Practice exam preparation
Question material organized into sections, with images, checks and questions to review before the practical exam.
Driving quiz
What will you do when you're driving on a freeway and your vehicle's brakes don't work?
What will you do if your oil or brake light comes on or your engine temperature rises into the red?
What fluids do you add to the battery, radiator, brakes?
Which wheels do you brake when you press the brake pedal and which do you apply the parking brake?
What wheels do you put snow chains on on a front wheel drive, rear wheel drive and four wheel drive vehicle?
What do you do if you are stopped on a national road due to a traffic jam, day or night?
Mandatory and optional equipment
Equipment you need to know before checking the vehicle.
An inflated spare, wrench, triangle, first aid kit, jack, fire extinguisher and chains when you are going to move on a mountain road or when the E.M.Y. announce adverse conditions.
Power strips, tow cable, extra lights and fuses, engine oil, non-perishable food and water for long waits.
Mechanisms and gauges on the dashboard
When it comes on while you are driving, there is a problem with the engine and if it is red, stop immediately and call for roadside assistance. It doesn't always require an immediate stop when it's yellow, but it does require a workshop check.
When it lights up red, stop the vehicle (the engine has overheated), switch off the engine and call roadside assistance.
Indicates a problem with oil pressure or quantity. You stop immediately and do not continue without control.
If the light stays on while you released the parking brake, the brake fluid level is low or the pads are worn, stop immediately and call for roadside assistance
Illuminates when the battery is not being charged by the power generator. The vehicle will soon come to a standstill so you stop immediately and call for roadside assistance.
It shows the amount of fuel. The odometer and tachometer help to check the course and operation of the engine.
Functionality checks
Checks in the engine compartment
Fill the appropriate liquid (distilled and anti-freeze if it is winter) in the container of the wipers and check that it sprays correctly.
Check the level in the tank. If it drops low, there may be a leak or worn pads so you won't start
The refrigerator has a special antifreeze-antithermic, the level must be in the maximum position. You don't open a cap when it's hot.
Old batteries are filled with distilled water. New ones usually don't need filling.
Check with the oil dipstick on level ground and with the engine off for at least five minutes, the level should be close to the max and if it is not, top up with the oil recommended by the manufacturer.
For fluids, pressures and technical data, consult the manufacturer's manual.
Tires, wipers and lights
The correct pressure can be found on the vehicle's nameplate or in the manufacturer's manual.
The wear indicator shows when the tread has reached its limit and the tire needs to be replaced. The depth of the groove must be at least 1.6mm
The four digits on the side indicate the week and year of manufacture and we change them every three years from the listed date.
The tires should be changed if they have done about 20000-30000km.
Check that they clean the windshield properly and that the tires are not worn.
Control low, medium and high beams, indicators, brake lights, reverse and alarm.
Documents
This section is there to help you remember the key documents that may be asked for in an audit or that you need to know in the exam.
The driving licence or temporary licence when applicable.
The vehicle document with the registration details.
In effect, together with the information requested by the insurance company.
Certificate of technical inspection (KTEO), exhaust gas card and paid road tax.
Various examiner questions
Downshift to 1st and then use the parking brake tooth-to-tooth or with the button pressed until the vehicle stops. If the parking brake doesn't work either, you can turn off the engine to stop it.
Stop the vehicle and call roadside assistance. Red lights mean a serious problem.
Distilled water in the old battery, anti-freeze-anti-heat in the radiator and special brake fluid in the brakes.
The foot brake brakes all four wheels, approximately 70% front and 30% rear. The parking brake brakes the rear wheels.
On the drive wheels. In front-wheel drive, in rear-wheel drive and in four-wheel drive according to the manufacturer's instructions, usually in the front.
Turn on your hazard lights, i.e. the alarms, to warn drivers coming up behind you.
The car has four wheels and we check the pressure on all four, as well as the spare where there is one.
Use an appropriate low gear so that the engine has power on the uphills and engine braking on the downhills.
First you protect the area, notify the relevant services immediately and do not move injured people without instructions.