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Forums › Transport (cars, bikes and boats) › Nissan Leaf ZE1 Park Lights - how to turn on when the car is parked?
tripper1000

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#322690 12-Sep-2025 12:01
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Good morning everyone.

 

Does anyone know how to make the park lights stay on, for a 2018 ZE1 Jap import Leaf?

 

I've searched google and read the (USA) owners manual but no joy.

 

Problem is that as soon as I lock the car, the park lights shut off. They work fine right up until locking the car (also headlights shut off if turned on - but that makes sense). Seems like Leaf park lights are for decoration not parking?

 

I know on some cars (BMW?) you have to also select the indicator wand left or right, but this doesn't help on the leaf.

 

(Land Transport Act requires park/head lights be on when parked in certain situations, so it seems my Leaf may not be legal).

 

(I would have posted this in the Nissan Leaf thread but it is locked). 

 

 

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  #3414536 13-Sep-2025 14:59
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Just had a go on our AZE0.

Seems basically whatever you do, the parking lights turn when if you lock the car with either the key button or button on the exterior of the drivers door. Tried shutting down the car, turning the lights off, turning them on again etc. Quite a contrast to my lexus that will turn off the lights when you open the drivers door for the first time after turning off the car, and can be manually turned back on at that point.

Work around I found was to:

 

     

  1. Turn off the car, leave the park lights on, and Lock the car with the manual backup key fob. Central locking still works, and all doors lock, but lights stay on. Can be unlocked with the remote (unlike if use the backup key to lock the still running car - usefull if you want it to stay air-condoned while parked), or:
  2. Turn off the car, leave the park lights on, open drivers door, lock drivers door on interior, pull the exterior door handle so it is fully extended. Hold fully extended while you shut the door. Release handle when door is fully shut (either timed so the release is just when the door is fully shut, or by pushing the door in so it stays shut while releasing. (same deal as above, can unlock with the key).

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