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Air Brakes

This endorsement is required for driving a vehicle with air brakes. To receive this endorsement, applicants must pass a test. The test consists of 25 multiple choice.. Read More

This endorsement is required for driving a vehicle with air brakes. To receive this endorsement, applicants must pass a test. The test consists of 25 multiple choice questions. Each question has four answer choices. To pass, the applicant must answer at least 20 questions correctly. Test questions come from the New York State Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Handbook. Questions come from chapters covering: Air Brakes. The Air Brakes endorsement may be used with the Class A, B or C CDL.

Number of Question 25

Passing Score 20

1. Which of the following is not a part of an air brake system?

A service brake system

A parking brake system

An emergency brake system

An axle brake system

Air brakes consists of three separate braking systems: the service brake system, the parking brake system, and the emergency brake system.

2. If the low pressure warning signal activates while you are driving, you should:

Continue driving normally.

Exit the road and park as soon as safely possible.

Stop where you are and park.

Put on your hazard lights and continue driving.

If the low pressure warning signal activates while you are driving, it is important that you safely exit the roadway as soon as possible and park your vehicle. If the air pressure gets too low, the brakes will no longer work well enough for you to stop safely.

3. Dollies equipped with ABS are required to have malfunction lamps located where?

On the rear

On the left side

On the front

On the top

A dolly equipped with an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) is required to have a yellow malfunction lamp located on its left side.

4. When only the tractor is equipped with an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS):

There is a decreased risk of jackknifing.

There is an increased risk of jackknifing.

The brakes will not work as effectively as they would without ABS.

The brakes will become more sensitive.

If a tractor is equipped with an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) but the trailer is not, the risk of jackknifing will be reduced and the driver should still be able to maintain steering control. If only the trailer is equipped with ABS, it is less likely that the trailer will swing out to one side.

5. What color are ABS malfunction lamps?

Orange

Yellow

Green

Blue

Vehicles with Anti-Lock Braking Systems (ABS) have yellow malfunction lamps.

6. During a static leakage test, the maximum leakage rate for a double combination vehicle is:

3 psi in one minute.

6 psi in one minute.

8 psi in one minute.

4 psi in one minute.

When performing a static leakage test on a double combination vehicle with air brakes, the leakage rate should be no more than 3 psi in one minute. If air leaks from the air brake system at a quicker rate, the vehicle should not be driven because something likely needs to be repaired.

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