If you are forced to perform an emergency service with your private vehicle, which lights or optical signaling must you primarily activate?

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When a non-priority vehicle (such as a private car) is forced to perform an emergency service normally reserved for ambulances or police (e.g., transporting a seriously injured person), the driver must warn other road users of their presence. The regulations state that the hazard warning lights (emergency lights) must be used. Additionally, you may warn others by sounding the horn intermittently or waving a handkerchief out of the window. High beams or turn signals are not the distinctive signal for this exceptional situation.

If you are forced to perform an emergency service with your private vehicle, which lights or optical signaling must you primarily activate?

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