Topic 2 · Requirements and Process
Which of these does the examiner ask you to demonstrate before the drive test?
- Changing a wheel
- Setting and releasing the parking brake — correct answer
- Checking the oil level
Why
The pre-drive list covers the driver window, windshield, mirrors, brake lights, tires, foot brake, horn, parking brake, arm signals, wipers and seat belts. (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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