DRL lights at tail.

They do in Liftbacks and 'v's.

Is that not true in your 'c'?

 

No. It has never been true of ANY vehicle I've ever owned.
My C "screams" that annoying alarm if I open the door with them still ON.
There might be a safety "time out" to save the battery but they certainly don't go off immediately when you turn the car OFF.

 

It has been true on EVERY vehicle I've purchased in the past thirty years. My household's last car without auto-off is the '89 Integra that is still the spouse's daily driver.

OP's Finnish vehicle appears similar to a U.S. 'v', which has auto-off but no buzzer. From the U.S. 2016 'v' owner's manual, page 192:





Even some 'c's have this. But maybe yours does not, being equipped instead with a reminder buzzer and 20-minute battery saver. From 2017 'c' owner's manual:

 

Hmm. With every Toyota I've owned since my 1988 Celica (and there's been a number of them), if you left the light switch in the "on" position, the lights would automatically turn off when you opened the driver's door following shut down. I found it rather annoying when I had some luxury Euro brands that they didn't posses this feature.
I'll have to check the V when I get home.

 

Bottom line: I really don't care. Don't you have anything better to do with your time ?

Toward the bottom of your quoted information, it states that the "buzzer" operates similarly in both "options".

AND.....if an owner has never ignored the buzzer and then watched his headlights for 30 seconds........he would never know.

I was TRYING to state that they do NOT go off immediately with the "ignition" and it appears that is true.

 

It has long been clear that you regularly fling insults at people who correct your occasional misinformation.

U.S.-market Liftbacks and 'v's don't have a buzzer to be ignored in the first place. It seems that his Euro version is similar.

And those who RTFM (or many dealer's pre-delivery questionnaires) know that the auto-off delay is customizable to 0-30-60-90 seconds. It has been discussed in many many many threads on this website.

The videotape says:

... which was simply wrong for his and most models.

 

Reporting back:

I can't speak for non-North American versions, but my North American 2013 Prius V Wagon works as I described. Leave the switch in the "on" position, and the lights turn off when the door is opened following shutdown... then turn back on when the vehicle is powered back up. Just as they did in the '88 Celica, '89 Camry, '94 Pickup, '95 Tacoma, '03 Sienna, '02 4Runner, '08 Prius, & '00 Tundra.

 

It has been customized. Factory default is 30 seconds delay to turn off.

Did you fill out a dealer customization sheet when this car was purchased new? I did.

 

I have Techstream.

 

I think the Sienna had and auto function with a sensor on the dash that sensed daylight/darkness.

Back to your Prius: This video shows you how to adjust the auto-off timer to 90 - 60 - 30 - zero seconds. Mine's set to zero, meaning the headlights turn off immediately when the driver's door is opened following shut-down.

 

The "auto" mode on every car I've driven that has it means that the lights turn on when the sensor detects darkness, and off when the sensor detects bright light (daytime).

None of them have anything to do with the shut down procedure, all of which turn the headlights off either when the key is pulled out or when the drivers door is opened, your V should do the same thing if you havnt got the timer set.

On my 2008 Prius the headlights turn off when I open the driver's door after shut down and turn back on when I start the car again. I have installed DRLs that come on if the ignition is on but the headlights are off, and they also shut down when I open the door.

 

Your car will do what you are asking about if you would ignore the AUTO function, and just put the switch in the ON position. It may take 30 seconds for the lights to turn off after opening the door following a power-down, but they will turn off. If you wish for them to turn off immediately after opening the door, your dealer can adjust that or you can do it yourself if you have Techstream.