developing your smart driving skills Lights driving tip driving tip Hazard light switch Cruise control Wipers and washer control Horn 20 Your horn is an important way to communicate warnings to  other road users. Be sure to use it wisely. Practise finding the different wiper speed settings. Make sure  you know how to turn on the windshield washer. The wipers  should always be in top working condition to give you a clear  view during rainy and snowy weather conditions. Cruise control lets you pre‑set a speed that will stay the same.  Use it only under ideal highway driving conditions. Never use  the cruise control feature: The hazard light switch activates both turn signals at the same  time. These flashing lights tell other road users to be careful  near your vehicle because you may have stopped for an emergency. Vehicles made after 1991 have automatic daytime running lights  (DRL), a safety feature that makes your vehicle easier for other  drivers to see during daylight hours. Daytime running lights do  not activate the tail lights. Do not use them for nighttime driving  or for low visibility conditions. Use the low or high beam lights. Use the parking lights when you are stopped and want to make  sure your vehicle is visible. Don’t use these lights when your  vehicle is moving — put the headlights on instead. Your vehicle will have another switch position or separate switch  that controls the two brightness settings of the headlights —  low beam and high beam. Use the high beam setting only on  unlit roads at night when there aren’t any vehicles approaching  or in front of you. The first position of the light switch controls the tail lights,  parking lights and side‑marker lights, as well as the dashboard  and licence plate lights. The second position controls the headlights. Drive with the low beam  headlights on during the  day if your car does not  have automatic daytime  running lights. Daytime running lights  do not activate the tail  lights. Do not use them  for nighttime driving or for  low visibility conditions. • on wet, slippery, snowy or icy surfaces • in urban traffic • when you are tired • on winding roads.