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What happens when you put too much oil in your engine?
The oil seals will leak.
What must you do when you hitch a trailer to a towing vehicle?
Fit a second coupling device.
What safety device must be fitted to a trailer braking system?
A breakaway cable.
The fluid in your battery is low, what fluid would you use to top it back up?
Distilled water.
When is fuel consumption at its highest?
When you’re accelerating.
What helps with the handling combination when towing a caravan?
A stabiliser fitted to the tow bar.
How can you use your cars engine as a brake?
By changing to a lower gear.
Which driving technique can help you save fuel?
Missing out some gears.
What can cause excessive or uneven tyre wear?
A faulty braking system.
What helps with fuel consumption?
Driving more slowly.
What happens when your trailer has a MAM (Maximum Authorised Mass) of 3,500kg?
Your trailer and load combined cannot weigh more than 3,500kg.
(The MAM is stamped onto the plate fitted to the chassis and is the maximum weight and load given by the manufacturer.)
You’re driving an automatic, when would you use ‘kick down’?
(Kick-down selects a lower gear enabling the car to accelerate faster.)
To accelerate faster.
When will you feel the effects of engine braking?
When you change to a lower gear.
What will reduce fuel consumption?
Driving more slowly.
What does it mean when your vehicle keeps bouncing after you sharply press down and release in the bodywork over a wheel?
The shock absorbers are worn.
