Leaving L or R parking lights on?
12-10-2008, 05:30 PM
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just tried it!! cool!! i just hope i had th AE white already and it will look awesome for sure 
thanks again!!! 
thanks again!!!
12-10-2008, 05:56 PM
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AFAIK this is the "Pathway Lighting" feature noted in my manual
12-10-2008, 06:16 PM
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12-10-2008, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by GENEaTALS' post='742661' date='Dec 10 2008, 09:56 PM
AFAIK this is the "Pathway Lighting" feature noted in my manual
12-10-2008, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='742678' date='Dec 10 2008, 07:24 PM
Nope, these are not the pathway lights noted in the manual, they're the "roadside parking lamps" noted in the manual...
FYI....the corresponding rear tailight also comes on
12-10-2008, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by GENEaTALS' post='742679' date='Dec 10 2008, 10:25 PM
Ha, thanx for the clarification (as always) Rudy, knew it was or the other..
the corresponding brake lights also come on don't they?
the corresponding brake lights also come on don't they?
Also, for many years, M-B cars used to have the light switch arranged in a way that caused many valet parking guys to park the car with one side illuminated. If the switch was at the 12 o'clock position, everything was off. If you moved it clockwise one click, you got full parking lights, if you moved it clockwise two clicks, you got headlights. That's what most people would do during normal driving, etc. If you moved the switch counter-clockwise one click, you would get one side's parking lights and if you moved it two clicks counter-clockwise, you'd get the other side's parking lights. Most valets that weren't familiar with M-B cars would take a car with the headlights on (fully clockwise) and move the switch fully counter-clockwise (past the twelve o'clock off position) and walk away thinking they turned things off...
12-10-2008, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='742685' date='Dec 10 2008, 07:33 PM
No brake lights come on, just parking lights from one side only...basically, the the average dude, it looks like one side is burned out.
too fast, i just edited my original post from "brake lights" to rear tail lights...
quick vid of it...
http://s274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/g...nt=MOV00258.flv
12-10-2008, 07:23 PM
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I'm surprised people aren't more familiar with this and I'm also surprised no one has commented on people saying "Your lights are on," to which the reply is, "I'm parked and the parking lights are on." 
12-10-2008, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by JSpira' post='742728' date='Dec 10 2008, 11:23 PM
I'm surprised people aren't more familiar with this and I'm also surprised no one has commented on people saying "Your lights are on," to which the reply is, "I'm parked and the parking lights are on."
12-11-2008, 04:52 AM
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Originally Posted by JSpira' post='742728' date='Dec 10 2008, 11:23 PM
I'm surprised people aren't more familiar with this and I'm also surprised no one has commented on people saying "Your lights are on," to which the reply is, "I'm parked and the parking lights are on."