Date:         Mon, 29 Sep 2003 02:42:03 -0700
Reply-To:     TinkerMan <tinkerman007@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         TinkerMan <tinkerman007@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
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Hello Volks!

I keep having my battery discharged once in a while
because of two possible reasons:

1. I left the headlight switch on. The parking lights
stay on although the headlights are turned off by the
ignition switch. This is hard to notice in the day.

2. I left the turn signal lever not in center
position. This leaves the appropriate turn signals,
right or left, on (not blinking). These lights are
also not affected by the ignition switch.

Situation #2 is much more common, because when I turn
into the parking spot the lever doesn't always return
to center and I don't notice it because the turn
signal relay isn't clicking with ignition off.

I've searched the archives and found mention only of
the parking lights situation, but no specific points
where to connect a warning buzzer.
Looking in the schematics maze in the Bentley manual
doesn't seem to suggest an easy connection point.

I'm sure other people have had these problems.
Has anyone found a "Holistic" solution to BOTH
mentioned problems? I don't mind installing TWO
buzzers, one for each circuit (parking and turn
signal) if necessary.


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Cheers, T-man.

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