The purpose of this feature is to prevent the battery from being discharged. The system automatically turns off the parking lamp when the driver turns the engine off and opens the driver-side door.
With this feature, the parking lamps will turn off automatically if the driver parks on the side of road at night.
If necessary, to keep the lamps on when the engine is turned off, perform the following:
1) Open the driver-side door.
2) Turn the parking lamps OFF and ON again using the light switch on the steering column.