If your car is immobilized due to an emergency at night on the shoulder of a road, which lighting must you leave on?

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The correct answer is position lights (sidelights). According to General Traffic Regulations, any vehicle immobilized on the roadway or shoulder between sunset and sunrise (or in conditions of reduced visibility) must keep its position lights on to indicate its presence and width to other road users. Additionally, since it is an emergency, you must also switch on the hazard warning lights, but among the lighting options provided, position lights are the mandatory requirement for visibility.   Low beam lights: These should not be left on with the engine off as they drain the battery and are meant to illuminate the road ahead, not to mark the vehicle's position.   Parking lights: While similar, the specific technical requirement for immobilization on the road is 'position lights'.

If your car is immobilized due to an emergency at night on the shoulder of a road, which lighting must you leave on?

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