CDL AIR BRAKES PRACTICE TEST - ARIZONA

11. If your truck has automatic transmission, you should downshift:
when going down grades.
after entering a curve.
whenever road conditions allow.
12. The one-way check valve:
keeps air from going out if the air compressor develops a leak.
keeps your wheels from locking up when you brake hard.
supplies air to the trailer air tanks.
13. To check the slack adjusters:
park downhill and see if the vehicle rolls.
Park on level ground and chock the wheels, release the parking brakes and pull hard on each slack adjuster. The slack adjuster shouldn't move more than one inch.
check the air hoses connected to the brake chambers to make sure they aren't cut or worn.
14. At passive railroad crossings, even if there are active railroad signals that indicate the tracks are clear, you must _________  to be sure it is safe to proceed.
listen, look and stop
go, stop and listen
stop, look, and listen
15. In a dual-air system - with engine at operating RPM, the pressure should build from 85 to 100 psi within how many seconds?
45
20
12
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