It's weird, but this is usually done by led's which replace car-(exterior) lightning.
In some (recent?) cars there is electronics which determine if the light is still working. This can be done by measuring the current. When the light is changed from a normal bulb (halogene) to a led, the current is drasticly reduced. So the electronics thinks the bulb is broken and warns you should replace it. To let the electronic think the bulb is okay, a resistor is put in parallel to draw more current.
Long live the green planet (I = 13.8V/1300Ohm = 10mA; P=13.8*0.01=0.15Watt).