Philip® wrote: || Jason James wrote: ||| ||| Philip,..do the US models not have a parking light position on the ||| light/blinker-indicator stalk? If so, I'm amazed,...but then again ||| we (Ozzys) were influenced by the British originally. The parking ||| light switch is only used when its too light for headlights but ||| too dark to not have any lights,..even then, a lot of drivers just ||| switch straight to h/lights. ||| ||| ||| Jason || || || || There are variations on the theme. In the case of my '03 Corolla, || the "smart stalk" controls the turnsignals and headlights || (OFF/Parking/ON, also Hi/Lo beam). With this conventional switch, || OFF is overridden by the DRL module which puts the Twilight Sentinel || in charge of deciding if DRL or Headlights ON is appropriate. || || In the case of '03+ Camry, there is an additional "smart stalk" || switch position between OFF and Parking labeled AUTO (if I recall || right). AUTO puts the Twilight Sentinel in charge of deciding if || DRL or Headlights ON is appropriate, while OFF is manual OFF. || || In America, it is illegal in every state that I know of (the || qualifier) to drive with only your "parking" lights. || --
And so it should be. Aside from those who rant about overregulation it is proven that more lights equal more visibility to pedestrians and other motorists. Period.
|| || - Philip @ Maximum Torque RPM