Vehicle controls and moving off
The cockpit drill, the pedals, steering, gears and braking: the foundation skills of your first lessons.
The cockpit drill (DSSSM)
Doors, seat, steering wheel, seat belt and mirrors: setting up the driving position before you start the engine.
Learn thisThe dashboard, gauges and warning lights
What the instruments and warning lights mean, and which ones mean stop now.
Learn thisPedals and main controls
Accelerator, brake, clutch, handbrake, gear lever, indicators, lights, wipers and horn: what each does and how they work together.
Learn thisClutch control and the biting point
Finding the biting point, smooth clutch control, creeping and avoiding stalls.
Learn thisMoving off safely
The prepare, observe, move routine: moving off on the level, at an angle and from behind a parked car.
Learn thisPulling up and stopping safely
Choosing a safe place to stop, using the mirrors, signalling, and where you must not stop.
Learn thisSteering
Hand positions, pull-push steering, steering on bends and keeping a steady course.
Learn thisUsing the gears
When to change up and down, block changes, selecting the right gear for speed and hills.
Learn thisBraking and stopping distances
Progressive braking, thinking and braking distance, the two-second rule and wet-weather distances.
Learn thisHill starts and driving on hills
Moving off uphill and downhill, using the handbrake, coasting and engine braking.
Learn thisLights, wipers and demisters
Dipped headlights, main beam, fog lights, hazard lights, wipers and demisting.
Learn thisDriving an automatic
Automatic gearbox modes, creep, using your left or right foot, and the automatic-only licence.
Learn thisQuiz: Vehicle controls and moving off
Ten random questions from across this part.
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