Family Car: Homework Assignment

This assignment is designed to create dialogue between parents and students about the family vehicle. You may use other questions for similar assignments. If a student doesn’t have a car at home; they could do this in a neighbor’s vehicle. As an instructor, I would go over these things in the driver ed car.

Student's Name ____________________________________________ Sit in the vehicle you drive most at home to start this assignment. A parent or guardian should accompany you with the keys. 1. How do you adjust the seat? ____________________________________________________ 2. How do you release the safety belts? ____________________________________________________ 3. How do you adjust your outside mirrors? ____________________________________________________ 4. Does your car have tilt steering? ____________________________________________________ 5. Where is the horn? ____________________________________________________ 6. Which lever controls the turn signals? ____________________________________________________ 7. Check your registration. What is the make, model and year of your car? ____________________________________________________ 8. Look at your odometer to write down the mileage on your vehicle. ____________________________________________________ 9. Where is the windshield wiper control? ____________________________________________________ 10. Where is the windshield defroster? ____________________________________________________ 11. Where is the headlight switch? ____________________________________________________ 12. How do you switch the lights from high to low beam? ____________________________________________________ 13. How do you know your lights are on high beam? ____________________________________________________ 14. Where are the 4-way flashers? ____________________________________________________ 15. Where is the parking brake? ____________________________________________________ 16. Does your car have an anti-lock brake system (ABS)? ____________________________________________________ 17. If, when braking, the wheels start to lock up, how would you brake to avoid skidding? ____________________________________________________ 18. In the trunk, does your car have a regular tire or a donut for a spare? ____________________________________________________ 19. Where is the jack located? ____________________________________________________ 20. What kind of jack is it, (scissor, bumper etc.)? ____________________________________________________ -From the Editors of DriverEd.com