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chilimac02
09-05-2008, 12:08 PM
What is that? I've seen it in a few posts and have no idea what they are talking about...

Right Lane Cruiser
09-05-2008, 12:16 PM
Justin, that's a name that Brother has applied to something I noticed a couple of mornings ago.

Some vehicles will not run the headlights when the ignition switch is in the ACC position. Among those are Subarus, my Elantra, and apparently Corollas. In my car I discovered that I can turn the key just barely past the ON position detente and the engine will die while leaving the headlights on. Just a little past that will kill the lights as well.

I've been hypermiling my Elantra for nearly 1.5yrs now and I always had to be careful when driving in the dark to avoid flashing people with the resulting blink -- this allows me to FAS at will without anyone being any the wiser. :)

chilimac02
09-05-2008, 01:49 PM
Thank you O wise one. :)

that explains a lot. And, it's one less thing for me to have to learn!!



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