Auto headlights question

I currently drive a 2010 Kia forte that doesn’t have auto headlights but if you take the key out first then open the door the lights shut off and you can leave the switch on I’m buying my grandmother’s 13 fiesta wlonce she gets the title to her dad’s SUV Her fiesta doesnt have the auto option Is there a trick to leave the switch on and have them shut off

If you leave the headlights on in a car without auto headlights when exiting, the vehicle will chime until the lights are switched off. Leaving the lights on could drain the battery, potentially causing it to die. There’s no way around this unless the vehicle was equipped with that feature from the factory.

With my current car Kia has a “battery saver” hack I call it But if you open the door before taking the key out of the ignition the headlights shut off and the parking lights stay on

Considering the differences between the US and Euro spec Fiestas, if I leave the switch in the low beam position, it’ll beep at me but the lights will turn off. However, if I leave it in the parking light position, they’ll stay on.

Ford Fiesta is a very good car