Air Brakes Practice Test - North Carolina

6. When a tire fails, you must:
stay off the brake.
hold the steering wheel firmly.
get out and check all the tires after you have come to a stop.
All of the above.
7. In newer vehicles with air brakes, you put on the parking brake:
using a diamond-shaped, yellow, push-pull control knob.
placing the transmission in Park.
moving the orange push-pull lever to the right.
using a P-shaped, yellow control knob.
8. Which of the following is not a way to know when to change gears?
Use road speed (mph)
Check that the pressure gauge shows normal oil pressure
Watch your tachometer
Use engine speed (rpm)
9. Vehicles with air brake systems take longer to come to a complete stop than vehicles with hydraulic brakes because of:
brake fading.
reaction distance.
tire pressure.
brake lag.
10. The emergency brake system:
uses parts of the service and parking brake systems to stop the vehicle in the event of a brake system failure.
uses the service brake to stop the vehicle in the event of a parking brake system failure.
uses the parking brake to stop the vehicle in the event of a brake system failure.
None of the above.
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