European vs north American batteries ???

bobl said:

there have been several threads about batteries going flat lately. It is my understanding that in Europe when a car is parked on the street, the street side parking lights have to be on. Seems like that would be a heavy drain on the battery, especially if you don't use the car the next day.

are European batteries heavier duty?

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Well in uk land i never use the side parking lights well maybe on a very rare occasion .
And a rarity to see them being used here .

Maybe in europe they use more often ???

The front side light is prob 3watt
And the rear would be a led side light which be even less .
Hardly a big drain id say on the battery .

Unless left all night ?

bobl said:

there have been several threads about batteries going flat lately. It is my understanding that in Europe when a car is parked on the street, the street side parking lights have to be on. Seems like that would be a heavy drain on the battery, especially if you don't use the car the next day.

are European batteries heavier duty?

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You can use the parking light left or right for one night, this will not fully drain the battery, but it is not mandatory.

Bosch battery S5008 is good enough.