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Class C · before the driving test

Show the examiner your car is ready.

Before the road test the examiner asks you to prove the car is safe and that you can signal what you are about to do. Here is the check, and the signals, step by step.

Free for everyone until April 30, 2027

Part 1 · The car check

Turn signals01

Turn signals

Front and rear, left and right. Show the examiner that each one works.

Delanteras y traseras, izquierda y derecha. Demuestra al examinador que cada una funciona.

Brake lights02

Brake lights

Press the brake pedal so the examiner can see that both brake lights come on.

Pisa el freno para que el examinador vea que se encienden las dos luces de freno.

Headlights03

Headlights

Know exactly where the switch is and how to turn on low and high beam.

Sabe dónde está el interruptor y cómo encender las luces bajas y las altas.

Horn04

Horn

It has to work and be loud enough to be heard from a distance. A bicycle horn does not count.

Debe funcionar y oírse a distancia. Un claxon de bicicleta no cuenta.

Wipers and defroster05

Wipers and defroster

Find the wiper control and the front defroster button. In bad weather they must work or the test is rescheduled.

Encuentra el control de los limpiaparabrisas y el botón del desempañador. Con mal clima deben funcionar o se reprograma el examen.

Parking brake06

Parking brake

Find it, set it and release it.

Ubícalo, ponlo y quítalo.

Tires07

Tires

In California each tire needs at least 1/32 inch of tread in any two neighboring grooves. Bald tires fail.

En California cada llanta necesita al menos 1/32 de pulgada de dibujo en dos ranuras seguidas. Las llantas lisas no pasan.

Windshield and mirrors08

Windshield and mirrors

A clear, unobstructed view for you and the examiner, and at least two mirrors, one of them outside on the left.

Vista despejada para ti y para el examinador, y al menos dos espejos, uno afuera del lado izquierdo.

Seat belts09

Seat belts

Yours and the examiner’s must work, and everyone in the car wears one.

El tuyo y el del examinador deben funcionar, y todos en el auto lo usan.

Part 2 · Signals

Tell others what you will do

Signal at least 100 feet before a turn, and at least five seconds (about 400 feet) before a freeway lane change. Tap the brakes early so the brake lights warn the driver behind you. If a light fails, the arm signals are your backup, and the examiner can ask you to show them.

Avisa con la direccional al menos 100 pies antes de una vuelta, y al menos cinco segundos (unos 400 pies) antes de cambiar de carril en autopista. Toca el freno con tiempo para que las luces avisen al de atrás. Si una luz falla, las señas con el brazo son tu respaldo, y el examinador puede pedírtelas.

Left turnLeft turn

Left arm straight out, flat hand.

Brazo izquierdo extendido, mano abierta.

Right turnRight turn

Left arm out, forearm straight up.

Brazo izquierdo afuera, antebrazo hacia arriba.

Stop or slow downStop or slow down

Left arm out, forearm straight down.

Brazo izquierdo afuera, antebrazo hacia abajo.