please help!

[skatmatt]

So, I got home and parked my car on the driveway and realised i left my lights on, but when i went to turn them off the switch was already off and turns out just my right hand park and tail lights were still on..
anyone had this happen before? I disconnected them so i didnt drain the battery.
any help much appreciated.

[Ben J]

flick your indicator back to the middle

[badgerboards]

i havent had that problem with my mk3 but i do recall that sort of thing happening to my toyota corona. is your brake pedal slighty pressed in? could be getting stuck?

[skatmatt]

i havent had that problem with my mk3 but i do recall that sort of thing happening to my toyota corona. is your brake pedal slighty pressed in? could be getting stuck?

I dont think so i checked and it seems to be normal, though being the idiot i am when i disconnected them the wires touched a bulb and it sparked now the right hand park and tail light dont work at all and the right hand side repeater flashes really quickly so i assume i blew a fuse?

flick your indicator back to the middle

Do you mean the indicator stick? because that was in the middle when they were on and i flicked it to left and right and back to middle left hand works normal right hand flashes quickly and when i put it back in the middle its the same as it was

[Ben J]

Alright. Pretty sure when you turn the car off then have the indicator on it leaves the parking lights on on that side, so was just an idea

[sparkie]

sortofbigbj is correct the indicators leave the parking lights on on that sise. Did you check with the ignition OFF/ otherwise you're not really testing the theory!

[skatmatt]

ok thanks well ill check again but i think i blew a fuse disconnecting the lights so i cant until that is replaced anyone know which fuse it is and where to get one?

[Lorenz]

Check on the fuse box panel, it tells you what fuse if for what. Most likely be the one for lights!

[The_Hawk]

As has been said, if you leave an indicator on and turn the car off the parking lights on that side of the car stay on. It's a safety feature on many Euro cars.

As for the fast flashing, there is a good chance it's just the busted bulb, basically a dead bulb means fasat flashing to tell you there is a dead bulb

[skatmatt]

ok thanks guys im a bit of a noob my VR6 is my first real car haha

does anyone know where i can get the fuse from? supercheap?

[ryana89]

ok thanks guys im a bit of a noob my VR6 is my first real car haha

does anyone know where i can get the fuse from? supercheap?

Supercheap sell them, but only in packs of 5.

DO what I did and drop into D.i.cksmiths and pick up a 120 piece blade fuse pack for $17.

[skatmatt]

ok thanks for that

[VR6child]

Yeah those lights are standard on euro cars. Definitely on VW/Audi and BMW, probably the same with other brands too. It is in case you park in a really narrow street at night.

[skatmatt]

So i replaced the fuse and it works.
turns out it was the indicator stalk