Chapter 2 Flashcards
What is the ignition switch and where is it?
Right side of the steering column on dashboard lock steering wheel and shifting level it enables driver to start and stop and gym and provides power to other convenience and safety systems
Where are seat adjustments?
Forward and back is under the seat
Back angle is left your side
The electric power is the lower left side or control cluster on the drivers armrest or door panel
What does sitting closer than 10 inches to steering wheel increase chances of?
Increases chances of arm, neck, or facial injury
How can you adjust the angle of the steering wheel?
With a lever on the right or left side of steering wheel, and the underside can raise or lower the steering wheel
When driving what position should your hands and arms be in?
Elbows should be bent,
use your fingers instead of palms
position thumbs up along the face of the steering wheel.
How to use a rearview mirror
Only move eyes not head to see, and it should show the entire rear window
How to set passenger side mirror?
Center head under rearview mirror
What to see belts do
Reduce fatigue keep vehicle occupants, securely in place and slow rate of deceleration of occupants during frontal crash
What to not do with your seatbelt?
Don’t place it behind, back or under arm
What do airbags do?
Absorb cash forces, they’re located in steering wheel and in dashboard, over the side doors, the drivers is 10 inches from the wheel and passengers is 15 inches from airbag
What is the most violent type of crash or collision
Frontal crashes
What is automatic transmissions and where?
The center consul or on the floor to the right of the driver
What is the overdrive gear?
The maximum feel economy
When do you leave a vehicle in overdrive gear
Leaving overdrive gear unless 28 trailer
Where is the accelerator pedal and brick pedal
Accelerator pedal is right corner of drivers foot well.
Brake pedal is to the left of the accelerator pedal
Where is parking brick located?
It’s a foot operated pedal on floor to the far left driver seat or a hand operated to far left of driver seat on the floor or in the center console
What’s cruise speed control?
Select and maintains a specific seed without keeping foot on the accelerator
located on the steering wheel or a lever on side of steering column
When do you not use cruise or speed control?
Don’t use in traffic, rain, snow, ice, and potentially hedges conditions
Went to use hazard lights?
Or other drivers have a problem
Make alert of vehicles presents
They are located on top or right side of steering column or near central dashboard
Where are windshield wipers and washers located
On dashboard or turn signal lever or separate lever on the right side of steering column
What do headlights do when should you use them?
Headlights controls are parking lights, tail, lights, side, marker, lights, license plate, lights, and instrumental panel lighting
Turn on headlights every time you drive
Located on left side of instrument panel on same lever as turn indicator or on separate lever
Headlight switch is on left side, steering column, move it forward or backward
Hood release location
Left side of drivers compartment
Under or to the right of steering column
Trunk or hatch release
Lever on on floor to left or right of driver seat
