Turn signal question

[Hoppe]

Odd thing today and I am a new owner so I don't know if this is standard functionality or not.

A coworker came in this morning and said I left my parking lights on. Odd since I did not remember turning the lights on at all this morning. I go out and only the left side is on and the light switch is fully depressed. As it turns out the turn signal lever was down. I wheeled in to the parking lot and made an immediate circle into the parking spot, never fully straightening the wheel.

Is it normal for this light to stay on? It was not blinking, just lit. When I raised the lever to middle the light went out.

Thanks,
Glenn

[lsf911]

Yes, it's normal. A European thing...

[universeman]

It has to do with being parked on the side of the road at night on low-light European highways - a safety feature. If you have the stalk up, the right side goes on (or both sides go on, I don't remember.)

[Hoppe]

Thanks for the replies. Learning something knew everyday I own this thing.