Class B -3- Vehicle Technology, Winter Driving - Level 1

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Category: Class B -3- Vehicle Technology, Winter Driving - Level 1

You drive a car with a gasoline or diesel engine. What maintenance work should you have regularly performed on the vehicle in workshops?

Checking the frost protection of the coolant

The service according to the vehicle manufacturer's specifications

The car wash

The engine oil change

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Category: Class B -3- Vehicle Technology, Winter Driving - Level 1

Your car has a foot-operated clutch. The vehicle engine won't start because the battery is discharged. How can you still start the engine?

By push-starting or tow-starting

By letting it roll if the car is on a slope

With the help of another vehicle using jumper cables

With an auxiliary motor

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Category: Class B -3- Vehicle Technology, Winter Driving - Level 1

Your car has a diesel engine. You want to start in icy temperatures. This warning light comes on. What does this mean?

That the starting aid for the engine is working

That the battery needs to be heated

That the coolant is too cold

That the engine oil is too cold

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Your car has a diesel engine. You want to start in icy temperatures. This warning light comes on. How do you behave?

I heat up the battery

During the starting process, I switch off all power consumers that are not absolutely necessary

I heat up the coolant

I wait until this warning light goes out, and only then start

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Category: Class B -3- Vehicle Technology, Winter Driving - Level 1

You are driving your car on a highway. On the traffic radio, you hear that a truck has triggered the height control at a tunnel on the section ahead of you. What do you conclude from this?

That the tunnel is closed for several hours

That the tunnel is only closed for a short time

That the tunnel can be passed at walking pace

That the tunnel can be passed normally at any time

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Category: Class B -3- Vehicle Technology, Winter Driving - Level 1

You are driving your car. This warning light comes on. What does this mean?

That a malfunction has occurred in the vehicle engine

That the hood is not closed

That the air conditioning is switched on

That there is too little brake fluid

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Category: Class B -3- Vehicle Technology, Winter Driving - Level 1

The engine of your vehicle locks up while driving. What consequences can this have?

The brakes no longer work

The seat belts fail

The drive wheels lock up. This can cause the vehicle to skid or spin

The steering can become locked

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How can the battery of your car unintentionally discharge?

If the vehicle engine runs at low revs for a long time

If I forgot to turn off power consumers after parking the car

If the car has a fault in the electrical system

If the battery has become defective

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Category: Class B -3- Vehicle Technology, Winter Driving - Level 1

You are driving your car. This warning light comes on. How do you behave?

I expect the coolant to become too hot

I expect the engine not to deliver the usual power

I stop and follow exactly the instructions in the car's operating manual

I stop and let the engine cool down with the hood open

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Category: Class B -3- Vehicle Technology, Winter Driving - Level 1

You are driving a car. What does it mean when this warning light comes on?

That the coolant level is too low

That the water supply for the windshield washer system is too low

That the oil pressure in the engine is too low

That the engine oil level is too low

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Category: Class B -3- Vehicle Technology, Winter Driving - Level 1

You are checking the tread depth of your car's tires. What is the legal minimum tread depth?

4 mm

2 mm

1.6 mm

1 mm

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Category: Class B -3- Vehicle Technology, Winter Driving - Level 1

You are checking the tread depth of your car's M&S tires. What must the minimum tread depth of these tires be for them to count as winter tires?

2 mm

4 mm

8 mm

3 mm

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Category: Class B -3- Vehicle Technology, Winter Driving - Level 1

What cause(s) can engine lockup have?

Overheating of the vehicle brakes

Defects in engine lubrication

Defects in the fuel supply to the engine

Defects in engine cooling

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Category: Class B -3- Vehicle Technology, Winter Driving - Level 1

You are driving a car. How do you behave when this warning light comes on?

I have the engine oil changed

I make sure that the reservoir for the windshield washer system is refilled

I have the car towed

I make sure that engine oil is topped up

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You are driving your car on a highway. On the traffic radio, you hear that a truck has triggered the height control at a tunnel on the section ahead of you. How do you behave?

I must leave the highway at the next exit and use a detour

I expect a traffic jam before the tunnel

I wait out the short closure before the tunnel

I will form a rescue lane when I reach the traffic jam before the tunnel

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Class B -3- Vehicle Technology, Winter Driving – Level 1