know your vehicle

Most steering wheels allow you to do what?

They let you adjust the wheel up and down.

What is one seat adjustment that you cannot do?

You can’t move the seat side to side

If the seat is too far from the steering wheel, what happens?

You can't reach the pedals, your arms get tired, and you have limited front window visibility.

The head restraint should be adjusted so that it reaches...

The top of the back of your head

If your wrists rest on the top of the steering wheel in a properly-adjusted seat, what should your arms be doing?

Be straight with your shoulders still touching the back of the seat

How should you sit in a car seat?

With your hip bones back into the seat corner

What should your rear view mirror be able to see?

Everything out the back car window the same way you could see it if you turned around to look

A speedometer measures what?

How fast your vehicle is going

An odometer measures what?

How many miles your vehicle has driven

(T/F?) You should check your odometer many times while driving to make sure you are not going too fast.

False

Your trip button measures what?

How many miles were driven between two points

Each number on the tachometer gauge represents measurements in ____ .

Thousands

Where should the tachometer needle rest during a normal drive with no problems?

Somewhere at or under the 4

What does your fuel gauge measure?

How much gas is in your vehicle

What does your temperature gauge measure?

How hot your vehicle is

What is the name of this dashboard warning light?

Oil light

What does this dashboard warning light indicate?

The battery is running low

What does your Check Engine light mean?

There is something wrong with your engine

What does the Slip Indicator light mean when it goes on?

Your car’s traction control system has kicked in because of slippery conditions

If your ABS light comes on, what does it mean?

There is a fault in the ABS brakes