Show Me, Tell Me Questions

• 1 Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient oil
  • [[#1 Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient oil#2 Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient engine coolant|2 Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient engine coolant]]
• 3 Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that you have a safe level of hydraulic brake fluid
• 4 How to close the bonnet
• 5 Tell me how you’d check that the brakes are working before starting a journey
• 6 tell me where you’d find the information for the recommended tyre pressures for this car and how tyre pressures should be checked
• 7 tell me how you make sure your head restraint is correctly adjusted so it provides the best protection in the event of a crash
• 8 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
• 9 tell me how you’d check that the headlights and tail lights are working. You do not need to exit the vehicle
• 10 tell me how you’d know if there was a problem with your anti-lock braking system (ABS)
• 11 tell me how you’d check the direction indicators are working. You do not need to exit the vehicle
• 13 tell me how you’d check the power-assistant steering is working before starting your journey
• 14 tell me how you’d switch on the rear fog light(s) and explain when you’d use it/them. You do not need to exit the vehicle
• 15 tell me how you switch your headlight from dipped to main beam and explain how you’d know the main beam is on
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  • [[#show me questions#16 when it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you wash and clean rear windscreen?|16 when it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you wash and clean rear windscreen?]]
  • [[#show me questions#17 when it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you wash and clean front windscreen?|17 when it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you wash and clean front windscreen?]]
  • [[#show me questions#18 when it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you’d switch on your dipped headlights|18 when it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you’d switch on your dipped headlights]]
  • [[#show me questions#19 when it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you’d demister rear windscreen?|19 when it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you’d demister rear windscreen?]]
  • [[#show me questions#20 when it is safe to do so, can you show me how to operate the horn?|20 when it is safe to do so, can you show me how to operate the horn?]]
  • [[#show me questions#21 when it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you’d demister front screen?|21 when it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you’d demister front screen?]]
  • [[#show me questions#21 when it’s safe to do so, an you show me how you’d open and close the side window?|21 when it’s safe to do so, an you show me how you’d open and close the side window?]]

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1 Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient oil

1. open bonnet inside your car
2. go and open in physically
3. use your metal stick (hood support rod) to hold the bonnet while you are doing ur stuff
4. point to the dipstick and pull the dipstick out
5. wipe all the oil off
6. put it back in
7. pull it back out
8. see where the oil mark is, it must be between min/max (between 2 cuts at the bottom of the dipstick)

to top up oil:

2 Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient engine coolant

you can top it up with anti-freeze fluid never top up it when it is hot

1. open bonnet inside your car
2. go and open in physically
3. use your metal stick (hood support rod) to hold the bonnet while you are doing ur stuff
4. never open coolant when it is hot (o top up open when it is cold ONLY)
5. it must be btwn min and max values on a reservoir/canister/jerrycann

3 Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that you have a safe level of hydraulic brake fluid

look at the manual to see what type of fluid you need

1. openthe bonnet inside your car
2. go and open physically
3. use your metal stick (hood support rod) to hold the bonnet while you are doing ur stuff
4. it must bebetweenn min and maxvaluese on a reservoir

4 How to close the bonnet

1. lift the bonnet a bit
2. remove hood support rod /stay up
3. push support rod back into a clip
4. lower the bonnet
5. drop the bonnet just before it is closed

5 Tell me how you’d check that the brakes are working before starting a journey

1. start the car
2. remove hand brake
3. move off slowly
4. use your brakes and it should not be spongy or slack (car should not move/pull to left or right side when you brake)
5. use hand brake if brakes do not work

6 tell me where you’d find the information for the recommended tyre pressures for this car and how tyre pressures should be checked

1. I would check all 4 car wheels and a spare one when they are cold using air pressure gauge 2 and then I would refit the valve caps after a check

pressure can be found in:

1. manual
2. on a driver /passenger door pillar

7 tell me how you make sure your head restraint is correctly adjusted so it provides the best protection in the event of a crash

1. there is a button on the bottom of the head restraint which you need to press and adjust it
2. at least as high as eyes or at the top of your ears, make sure it is close to your head and comfortable (some cars may not have it) ideally eyes/ears should be in the middle of head restraint

8 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

1. I would check all tyres with thread depth gauge
2. Min 1.6mm of tread depth
3. it must be all across and around each wheel 3/4 (75%) of the center of your tyre, including a spare one
4. should be no cuts or bulges on inner and outer wheel walls

9 tell me how you’d check that the headlights and tail lights are working. You do not need to exit the vehicle

1. put the ignition on
2. turn on your dipped headlights
3. walk around car to see if it is working | see the reflection

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10 tell me how you’d know if there was a problem with your anti-lock braking system (ABS)

1. ABS warnung light will stay on the display/dashboard after you start a car

11 tell me how you’d check the direction indicators are working. You do not need to exit the vehicle

1. turn on the ignition
2. use your hazard lights & then separately left and right
3. check that all 6 lights are lit(when hazard lights are used)

12 tell me how you’d check if braking lights are working.

1. turn on the ignition
2. press brake pedal
3. look for reflections in the back of your car or ask someone to check it for you

13 tell me how you’d check the power-assistant steering is working before starting your journey

1. start the engine
2. try to rotate/mive your wheel
3. it must be easy w/o too much force

14 tell me how you’d switch on the rear fog light(s) and explain when you’d use it/them. You do not need to exit the vehicle

1. turn on the ignition
2. dipped lights must be on, otherwise it won’t work
3. I will use it when visibility is less than 100 m
4. see the orange icon eith waves to the right side on the dashboard display

15 tell me how you switch your headlight from dipped to main beam and explain how you’d know the main beam is on

1. turn on the ignition
2. turn on dipped lights
3. push this stick on the left hand side to the dashboard

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16 when it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you wash and clean rear windscreen?

ONLY USE IT WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO

1. find the toggle (indicator stalk) on the right hand side
2. push it towards the dashboard / (away from you) to clean your rear windscreen
3. hold as long as necessary to clean the windscreen (after washing rear window, it takes longer as fluid flows to the front after)
4. wipers turn off automatically

17 when it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you wash and clean front windscreen?

ONLY USE IT WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO

1. find the toggle (indicator stalk) on the right hand side
2. push it away from dashboard / (towards you) to clean your rear windscreen
3. hold as long as necessary to clean the windscreen
4. wipers turn off automatically

18 when it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you’d switch on your dipped headlights

1. turn on the ignition
2. select on the toggle dipped lights
3. look at the dashboard it should be displayed there

19 when it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you’d demister rear windscreen?

1. find the panel with controls
2. select ‘REAR’ and press it
3. do not forget to enable fans
4. you can also enable A/C

20 when it is safe to do so, can you show me how to operate the horn?

1. where are there are no road user - press it, and you away from junctions, crossroads and so on

21 when it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you’d demister front screen?

1. rotate temp toggle to the max clockwise position
2. do not forget to enable fans
3. you can also enable A/C

21 when it’s safe to do so, an you show me how you’d open and close the side window?

TRY NOT TO look at the controls when driving

1. on the right - driver’s window
2. on the left passenger window

controls:

1. press and hold it - to a desired position
2. press twice - to fully open / close
3. press for a sec to open / close a bit