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In article <1990Oct8.150643.9818@athena.mit.edu> erspert@athena.mit.edu (Ellen R. Spertus) writes:
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>Since my concern was from leaving my lights on and not cold weather, I
>am now considering building a device I saw in a popular electronics
>magazine that buzzes if you leave your lights on.  (I don't have the
>magazine with me but can give details to anyone who wants more

In my wifes car, I installed a relay in series with the headlight relay
that insures that if the key is off, the headlights are off.

Interestingly, our '75 Volkswagen van has this feature built in but it
only turns off the headlights, not the running lights.

John