CALIFORNIA CDL AIR BRAKES PRACTICE TEST

6. Excessive use of the service brakes results in overheating. Too much heat can:
cause the brakes to grab.
cause the brakes apply unevenly.
make the brakes stop working.
7. The braking power of the spring brakes:
is not affected by the air pressure level.
is not affected by the condition of the service brakes.
depends on the brakes being in adjustment.
8. The one-way check valve:
supplies air to the trailer air tanks.
keeps your wheels from locking up when you brake hard.
keeps air from going out if the air compressor develops a leak.
9. How do you check that spring brakes come on automatically?
On a tractor-trailer combination vehicle, continue to step on and off the brake pedal until the tractor protection valve and the parking brake valve close.
Continue to step on and off the brake pedal until the air pressure falls to the manufacturer’s specification.
All of the above.
10. _________ must have a low air pressure warning signal.
All vehicles with air brakes
Vehicles with air brakes built after 2010
Vehicles with air brakes built after 2005
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