Show Me Tell Me Flashcards
Tell me how you’d check that the brakes are working before starting a journey.
Brakes should be tested as you set off and they should not feel spongy or slack. 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.
In the manufacturers guide, use a tyre pressure gauge.
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.
Tyres should have no cuts and bulges. Should be 1.6mm of tread depth across the central three-quarters of the breadth of the tyre, and around the entire outer circumference.
Tell me how you’d check that the headlights and tail lights are working. You don’t need to exit the vehicle.
Turn them on, and check in reflections or ask someone to check for you.
Tell me how you’d know if there was a problem with your anti-lock braking system.
The warning light would illuminate.
Tell me how you’d check the direction indicators are working. You don’t need to exit the vehicle.
Turn them on and check reflections or ask someone to check for you.
Tell me how you’d check the brake lights are working on this car.
Press the brakes and use reflections or ask someone to check for you.
Tell me how you’d check the power-assisted steering is working before starting a journey.
While engine is off, gentle pressure on the steering wheel to the left, turn the engine on and the wheel should move slightly.
Tell me how you’d switch on the rear fog light(s) and explain when you’d use it/them. You don’t need to exit the vehicle.
Put normal lights on, flick second one up once and twice.
Use when visibility is less than 100m.
Tell me how you switch your headlight from dipped to main beam and explain how you’d know the main beam is on.
Turn normal lights on and then flick towards you.
You will know they are on if the main beam warning light shows.
Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient oil.
Pull out dipstick, wipe, put fully back in, make sure it is between the max and min lines.
Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient engine coolant.
(Thermometer sign)
Check the fluid against the max and min signs.
Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that you have a safe level of hydraulic brake fluid.
Yellow
Check on max and min markings
When it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you wash and clean the rear windscreen?
Twist the left one all the way and hold
