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  • #16
    Originally posted by golfmeup View Post
    Does anyone know why they have this feature?

    Or is that a dum question.

    I cant see it being a "warning device"!!
    I'm 99% sure in some parts of europe you HAVE to leave your parkers on when parked on the side of the road.. you'll find most if not all european cars have this feature

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    • #17
      Originally posted by golfmeup View Post
      Does anyone know why they have this feature?

      Or is that a dum question.

      I cant see it being a "warning device"!!
      Think you will find it is law in EC countries that park lights must be on when parked on the street at night. When I lived in the in the UK (eons ago!) the law was that a parking light must be displayed on the side of the vehicle nearest the passing traffic. It was also legal to park facing either way so it makes sense to have it set up for one side or the other to be illuminated.

      Cheers

      George
      06 Jetta 2.0TFSI Killed by a Lexus!
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      • #18
        All I can see it being is a warning device.

        Take note that conditions can be quite foggy or generally low visibility or even in the snow fields.

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        • #19
          Thanks for the replies, most informative!

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          • #20
            Originally posted by Tim View Post
            its a feature of all german cars i believe
            Yes, our quasi-German MINI does it too.


            MY10 S3 3dr

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            • #21
              when I first got my vr6 I thought there was something wrong, figured it must have been a safety thing

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