SMTM Flashcards
(20 cards)
Tell me how you’d check that the brakes are working before starting a journey.
- Brakes should be tested as you set off.
- Brakes should not feel spongy or slack.
- Vehicle should not 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.
- Manufacturer’s guide, or inside the fuel filler cap, or the sticker in the door frame.
- Use a reliable pressure gauge and check and adjust pressures when tyres are cold
- Don’t forget spare tyre
- remember to refit valve caps.
Tell me how you make sure your head restraint is correctly adjusted so it provides the best protection in the event of a crash.
- 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.
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 bulge on the side walls of the tyres,
- Minimum 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 how you’d check that the headlights and tail lights are working.
Operate the switch (turn on ignition if necessary), then walk round vehicle
Tell me how you’d know if there was a problem with your anti-lock braking system
Warning light should illuminate if there is a fault with the anti-lock braking system
Tell me how you’d check the direction indicators are working.
Operate the hazzard light switch (turn on ignition if necessary), and then walk round vehicle
Tell me how you’d check the brake lights are working on this car
Operate the brake pedal, make use of reflections in windows or doors, or ask someone to help.
Tell me how you’d check the power-assisted steering is working before starting a journey
- Gentle pressure on the steering wheel, maintained while the engine is started, should result in a slight but noticeable movement as the system begins to operate.
- Alternatively turning the steering wheel just after moving off will give an immediate indication that the power assistance is functioning
Tell me how you’d switch on the rear fog light(s) and explain when you’d use it/them.
- Operate switch (turn on dipped headlights and ignition if necessary).
- Check warning light is on
- Use if visibility is < 100m
Tell me how you switch your headlight from dipped to main beam and explain how you’d know the main beam is on.
- Push indicator stalk away from you with dipped headlights on,
- Check with main beam warning light.
Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient oil.
- Identify dipstick/oil level indicator,
- Wipe dipstick
- Re-insert into oil reservoir
- Check if between min and max markers
Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient engine coolant.
- Identify high and low level markings on header tank where fitted or radiator filler cap, and describe how to top up to correct level.
Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that you have a safe level of hydraulic brake fluid.
- Identify reservoir
- Check level against high and low markings.
Where is the oil dipstick?
Where is the engine coolant tank?
Where is the brake fluid tank (roughly)?
How do you demist the front windscreen?
How do you demist the rear windscreen?
How do you turn on the headlights?
