door lock solenoids

[Kneale Brownson]

At 02:13 PM 12/14/2005 -0500, Steve Sears wrote:
 
>(apparently there is a L/R switch on European cars.....I learned that on our 
>last local Audi group pub night).


That's to accommodate the European practice of parking at the side of the
road (if necessary) with just one rear parking lamp lighted.  Conserves
battery capacity, I guess.  It dates back for years and years.  My '64 MB
230SL had that setup.