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Originally Posted by Rival879
The headlights turn off with the ignition, yes. Unfortunate, but how Subaru designed the lights. I'm in the same boat where I have to EOC cautiously or with just my parking lights on. The only lights that can stay on when the ignition is off are the parking lights. They have a dedicated hardware switch typically on the top of the steering column. I learned that soon after I bought my first Subie.
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You don't want the key off the entire time the car is coasting, only long enough to kill the engine. Turn the ignition back to run once the engine has died. It will stay off until the clutch is let out or the starter is used.
My point is, your headlights probably only need to be off for 2 seconds tops.
Engine kill switch is the correct way to do this if you expect to EOC frequently. That would leave headlights on since the ignition isn't switched off.