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Old 09 April 2002, 10:09 PM
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I don't know if I'm just a bit dim (no pun intended), but I keep setting off to work in the morning, to realise about 5 miles down the road that my lights are still on from the night before.

I've come from a series of UK/Euro cars where warning buzzers remind you to switch off when getting out. Anyone had the same problem ? Suggest a cure ?
Old 09 April 2002, 10:22 PM
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fit an after-market warning buzzer ? Accesory shops certainly used to have 'em.

Lights are good anyway, they clear the traffic on the dual carriageway
Old 09 April 2002, 10:39 PM
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Why bother turning them off? There's no law (AFAIK) that says you have to.

They make you more visible, which can only be a good thing.

In some other countries (e.g. Sweden, Denmark), it's law that you have to have them on all the time, because of the above reason.

And yes, I drive around with mine on all the time. Deliberately.
Old 09 April 2002, 10:56 PM
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Forget switching them off, see if you can get a flasher to work on them that way everyone will pull over for you!!!!
Old 09 April 2002, 11:22 PM
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never turned my off since i got the car
Old 10 April 2002, 08:39 AM
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Never turn mine off either. Car still seems invisible to the odd k-*** on the road though
Old 10 April 2002, 08:44 AM
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Kept mine on from the first day i got the car too
Old 10 April 2002, 08:47 AM
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Cool

always leave mine on. for reasons above.

I did in my golf too but that kept flattening the battery
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I have that problem too! I'm concerned about flattening the battery if I leave the car with the radio on etc. I flattened the battery once by accidentally leaving the aircon and radio on whilst I unpacked the boot on holiday.
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Surely if you take the keys out, nothing can be left on? Used to be the case in my UK MY98. Not so in the Eunos (thanks Jim & Sal )

Steve.
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