On 18/04/2011 13:20, Tim Streater wrote:
In article ,
"dennis@home" wrote:

"Tim Streater" wrote in message
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When did you last see a car with sidelights on when parked at night?

Anytime I park where they are required. 8-)

Why are you calling parking lights, sidelights?
There are no such things as side lights fitted to most cars, some HGV
have what could be called sidelights but its no relevant as HGVs can't
park without parking lights even if there are street lights.

What are parking lights, does my car have them and how do I turn them on
if so?

Sidelights is what my car displays if I don't have the headlights on. It
includes lights for the number plates, the dashboard, and lighting up
the radio controls etc, as well as one light at each corner of the car.

What I might be inclined to call parking lights would be *only* a light
front/back on the side nearest the road (drivers side if I understand
all the stuff from the HC, posted here), controllable by e.g. the
indicator stalk, and *no* other lights.

I just checked my car (2008 C4). Sidelights but no parking lights AFAICT.

In the seventies, I had a Rover 3500 that had side lights. Turn the
switch, to the right, from the off position and the lights would come on
progressively. Turn it to the left from off and the right front and rear
lights would come on.

Dave