Controlling Your Light Motor Car Made Easy
Do you know how to control your light car... Test yourself and see..
Introduction to the cars's control
Get to know the position of all the car controls as you will need to know them when preparing for your learners licence and your drivers test. If this is your first encounter with these controls not to worry! Because all will be explained, you can take a self test later to see how well you know them.
1. Clutch - Used for every gear change (Please note that an automatic car will not have this control)
2. Brake - Used to stop the car
3. Accelerator - Works together with the clutch to move the car and increases the car pressure of the car to a more higher speed
4. Steering wheel - Used to turn the cars wheels to the desired direction
5. Lights - Used to brighten the drivers way if its dark or cant see more than a 45 m away at night or in mist condition
6. Indicators - Used to make signals to the left or right direction
7. Hotter - Used to alert people and drivers in case of emergencies
8.Wipers - Used to wipe the rain off the car's windscreen for good and clear sight when driving in the rain
9. Gear lever - Used to select the desired speed car represented as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 R-reverse.
10. Hand Brake - Used to ensure that the car does not move when left unattended or stopped.
11 Mirrors - The rear view- (centre) this is the main mirror check, that should be used at all times.
Side mirrors - Used to check view on the left and right hand side of a driver.
Test yourself on the light car controls
To answer the following car controls you will need to refer to the provided car image.
| 1. When driving an automatic vehicle, you wont have number... | 2. When you want to change gears, you must use ... |
| A. 10 B. 7 C. 8 |
A. 8 & 6 B. 9 & 6 C. 6 & 1 |
| 3. Making a sharp turn, this group of controls will be used... | 4. Ensuring that the car does not move, use number ... |
| A. 3, 4, 5, 9 & 10 B. 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 10 C. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 |
A. 6 B. 9 C. 7 |
| 5. For accelerating you must use ... | 6. To turn the car, you must use |
| A. 8 B. 10 C. 9 |
A. 4 B. 8 C. 5 |
| 7. You must use control ... to stop | |
| A. 4 B. 9 C. 7 |
Answer Sheet For Car Controls
| 1. C |
| 2. B |
| 3. C |
| 4. 7 |
| 5. C |
| 6. A |
| 7. 9 |