Tell Me Flashcards
Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient oil.
This involves you opening the bonnet. You would check the oil level by removing the dipstick, wipe it clean of oil, dip it back in, removing it again and the oil should leave an oily mark between the maximum and minimum marker.
Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient engine coolant.
This involves you opening the bonnet. The coolant can be checked by looking at the maximum and minimum levels found on the side of the expansion tank (never open the coolant when it’s hot).
Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that you have a safe level of hydraulic brake fluid.
This involves you opening the bonnet. It can be checked by looking at the maximum and minimum levels found on the side of the brake fluid reservoir.
Tell me how you’d check that the brakes are working before starting a journey.
Tell the examiner that you would drive forward slowly, press the foot brake, it shouldn’t feel spongy or slack and the car shouldn’t 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.
Tell the examiner that you would check and adjust all the tyres including the spare tyre when they’re cold with an air pressure guage. Don’t forget to refit the valve caps after. Tyre pressure information can be found in the car manual or sometimes there’s a sticker on either the drivers or passengers door pillar.
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 is at least as high as your eye or top of the ears and as close to the back of your head as comfortable. If you do need to adjust it, there’s a little button at the base of the head restraint that you can press and then move the head restraint up or down.
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.
You would check all the tyres with a tread depth gauge. The tread depth should be no less than 1.6mm across the central three quarters breadth of the tyre and you’d check this all the way round the tyre. There also shouldn’t be any cuts or bulges on the outside of the tyre wall.
Tell me how you’d check that the headlights and tail lights are working. You don’t need to exit the vehicle.
You’d turn the ignition on, turn the dipped headlights on and then walk round the car to check that the headlights and tail lights are working.
Tell me how you’d know if there was a problem with your anti-lock braking system (ABS).
You’d tell the examiner that when you turn the ignition on, some warning lights will illuminate on the dashboard. The ABS warning light should go off when you start the car unless theres a problem.
Tell me how you’d check the direction indicators are working. You don’t need to exit the vehicle.
Tell the examiner that you’d press the hazard warning lights button, it’s identified by a red triangle. Then you would walk around the car to make sure all six indicators are working (you don’t need to physically check on the driving test as it’s a ‘tell me’ question).
Tell me how you’d check the brake lights are working on this car.
Tell the examiner that you’d turn the ignition on, press the foot brake and either see reflections in windows or a garage door for example or 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.
To check it’s working, you can give the steering a little pressure as you start the engine. There should be slight movement as the power steering begins to operate. Also, as soon as you move off, you’ll feel the steering is light to turn and not heavy.
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.
Tell the examiner that you would use the rear fog light when you can’t see further than 100 metres. You would firstly need to turn on the ignition, turn on the dipped headlights and then press the button shown in the image for the rear fog light. You would tell the examiner that you know it’s on because you would see a warning light on the dashboard.
Tell me how you switch your headlight from dipped to main beam and explain how you’d know the main beam is on.
Tell the examiner that you would have to turn on the ignition. Turn on the dipped headlights. Pull the stalk on the left towards you for the main beam. Explain to the examiner that this blue warning light on the dashboard shows the main beam is on.
