Leaving L or R parking lights on?

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Dec 11, 2008 | 05:36 AM

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DD_545i

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Originally Posted by rogerj' post='742672' date='Dec 11 2008, 04:16 AM

DD 545i, have you been aware of this "trick" for the last 23 years?

Certainly every German and Japanese car I've had since 1990 has had it. Is it just American cars that don't have it? Back me up UK guys? Am I just imagining this?

Dec 11, 2008 | 05:56 AM

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IceyTys

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Originally Posted by porsche911targa' post='742947' date='Dec 11 2008, 06:52 AM

I've known about this since my first Bimmer in '97, but I have never been able to figure out why I need it. I mean, Ok, so I'm parallel parked adjacent to the sidewalk and there are cars in front and back of me. Why do I want to stand out with my "parking lights" on, and how long can I have them on before I need to call AAA for a jump?

+1 although this does seem like a neat feature, I cant see the logic in this, maybe in europe where the roadways are more narrow I could understand, but in the US as 911 said, if youre parked along a row of cars why would you need to use this feature

Dec 12, 2008 | 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BALASUBAS' post='742638

Bteljuice, I did as you described and it worked as you said. Thanks for the instructions. UUronL, thanks for the details. Any idea on a safe timeframe? Will you do a time trial and post your results?

I occassionally park on South Beach which has limited parking and often requires precarious parking on the street. I would love to use this option... but not if I come back to a dead car