionality
Hold the handbrake button to toggle ignition.

They should add this information somewhere in the game, so that players have a chance to learn about it. Developers, mention it in the Codex, on a loading screen, or in the controls settings. Or put that information in all these places, but put it at least somewhere in the game, please!

This and why do vehicles not turn off automatically when u switch to another vehicle? I gassed out one truck when I forgot to turn it off then drove off with another. Came back and it was empty.

Originally posted by Devil Dog:

This and why do vehicles not turn off automatically when u switch to another vehicle? I gassed out one truck when I forgot to turn it off then drove off with another. Came back and it was empty.

You deliberately enable fuel consumption as one of the difficulty options. It is called "hard mode" for a reason.

That's incredible, it doesn't say ANYWHERE ELSE but in those patch notes?! I had to restart a game after finishing two maps and disabling fuel consumption because I was getting annoyed about the cars running out of fuel
By the way: the roadmap says that this feature is yet to come. It seems they don't know themselves what is in the game and what isn't.

Originally posted by Little freak in your fridge:

By the way: the roadmap says that this feature is yet to come. It seems they don't know themselves what is in the game and what isn't.

You are talking about the old 2025 RoadCraft's roadmap. There is a more recent one published in Driver's Diary of November, which is currently also featured as one of the screenshots on RoadCraft's store page.

Originally posted by Marck:

You deliberately enable fuel consumption as one of the difficulty options. It is called "hard mode" for a reason.

Whoops u right, forgot

Thanks for the clarifications.

Originally posted by Devil Dog:

This and why do vehicles not turn off automatically when u switch to another vehicle?

By the way, such a feature would massively restrict the use of the Zikz 605E Mobile Scalper. This vehicle can only function as a mobile sand quarry while its engine is running. For a single player, this means that it would only be usable in combination with automated road building, and you would be required to sit in the scalper while the computer does the sand pouring.

Originally posted by Marck:

By the way, such a feature would massively restrict the use of the Zikz 605E Mobile Scalper. This vehicle can only function as a mobile sand quarry while its engine is running. For a single player, this means that it would only be usable in combination with automated road building, and you would be required to sit in the scalper while the computer does the sand pouring.

I'm not this far into the game, but noticed when I have a crane vehicle with something attached, switch to another vehicle, crane vehicle drops it's load. Even tho the engine is still running.

turn of rain and fuel in settings

I found it out on accident lol

Originally posted by Little freak in your fridge:

I'm not sure when this was added, but holding space in a vehicle will turn its engine off.

No need to turn it off ffs