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open the bonet and tell me how you would check the engine has sufficient oil
- Dipstick is shown in image
- open bonet
- check oil level by removing dipstick. wipe it clean of oil, dip it back in, remove it again.
- Oil should leave an oily mark between max and min marker
Open the bonnet and tell me how you would check the engine has suficient engine coolant?
- coolant expansion tank is in the image on card 1
- open the bonnet
- check max and min levels on the side of the expansion tank
- (i would never open the coolant when its hot)
open the bonnet and tell me how you would check that you have a safe level of hydraulic brake fluid
- brake fluid reservoir is in the picture on card 1
- open the bonnet
- look at max and min levels on the side of the brake fluid reservoir
tell me how you would check the brakes are working before starting a journey
- i would move forward slowly, press the foot brake
- it shouldn’t feel spongy or slack and the car shouldn’t pull to one side
tell me how you’d find the recommended tyre pressures for this car and how tyre pressures should be checked?
- i would check and adjust all the tyres including the spare tyre when theyre cold with an air pressure guage
- i would refit the valve caps after
- tyre pressure info can be found in the car manual or a sticker on the drivers or passenger door pillar
tell me how you make sure your head restraint is correctly adjusted so it provides best protection in the event of a crash?
- adjust the head restraint so the rigid part is as high as your eye or top of the ears and as close to the back of your head as comfortable
- there is a button at the base of the head restraint that you can press and move it up and down
tell me how you would check the tyres to ensure they have sufficient tread depth and the general condition is safe to use on the road
- check all tyres with a tread depth gauge
- tread depth should be no less than 1.6mm across the central three quarters breadth of the tyre
- check this all the way round the tyre
- there shouldn’t be any cuts or bulges on the outside of the tyre wall
Tell me how you would check the headlights and taillights are working
- i would turn ignition on, turn dipped headlights on
- i would walk around the car to check that the headlights and tailllights are working
tell me how you would know there’s a problem with your anti-lock braking system
an ABS warning light would stay illuminated when i start the car
how would you check the direction indicators are working?
- press hazard warning lights button (red triangle)
- then i would walk around the car to make sure all 6 indicators are working
tell me how you would check the brake lights are working
- i would turn ignition on and press foot brake
- i would see reflections in windows or a garage door eg
- Or i would ask someone to help and check the brake lights are working
tell me how you’d check the power assisted steering is working before starting a journey
- give the steering a bit of pressure as i start the engine
- there should be a slight movement as the power steering begins to operate
- also as soon as i move off i would feel the steering is light to turn and not heavy
tell me how you would switch on the rear fog lights and explain whe you’d use them
- I would use the rear fog lights when i cant see further than 100m
- i would first turn on ignition, turn on the dipped headlights and then press the button for rear fog light (image)
- I know it’s on because i see a warning light on the dashboard
Tell me how yo uwould switch your headlight from dipped to main beam and explain how you’d know the main beam is on
- I would turn on the ignition
- then i would turn on dipped headlights
- then turn it onto main beam (by pushing stalk)
- the blue indicator light on the dashboard shows the main beam is on
show me how you wash and clean the rear windscreen
- usually push the right hand stork towards the dashboard and hold
- let go to stop
show me how you would switch on your dipped headlights
- turn this switch once to the left for dipped headlights
- the symbol on the dashboard shows they’re on
- turn them off after
show me how you’d set the rear demister
- press button on the demister control to turn it on
- press it again to turn it off
show me how you’d demist the front windscreen
- press the button on the demister controls.
- press it again to turn it off
