Topic 2 · Requirements and Process
The windshield wipers at the pre-drive check:
- May have to be demonstrated to show they function — correct answer
- Only matter if it is raining
- Are not part of the check
Why
The examiner may require you to show the wiper control arm or switch works. (Section 3.)
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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