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Peugeot 308.
Brakes should not feel spongy or slack.
Brakes should be tested as you set off.
Vehicle should not pull to one side.
2. Tell me where you’d find the information for the recommended tyre pressures for this car and how tyre pressures should be checked.
You find the information in the vehicles manufacturer’s guide or on a door pillar. To cleck the tyre pressures use a reliable pressure gauge, check and adjust pressures when tyres are cold, don’t forget spare tyre, remember to refit valve caps.
3. 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.
Note: Some restraints might not be adjustable.
4. 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.
5. 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 operate the switch (turn on ignition if necessary), then walk round vehicle (as
this is a ‘tell me’ question, you don’t need to physically check the lights).
6. 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.
7. Tell me how you’d check the direction indicators are working. You don’t need to exit the vehicle.
Explain you’d operate the switch (turn on ignition if necessary), and then walk round vehicle (as this is a ‘tell me’ question, you don’t need to physically check the lights).
8. Tell me how you’d check the brake lights are working on this car.
Explain you’d operate the brake pedal, make use of reflections in windows or doors, or ask someone to help.
9. Tell me how you’d check the power-assisted steering is working before starting a journey.
If the steering becomes heavy, the system may not be working properly.
Before starting a journey, 2 simple checks can be made.
1. 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.
2. 2. Alternatively turning the steering wheel just after moving off will give an immediate indication that the power assistance is functioning.
10. Tell me how you’d switch on the rear fog light(s) and explain when you’d use it/them.
You don’t need to exit the vehicle.
Operate switch (turn on dipped headlights and ignition if necessary).
Check warning light(s) are on.
Use fog lights when visibility is less than 100 metres.
11. Tell me how you switch your headlight from dipped to main beam and explain how you’d know the main beam is on.
Operate switch (with ignition or engine on if necessary), check with main beam warning light.
Main beam is the green light on your dashboard the sequence is side lights, dip lights then main beam
12. Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient oil.
Identify dipstick/oil level indicator, describe check of oil level against the minimum and maximum markers.
13. 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.
14. 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.
You need to open the bonnet and tell the examiner how you’d do the check if you’re asked question 12, 13 or 14.
Under the bonnet of the 208.
Tell me Questions.
These questions will be asked when you are driving on your driving test, however if you can not answer the examiner will pull you up on the left & ask you again.
Q. When it’s safe to do
so, can you show me how you wash & clean the front windscreen?
A. Normally the
windscreen wiper stalk is on the right hand side of your
steering wheel.
A. You would pull it towards to operate it and push it away to turn it off.
*The 308 you pull it towards you.
Q. When it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you wash & clean the rear windscreen?
A. Normally the windscreen wiper stalk is on the right hand side of your steering wheel.
A. You would either twist the end of the stalk or push it away to operate it.
*The 308 you twist the end of the right hand stalk anti clock wise.
(Same picture as above).
Q. When it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you would switch on your dipped headlights?
A. Normally the dipped stalk is on the left hand side of your steering wheel.
A. You would twist the stalk to operate it.
Sequence of your lights are side lights, dipped lights then main beam
Q. When it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you would set the rear
demister?
A. The rear demister is found on the left hand side normally below the stereo.
A. The rear demister is normally on a 5 minuet timer.
Q. When it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you would open & close the
drivers front window?
A. The window switch could be on the driver’s door or near the centre console near your handbrake.
*On the 308 the window opener is on the drivers door.
Q. When it’s safe to do so, can you show me how you would operate the horn?
A. The horn is normally on the centre of your steering wheel.
Your instructor will show you where all the controls are, as all vehicles controls and bonnet pulls are all in different place in each driving instructor training vehicle.
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