Unit 7: Handling Roadside Emergencies

Vehicle Malfunctions

Maintenance

Proper maintenance can prevent most vehicle malfunctions
When your vehicle gives you warning signs, promptly make the necessary repairs.
Vehicle equipment sometimes will malfunction with no warning and create a sudden emergency

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a recommended action to prevent most vehicle malfunctions?

• Ignoring warning signs from your vehicle

• Proper maintenance

• Promptly making necessary repairs

• Responding to warning signs

Fill in the Blank

A blowout occurs when a tire loses ___ suddenly.

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a jack when changing a tire?

• To lift and hold one-corner or side of the vehicle

• To inflate the tire

• To remove the lug nuts

• To check tire pressure

Multiple Choice

What is the first action you should take if you experience total brake failure while driving?

• Pump the brake pedal

• Downshift to a lower gear

• Pull and hold the parking brake

• Search for an open zone

Multiple Select

Which of the following are recommended actions if your accelerator becomes stuck?

• Kick the side of the accelerator to jar it free

• Apply the brakes

• Reach down with your hand to free the pedal

• Choose an escape path with an open zone

Multiple Choice

Which situation is most likely to cause power-steering failure?

• Low fluid

• Flat tire

• Dead battery

• Overheated engine

Multiple Choice

What should you do if your car hood flies up while driving and blocks your forward vision?

• Slouch down and look through the crack below the open hood or roll down the window and look out

• Speed up and try to shake the hood loose

• Stop immediately in the middle of the road

• Ignore it and keep driving as usual

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions should you take if your vehicle's engine compartment catches fire?

• Quickly steer the vehicle off the roadway to a safe, open space

• Open the hood immediately to check the fire

• Try to disconnect the battery

• Pour water on the fire

Multiple Choice

What steps should you take if your vehicle stalls on railroad tracks and a train is approaching?

• Abandon the vehicle and move away from the tracks in the direction the train is coming

• Stay inside the vehicle and try to restart it

• Push the vehicle off the tracks without checking for trains

• Run along the tracks toward the train

Multiple Select

Which of the following are important steps to take when recovering from driving off the road?

• Hold the steering wheel firmly

• Accelerate quickly

• Let up on the accelerator and slow down

• Position the vehicle straddled at the roadway edge

Multiple Choice

Which of the following terms refers to a type of insurance that covers damage to your own vehicle in the event of a crash?

• Collision insurance

• Liability insurance

• Policy

• Premium