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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 02:51 AM
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Last night I was giving her a wash and the key was in my pocket, the car was unlocked and when I got round to the front of the car I noticed that one angel eye was on only the passenger side angel eye was on not the driver side. I then locked the car using the key fob and it stayed on ..........I then started the car, turned the headlights on and then switched the car off and it went off!

Has anyone ever experienced this - is it normal!
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 02:58 AM
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parking light?

they turn on when there is no key inserted the same way as the turning signals
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 03:04 AM
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Originally Posted by 535dMAN' post='436035' date='Jun 15 2007, 01:51 PM
Last night I was giving her a wash and the key was in my pocket, the car was unlocked and when I got round to the front of the car I noticed that one angel eye was on only the passenger side angel eye was on not the driver side. I then locked the car using the key fob and it stayed on ..........I then started the car, turned the headlights on and then switched the car off and it went off!

Has anyone ever experienced this - is it normal!
If you accidentally knocked the turn signal switch to the right (up) before taking out the key, the passenger side parking lights will be turned on. This is a safety feature on European cars, if you for some reason need to leave the car on the road shoulder when it is dark. Sometime this function has been de-activated as not all countries accept it.
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 03:47 AM
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Parking light seems the most obvious explanation.

This feature (leave indicator stalk engaged to enable parking light) is common in many brands of car.

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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 07:40 AM
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Yes, it's the parking light control activated by the turnsignal.

A German thing for the Autobahns, saves amps when only one side is lit.
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='436111' date='Jun 15 2007, 04:40 PM
Yes, it's the parking light control activated by the turnsignal.

A German thing for the Autobahns, saves amps when only one side is lit.
As you may have noticed from my earlier post, it's not just a German thing.

And I assume you can only stop in one planned direction (forward on the hard shoulder) on an Autobahn...

In the UK you're not allowed to "park" on the motorway but only stop in an emergency and then you have to have the hazard warning lights running. I expect that's the case in 95% of other territories.

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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by aybeesea' post='436114' date='Jun 15 2007, 10:48 AM
As you may have noticed from my earlier post, it's not just a German thing.

And I assume you can only stop in one planned direction (forward on the hard shoulder) on an Autobahn...

In the UK you're not allowed to "park" on the motorway but only stop in an emergency and then you have to have the hazard warning lights running. I expect that's the case in 95% of other territories.

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The absence of a speed limit on parts of the German Autobahn is the best case for not stopping except for an emergency.
Not only is it about the dumbest thing you could do, it's of course not allowed, just as in the UK, BE, NL, etc.
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Originally Posted by aybeesea' post='436114' date='Jun 15 2007, 10:48 AM
As you may have noticed from my earlier post, it's not just a German thing.

And I assume you can only stop in one planned direction (forward on the hard shoulder) on an Autobahn...

In the UK you're not allowed to "park" on the motorway but only stop in an emergency and then you have to have the hazard warning lights running. I expect that's the case in 95% of other territories.

ABC
The absence of a speed limit on parts of the German Autobahn is the best case for not stopping there except for an emergency.
Not only is it about the dumbest thing you could do, it's (of course!) not allowed, just as in the UK, BE, NL, etc.
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