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When is it OK to leave your truck unattended without applying the parking brakes and choking the wheels?   show
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The stop light switch_______   show
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show 1/2  
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To test air service brakes you should________.   show
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A slack adjusters free play needs to be adjusted if it is more than about _________ when you pull on it?   show
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If air pressure is not built up within the correct amount of time, then ___________?   show
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The safety valve reduces pressure at _________ psi?   show
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Why should you drain water from compressed air tanks?   show
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If your vehicle has an alcohol evaporator, everyday during cold weather you should _________.   show
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The air loss rate for a straight truck or bus with the engine off and the brakes on should not be worn more than ________.   show
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The driver should be able to see a low pressure warning which comes on before pressure in the service air tanks falls below ________ psi?   show
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show 32 feet  
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If your truck has a properly functioning dual air brake system and minimum size air tanks the air pressure should build up from 85 to 100 psi within how many minutes?   show
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How should you check that your service brakes are working properly?   show
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A straight truck or bus air brake system should not leak at the rate of more than _________ psi per minute with the engine off and the brakes released.   show
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Excessive use of the service brakes results in overwhelming which can lead to _______.   show
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The safety valve is set automatically when pressure is _______.   show
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show Can steer and so your vehicle stays in a straight line  
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Your truck or bus has a dual air brake system. If a low air pressure warning comes on for only one system, what should you do?   show
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show Control the air pressure applied to put on the brakes.  
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show A supply pressue gauge  
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With air brake vehicles, the parking brakes should be used _____________.   show
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show 2  
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To check the free play of manual slack adjusters of S-cam brakes, you should park on ______?   show
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show The braking effect of the engine  
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The most important thing to do when a low air pressure warning comes on is ________?   show
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The parking or emergency brake on a heavy vehicle can only be held on position by something that cannot leak away, like ____?   show
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show Water can freeze in cold weather and cause brake failure  
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Repeatedly partially releasing and pressing the brake pedal may result in _____?   show
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The brake system that applies and release the brakes when the driver uses the brake pedal is the __________ brake system.   show
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A slack adjusters free play needs to be adjusted if it is more than about ________ how many inches when you pull hard on it?   show
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An air brake system is fully charged at what psi?   show
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show Never  
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When brakes are applied, the brake shoes will press against the ______?   show
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show 150  
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show Press on the brake pedal as hard as you can, release the brakes when the wheels lock, put on the brakes again when the wheels start rolling  
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show Water can freeze in cold weather and cause barke failure  
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show Emergency  
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show At the end of each day of driving  
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The proper use of the brakes when going down a long steep grade after selecting a proper gear is to brake until your speed is about ________ mph below the posted speed for your safety and release your brake   show
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