Topic 8 · Emergencies and Unforeseen Situations
In heavy wildfire smoke, you should:
- Drive faster to pass through quickly
- Use recirculate mode on your AC and be prepared for road closures — correct answer
- Open all your windows for ventilation
Why
Switch the ventilation to recirculate to keep smoke out of the cabin, and expect closures and sudden stops.
Practise this in the real format
Reading one answer is not the same as sitting the test. The simulator runs the first-time adult form: 36 questions, 6 mistakes allowed, 83% to pass.
Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025), the document the DMV writes the real test from. Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
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