If your truck breaks down and becomes immobilized inside a tunnel, what initial safety steps must you follow?

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In accordance with the General Traffic Regulations, if because of a breakdown a vehicle becomes immobilized inside a tunnel or underpass, the driver must pull it over as close as possible to the right-hand edge or to an emergency area, switch off the engine so as not to accumulate toxic gases inside the tunnel, activate the hazard lights and keep the position lights on in order to be seen. The other options are incorrect: not switching off the engine creates a risk of asphyxiation from the accumulation of carbon monoxide, and abandoning the truck without proper signaling creates a serious danger of a rear-end collision.

If your truck breaks down and becomes immobilized inside a tunnel, what initial safety steps must you follow?

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