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					Originally Posted by 99Boxster
					
				 
				What are directional parking lights? 
			
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Those are the lights on either side of the car that come on when you turn the light switch to the left (counter-clockwise [or anti-clockwise]).  
They are supposed to be used when parking in the street.  You're supposed to turn on the side that's closest to the center of the street.