AIR BRAKES CDL PRACTICE TEST - WISCONSIN

6. How do you check that spring brakes come on automatically?
Continue to step on and off the brake pedal until the air pressure falls to the manufacturer’s specification.
On single vehicles, continue to step on and off the brake pedal until the parking brake valve pops out.
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.
All of the above.
7. With the controlled braking method, you:
push down on the brake pedal as hard as you can so that the wheels the lock up.
apply the brakes as hard as you can without locking the wheels.
apply the brakes all the way and release brakes when the wheels the lock up.
None of the above.
8. Which of the following is NOT correct? An ABS system:
is a safety anti-skid braking system.
helps you stop faster.
helps you avoid wheel lock up.
reduces the braking pressure to a safe level.
9. If your vehicle has an alcohol evaporator, every day during cold weather, you should:
ensure that compressed air usually has some water and some  compressor oil in it.
fill it up with oil to prevent alcohol from freezing.
fill it up with oil to prevent the pipes from freezing.
check the alcohol container and fill up as necessary.
10. If air doesn't flow all the way to the back:
your lower fifth wheel may fall off.
a rollover is more likely.
your brakes will not work properly.
the trailer will tend to swing around.
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