Show me tell me Flashcards
Tell me how you’d check that the brakes are working before starting a journey.
Brakes should not feel spongy or slack
Brakes should be tested as you set off
Vehicle should not pull to one side.
Tell me where you’d find the information for the recommended tyre pressures for this car and how tyre pressures should be checked.
Manufacturer’s guide
Use a reliable pressure gauge
Check and adjust pressures when tyres are cold
Don’t forget spare tyre
Remember to refit valve caps.
Tell me how you make sure your head restraint is correctly adjusted so it provides the best protection in the event of a crash.
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, and as close to the back of the head as is comfortable.
Tell me how you’d check the tyres to ensure that they have sufficient tread depth and that their general condition is safe to use on the road.
No cuts and bulges
1.6mm of tread depth across the central three-quarters of the breadth of the tyre, and around the entire outer circumference of the tyre.
Tell me how you’d check that the headlights and tail lights are working.
Explain you’d turn on the ignition.
Turn circle anticlockwise once.
then walk round vehicle
Tell me how you’d know if there was a problem with your anti-lock braking system.
Warning light should illuminate if there is a fault with the anti-lock braking system.
Tell me how you’d check the direction indicators are working
Explain you’d operate the hazard switch and then walk round vehicle
Tell me how you’d check the brake lights are working on this car.
Explain you’d operate the brake pedal, make use of reflections in windows or doors, or ask someone to help.
Tell me how you’d check the power-assisted steering is working before starting a journey.
Gentle pressure on the steering wheel, maintained while the engine is started, should result in a slight but noticeable movement as the system begins to operate.
Alternatively turning the steering wheel just after moving off will give an immediate indication that the power assistance is functioning.
Tell me how you’d switch on the rear fog light(s) and explain when you’d use it/them.
Operate switch (turn on ignition and dipped headlight anticlockwise and then bottom left for rear foglight) . Check warning light is on.
Use when visibility drops below 100 metres
Tell me how you switch your headlight from dipped to main beam and explain how you’d know the main beam is on.
turn on ignition, turn on dipped headlights (anticlockwise), push left stalk towards dashboard, check with main beam warning light.
Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient oil.
Pull catch near feet of passenger side of vehicle.
Left of centre of bonnet pull catch to the right as start to lift bonnet.
Put bonnet-stay-up into hole.
Identify dipstick/oil level indicator (yellow stick towards left) pull it out, wipe on cloth, put back in, pull out describe check of oil level against the minimum and maximum markers.
if needs topping up add to thing to the right
Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient engine coolant.
Pull catch near feet of passenger side of vehicle.
Left of centre of bonnet pull catch to the right as start to lift bonnet.
Put bonnet-stay-up into hole.
Is orange liquid at the left,
Identify high and low level markings
only open/top it up when the engine is cold
Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that you have a safe level of hydraulic brake fluid.
Pull catch near feet of passenger side of vehicle.
Left of centre of bonnet pull catch to the right as start to lift bonnet.
Put bonnet-stay-up into hole.
top left small pipe
Identify reservoir, check level against high and low markings.
When it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you wash and clean the rear windscreen?
push right stalk towards dashboard and hold
When it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you wash and clean the front windscreen?
pull right stalk towards you and hold
When it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you’d switch on your dipped headlights?
rotate anticlockwise, dashboard, rotate back
When it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you’d set the rear demister?
top left squiggly lines in middle of car
When it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you’d operate the horn?
honk
When it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you’d demist the front windscreen?
middle squiggly lines
When it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you’d open and close the side window?
buttons on window armrest
