Tulip driving school

Automatic driving lessons
in Yeovil
Call Alan 07930 658946

• 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 how you’d know if there was
  a problem with your anti-lock braking system (ABS)
  The ABS warning light will stay on if there is
  a fault with the anti-lock braking system
  
  
• Tell me how you’d check the brake lights are working on this car.
  Explain you’d turn the ignition on and press the brake pedal, make use of reflections in windows or doors, or ask someone to look

• Tell me how you’d check that the headlights and tail lights are working.
  You don’t need to exit the vehicle.
  Explain you’d turn on ignition, operate the
  switch and get out and look
  
  
• Tell me how you’d check the direction indicators are working. You don’t need to exit the vehicle.
  Explain you’d turn on the hazard warning lights, then walk round vehicle and check that all 4 indictors are working
  
  
• Tell me how you’d switch on the rear fog light and explain when you’d use it. You don’t need to exit the vehicle.
  Explain you’d turn the ignition switch on
  Press the fog light switch and check the display warning light
  Use when visibility is seriously reduced, generally when you cannot see for more than 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 the ignition and exterior lights, pull the stalk towards you to switch on main beam, repeat to switch back to dipped beam.
  Check the display blue warning light

BRAKING

LIGHTING

TYRES

• 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 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.

HEAD RESTRAINT

• 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

POWER-ASSISTED STEERING

• Tell me how you’d check the power-assisted steering is working before starting a journey.
  Before starting the engine, the steering will feel heavy, it should feel noticeably lighter once the engine is started

ENGINE COOLANT

• Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient engine coolant.
  Identify the header tank and explain you’d check the level is between minimum and maximum markers - if not top it up

• .Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient oil.
  Identify the dip stick and explain that you would pull it out, wipe it and reinsert, pull it out again and check the oil level against the minimum and maximum markers - if not top it up

Electric cars don’t have engine oil

ENGINE OIL

• Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that you have a safe level of hydraulic brake fluid.
  Identify the reservoir and explain you’d check the level is between minimum and maximum markers - if not top it up

BRAKE FLUID

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