Questions

Question 1

Tell me how you’d check that the brakes are working before starting a journey?

Answer 1

Brakes should feel hard, not spongy or slack

Question 2

Tell me where you’d find the information for the recommended tyre pressures for this car and how tyre pressures should be checked?

Answer 2

Information in the manufacturers guide, then go to the petrol station and use a reliable pressure gauge to check

Question 3

Tell me how you make sure your head restraint is correctly adjusted so it provides the best protection in an event of a crash ?

Answer 3

• ## The head restraint should be adjusted so the rigid part of the head restraint is at least as high as the eye or top of the ears

Question 4

Tell me how you’d check the tyres to endure that they have sufficient tread depth and their general condition is safe to use on the road

Answer 4

• No cuts and bulges, 1.6mm of tread depth across the central 3/4 of the breadth of the tyres

Question 5

Tell me how you would check that the headlights and taillights are working

Answer 5

• Turn the lights on and walk around the car

Question 6

Tell me how you would know if there was a problem with your anti-lock braking system

Answer 6

• Warning light should illuminate on the dashboard

Question 7

Tell me how you’d check the direction indicators are working

Answer 7

• Turn on the Hazard lights and walk around the car

Question 8

Tell me how you’d check the brake lights are working on the car

Answer 8

• Press on the brake pedal, make use of reflections in windows or doors, or ask someone to help

Question 9

Tell me how you’d check the power-assisted steering is working before starting a journey

Answer 9

If the steering becomes heavy the system may not be working properly. Gentle pressure on the steering wheel, it should feel light when the engine is on

Question 10

Tell me how’d you switch on the rear fog lights and explain when you’d use them

Answer 10

• Operate switch and use them if visibility drops below 100 meters

Question 11

Tell me how you’d switch your headlight from dipped to main beam and explain how you’d know main beam is on

Answer 11

• Operate switch and check with main beam warning light, it should be blue

Question 12

How would you check that the engine has sufficient oil

Answer 12

• Identify oil level indicator, describe check of oil level against the minimum and maximum markers

Question 13

Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient engine coolant

Answer 13

• Find your big coolant tank and point to the minimum and maximum markings

Question 14

Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that you have a safe level of of hydraulic brake fluid

Answer 14

• Find the brake fluid reservoir , check the fluid level is between the minimum and maximum markers

Question 15

Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that your windscreen washer tank has sufficient markers

Answer 15

• Find and identify windscreen washer reservoir then open cap and look inside to check the level