hosel wrote:
> Can anyone help?
>
> I asked this question before but got no response. So I don't know if
> this is even a normal situation or not. The manual for the van is vague
> on this point. I can only start my 90' GL if either the parking or
> headlights are turned on. This is crazy, even for Germans to do, if in
> fact, it's engineered into the van. It's much to easy to forget to turn
> the parking lights off during the day, and so, in the interest of
> safety, you're stranded because of a dead battery. I like options in my
> life.
>
> I'd like to know if this is a normal situation, and if so, can it be
> undone? Or does everyone just put up with it? On the other hand, what
> mankind has created, mankind can uncreate.
>
> Also is there any simple way to stop the warning buzzer from buzzing?
> That's almost as bad a sound as those backup warning noises on
> trucks..... Again it's a issue of freedom of expression - to make an
> obnoxious noise or not...
>
> Thanks for any consideration and/or information on these two subjects.
> Jim
> 90' GL

That's not the factory design on any van that I'm aware of.  It sounds
to me like someone's poorly designed anti-theft device.  Can you turn
the lights off after the van is running, or does that kill the engine?
The warning buzzer can be unplugged.

Michael Snow