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zhigadum · Sep 23rd, 2005, 03:41 AM

So this is an interesting one. It has happened twice so far. I drive with my lights on, park, turn off the lights.... yet one parking light and one wheel reflector red light stay on. Puzzling. In both instances I unlocked the car, turned the lights and and off, and again the same thing - headlights out, one parking light out, one one. Even stranger is that it has happened on both sides. After I turn the lights on and off a few times it finally goes out. Any ideas?

phil_wkl · Sep 23rd, 2005, 08:42 AM

Probably you have left the indicator stalk down or up, as though you were indicating when you turned off the engine.
This is standard feature on most cars in UK, called a parking light.

BlackEyedPurple · Sep 23rd, 2005, 08:54 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by phil_wkl

Probably you have left the indicator stalk down or up, as though you were indicating when you turned off the engine.
This is standard feature on most cars in UK, called a parking light.

Yup almost certainly this...just tried it on mine and if you leave the indicator down it makes that side the "parking light"

BEP

umberto · Sep 23rd, 2005, 11:32 AM

This is explained in the manual...called "standing lamps" on page 48 in my '04 manual

zhigadum · Sep 23rd, 2005, 11:34 AM

Ahhh brilliant. Thanks so much. Will look for that.

Sep 23rd, 2005, 03:41 AM	#1
zhigadum MTN MINI Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Eastern US Local Time: 05:02 AM Posts: 144 Offline	Winking.... one light stays on? So this is an interesting one. It has happened twice so far. I drive with my lights on, park, turn off the lights.... yet one parking light and one wheel reflector red light stay on. Puzzling. In both instances I unlocked the car, turned the lights and and off, and again the same thing - headlights out, one parking light out, one one. Even stranger is that it has happened on both sides. After I turn the lights on and off a few times it finally goes out. Any ideas?

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Sep 23rd, 2005, 08:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
phil_wkl MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK- North Hampshire Local Time: 11:02 AM Posts: 138 Offline	Probably you have left the indicator stalk down or up, as though you were indicating when you turned off the engine. This is standard feature on most cars in UK, called a parking light.

Sep 23rd, 2005, 08:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
BlackEyedPurple MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bristol Local Time: 11:02 AM Posts: 110 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by phil_wkl Probably you have left the indicator stalk down or up, as though you were indicating when you turned off the engine. This is standard feature on most cars in UK, called a parking light. Yup almost certainly this...just tried it on mine and if you leave the indicator down it makes that side the "parking light" BEP

Sep 23rd, 2005, 11:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
umberto MINI2 Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: worcester, Mass Local Time: 06:02 AM Posts: 167 Offline	This is explained in the manual...called "standing lamps" on page 48 in my '04 manual

Sep 23rd, 2005, 11:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
zhigadum MTN MINI Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Eastern US Local Time: 05:02 AM Posts: 144 Offline	Ahhh brilliant. Thanks so much. Will look for that.

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