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1. 1. Air brakes are really three separate braking systems. Which three?

   • A. Service, hydraulic and parking
   • B. Service, parking and emergency
   • C. Primary, secondary and emergency
   • D. Service, spring and modulating
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   Antwort: B. Service, parking and emergency

   The service brake system applies and releases the brakes from the pedal during normal driving. The parking brake system holds the vehicle through the parking brake control. The emergency brake system is not a third set of hardware, it borrows parts of the other two so you still have a way to stop if the service system fails. Primary and secondary are the two halves of a dual air system, which is a different split entirely.

2. 2. The governor decides when the air compressor pumps. On a typical vehicle, it stops and restarts the compressor at about which pressures?

   • A. Cut out at about 60 psi, cut in at about 40 psi
   • B. Cut out at about 100 psi, cut in at about 75 psi
   • C. Cut out at about 125 psi, cut in at about 100 psi
   • D. Cut out at about 150 psi, cut in at about 125 psi
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   Antwort: C. Cut out at about 125 psi, cut in at about 100 psi

   The manual gives roughly 125 psi for cut out and roughly 100 psi for cut in, and the exact figures for your vehicle come from the manufacturer's specification. You test it by running the engine at a fast idle until the gauge stops climbing, then stepping on and off the brake to bleed pressure down until the needle starts rising again. Do not confuse 150 psi here, that is the safety valve, and it should never open in normal operation.

3. 3. Complete the sentence.

   A safety relief valve is fitted to the first tank the compressor pumps into, and it is usually set to open at _____.

   Optionen für Lücke 1: 100 psi, 125 psi, 150 psi, 175 psi

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   Antwort: 150 psi

   The safety valve protects the tanks and the rest of the system from too much pressure by venting, usually at about 150 psi. If it ever releases air, something upstream has failed, most often the governor, and a mechanic needs to look at it. Do not keep driving just because the brakes still seem to work.

4. 4. The low air pressure warning light and buzzer come on while you are driving. What should you do?

   • A. Stop and safely park the vehicle as soon as you can
   • B. Pump the brake pedal to build the pressure back up
   • C. Keep driving until the spring brakes come on by themselves
   • D. Pull the parking brake knob out and continue at a lower speed
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   Antwort: A. Stop and safely park the vehicle as soon as you can

   A warning you can see is required to come on before tank pressure falls below 60 psi, and it means air is leaving the system faster than the compressor can replace it. You still have controlled braking while air remains, so use it and get parked. Waiting for the spring brakes to grab is dangerous, because they do not act on every axle, a loaded vehicle takes a long distance to stop on them, and a light vehicle can skid out of control when they come on.

5. 5. Which of the following are true about keeping water and ice out of an air brake system?

   Wähl alles aus, was zutrifft.

   • A. Compressed air carries water and some compressor oil, which collect in the bottom of the tanks
   • B. With manual drain valves, you drain the tanks at the end of each day of driving
   • C. An alcohol evaporator puts alcohol into the system to reduce the risk of ice forming in the valves
   • D. Filling the alcohol container replaces the need to drain the tanks
   • E. Water in the tanks is harmless as long as the temperature stays above freezing
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   Antwort: A. Compressed air carries water and some compressor oil, which collect in the bottom of the tanks, B. With manual drain valves, you drain the tanks at the end of each day of driving, C. An alcohol evaporator puts alcohol into the system to reduce the risk of ice forming in the valves

   Air pulled in by the compressor brings moisture with it, and that water plus a little oil settles in the bottom of the tanks. Water can freeze and shut a valve, which is how a brake system fails on a cold morning, so manual drains get opened at the end of every driving day. Alcohol helps with ice inside the valves but it does not remove the water sitting in the tank, so daily draining still applies unless the tanks drain automatically.

6. 6. You push the pedal on an S-cam drum brake. What actually forces the brake shoes against the drum?

   • A. Air pressure pushes directly on the back of each brake shoe
   • B. A return spring releases and pulls the shoes outward
   • C. Air pressure clamps a caliper around a rotor
   • D. Air fills the brake chamber, the push rod moves the slack adjuster, and that twists the S-cam
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   Antwort: D. Air fills the brake chamber, the push rod moves the slack adjuster, and that twists the S-cam

   Air only reaches the brake chamber. Everything after that is mechanical: the push rod extends, the slack adjuster turns the brake camshaft, and the S shaped cam spreads the shoes into the drum. That chain is why slack adjusters matter so much. If one moves more than about an inch by hand where the push rod attaches, that brake is not doing its share, and out of adjustment brakes are the most common defect found in roadside inspections.

7. 7. Which statements about a dual air brake system are correct?

   Wähl alles aus, was zutrifft.

   • A. It is two separate air brake systems, each with its own tanks and lines, worked by one set of controls
   • B. Before driving you let the compressor build at least 100 psi in both the primary and secondary systems
   • C. The warning light and buzzer must come on before pressure drops below 60 psi in either system
   • D. If one system fails, the other stops the vehicle in the same distance as normal
   • E. Both halves draw from a single shared air tank to save weight
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   Antwort: A. It is two separate air brake systems, each with its own tanks and lines, worked by one set of controls, B. Before driving you let the compressor build at least 100 psi in both the primary and secondary systems, C. The warning light and buzzer must come on before pressure drops below 60 psi in either system

   One system typically serves the rear axles and the other the front, and they meet only at the controls, so a failure on one side does not take away all braking. Wait until both gauges read at least 100 psi before you move. Treat a warning in either half as a reason to stop, because a vehicle running on one half has lost part of its braking and will take noticeably longer to stop.

8. 8. Complete the sentence.

   If air keeps leaking away, the springs stop being held back and the spring brakes come fully on when tank pressure drops into the _____ range.

   Optionen für Lücke 1: 5 to 15 psi, 20 to 45 psi, 50 to 60 psi, 80 to 100 psi

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   Antwort: 20 to 45 psi

   Powerful springs are held off by air pressure while you drive. Take the air away and those springs apply the brakes mechanically, which is what lets one set of hardware serve as both the parking brake and the emergency brake. The manual gives 20 to 45 psi as the range, and your own vehicle applies at whatever figure the manufacturer set inside it. This is a last resort after a warning was ignored, never a plan for stopping.

9. 9. On a newer air brake vehicle, the parking brake control is:

   • A. A round red knob you turn clockwise
   • B. A yellow, diamond shaped push pull knob
   • C. A red, eight sided push pull knob
   • D. A foot pedal to the left of the service brake
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   Antwort: B. A yellow, diamond shaped push pull knob

   Pull the yellow diamond out to set the parking brakes and push it in to release them. On a tractor the red eight sided knob beside it is the trailer air supply, so the shape and color are how you tell them apart in a hurry. Never use the parking brake control to slow a moving vehicle, since spring brakes come on hard and do not act on every axle. Also leave it alone when the brakes are very hot from a grade, or wet in freezing weather, and chock the wheels instead.

10. 10. Air brakes add a delay that hydraulic brakes do not have. At 55 mph on dry pavement, about how much distance does brake lag add?

    • A. About 5 feet
    • B. About 15 feet
    • C. About 32 feet
    • D. About 100 feet
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    Antwort: C. About 32 feet

    It takes half a second or more for air to travel down the lines and apply the brakes, and at 55 mph the vehicle covers roughly 32 feet in that time before braking even begins. That is why total stopping distance for an air brake vehicle is four pieces added together: perception distance, reaction distance, brake lag distance and effective braking distance. For an average driver in good conditions the total at 55 mph runs over 300 feet, which is longer than a football field.

11. 11. Which of these belong in the final air brake check of a pre-trip inspection?

    Wähl alles aus, was zutrifft.

    • A. Build to full pressure, then shut the engine off, release the brakes and time the air loss
    • B. Fan the pedal down and confirm the low air warning comes on before pressure drops below 60 psi
    • C. Keep fanning until the parking brake knob pops out on its own
    • D. Drain the tanks while the engine is running at full governor pressure
    • E. Pump the pedal 20 times first to warm up the compressor
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    Antwort: A. Build to full pressure, then shut the engine off, release the brakes and time the air loss, B. Fan the pedal down and confirm the low air warning comes on before pressure drops below 60 psi, C. Keep fanning until the parking brake knob pops out on its own

    You build to full pressure first, because every figure in the check is measured from a charged system. Then the order runs downward in pressure: static leakage with the engine off and the brakes released, then applied leakage, then the warning as you fan the pedal down, then the knob popping out lower still. The same check also covers governor cut in and cut out and the buildup rate, which should take pressure from 85 to 100 psi within 45 seconds at operating rpm on a dual system.

12. 12. You are already in the right low gear on a long downgrade and using the snub braking method. When do you release the brakes?

    • A. As soon as you feel the vehicle slow at all
    • B. Only when you reach the bottom of the grade
    • C. Once you smell the brakes getting hot
    • D. When your speed is about five miles per hour below your safe speed
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    Antwort: D. When your speed is about five miles per hour below your safe speed

    Apply firmly enough to feel a definite slowdown, hold it about three seconds until you are roughly five mph under your safe speed, then release and let the engine hold you until you drift back up to that speed, and repeat to the bottom. Light steady pressure the whole way down is what cooks the linings. Heat changes the lining chemically and expands the drums, so the shoes travel farther and press with less force, and once fade starts it feeds itself. That is why picking the gear before the hill matters more than anything you do with the pedal on it.

13. 13. Complete the sentence.

    Pressing and releasing the brake pedal when you do not need to lets air out of the system _____ than the compressor can replace it, so pumping the pedal to raise your air pressure actually _____ it.

    Optionen für Lücke 1: faster, slower, more evenly

    Optionen für Lücke 2: raises, lowers, has no effect on

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    Antwort: faster, lowers

    Every release dumps some compressed air out of the system, and the compressor only refills the tanks at the rate the governor allows. Pumping is a habit carried over from hydraulic brakes, where it can help, and here it does the opposite. If pressure is falling on its own you have a leak, and the answer is to park, not to pump. The one time you fan the pedal on purpose is during the pre-trip check, when the whole point is to bleed pressure down.

14. 14. System fully charged, engine off, service brakes released. How much air can a single vehicle lose in one minute and still pass?

    • A. Less than 2 psi
    • B. Less than 5 psi
    • C. Less than 10 psi
    • D. Any amount, as long as the compressor keeps up
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    Antwort: A. Less than 2 psi

    Static leakage has to stay under 2 psi in a minute for a single vehicle and under 3 psi for a combination. Then you press and hold 90 psi or more, let the initial drop settle, and time it again: applied leakage allows under 3 psi a minute single and under 4 psi combination. The applied figures are higher because air has now moved into the chambers and lines, so there is more of the system able to leak.

15. 15. A roadside inspector finds defective brakes. At what point does the brake condition alone put the vehicle out of service?

    • A. As soon as any single brake is defective
    • B. Only when more than half the brakes are defective
    • C. When 20 percent or more of the brakes are defective
    • D. Only when the vehicle cannot be stopped at all
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    Antwort: C. When 20 percent or more of the brakes are defective

    The North American out of service criteria that inspectors work from take a vehicle or combination out of service when 20 percent or more of its brakes have a defect that impairs braking, and a fractional count rounds up, so a ten brake combination is out at two. Brakes out of adjustment are the most common defect found, which is exactly why the walkaround includes pulling on the slack adjusters. Other conditions can park a vehicle on their own, including an air loss rate over the limit or a low air warning that does not work.

Was der CDL Air Brakes Test ist und warum er zählt

Es gibt keinen eigenen Air-Brakes-Führerschein. Der Air Brakes Test ist ein Wissenstest, den du zusammen mit den anderen CDL-Wissenstests machst, und wer ihn besteht, hält die Air-Brake-Beschränkung von seiner Lizenz fern. Wer ihn auslässt, wer durchfällt oder wer den skills test in einem Fahrzeug ohne vollständige Druckluftbremsanlage macht, bekommt die Lizenz mit einer L-Beschränkung zurück. Diese Beschränkung verbietet dir jedes gewerbliche Nutzfahrzeug mit Druckluftbremsen, und damit fällt der größte Teil der Sattelzug- und Schwerlastarbeit weg, für die die meisten überhaupt eine CDL machen. Sie später loszuwerden heißt: zurück zur Zulassungsbehörde, den Air-Brakes-Wissenstest bestehen und den skills test in einem Fahrzeug mit Druckluftbremsen wiederholen, falls du dir die Beschränkung so eingefangen hast.

Wie viele Fragen es sind, wie lange du hast und welche Punktzahl zum Bestehen reicht, legt dein US-Bundesstaat fest und nicht eine landesweite Stelle. Ein kurzer Multiple-Choice-Test mit 80 Prozent als Bestehensgrenze ist verbreitet, aber die einzige Zahl, auf die du dich verlassen solltest, steht in deinem eigenen CDL-Handbuch, also schlag sie vor dem Prüfungstag nach. Die Inhalte sind besser vorhersagbar. Die Bundesstaaten schreiben den Test aus dem Air-Brakes-Abschnitt ihres Handbuchs, und der ist fast überall derselbe Text, weil er von einem gemeinsamen model manual abstammt.

Dieser Abschnitt erwartet, dass du die drei Bremssysteme kennst, den Kompressor und seinen Regler (governor), die Druckluftbehälter und den Grund, warum du sie entwässerst, das Sicherheitsventil, den Alkoholverdampfer, das Bremspedal, die Radbremsen mit S-Nocken und slack adjuster (Gestängesteller), Zweikreis-Druckluftanlagen, die Warnung bei niedrigem Luftdruck, die Federspeicherbremsen, die Ansprechverzögerung und den Anhalteweg, das Bremsen auf langem Gefälle und die Air-Brake-Schritte der pre-trip inspection. Zahlen zählen hier mehr als in den meisten CDL-Abschnitten. Manche, etwa die Warnschwelle von 60 psi, stehen in der Vorschrift. Andere, etwa der genaue Druck, bei dem ein Knopf herausspringt, kommen vom Hersteller, und das Handbuch nennt eine Spanne. Wenn dein Handbuch die Spanne 20 bis 45 psi angibt, lern die Spanne und nicht eine einzelne Zahl daraus.

So nutzt du diesen Auszug und so lernst du Air Brakes

Diese 15 Fragen bleiben in der Druckluftbremsanlage selbst. Sie fragen, was der governor gerade tut, was mechanisch passiert, wenn du das Pedal trittst, warum die Warnleuchte genau bei diesem Druck kommt und was die Prüfschritte eigentlich nachweisen. Sie berühren nicht das Ankuppeln des Trailers, die glad hands (die Kupplungsköpfe der Luftleitungen) oder die trailer air supply, denn die gehören zum Abschnitt Combination Vehicles und haben ihren eigenen Auszug, der unten verlinkt ist.

Mach ihn in einem Durchgang ohne aufgeschlagenes Handbuch, und lies danach jede Erklärung, auch die zu den Fragen, die du richtig hattest. Behandle einen Fehler als Thema und nicht als Tatsache. Wenn du die Frage zur zulässigen Leckrate und die zum governor verpasst hast, setz dich mit der ganzen Prüfreihenfolge hin, statt zwei Zahlen auswendig zu lernen, denn die Zahlen ergeben nur in der Reihenfolge Sinn, in der geprüft wird.

Am schlechtesten vorbereitet sind die meisten auf die gesprochene pre-trip inspection. In vielen Bundesstaaten musst du den Air-Brake-Check während des skills test laut und in der richtigen Reihenfolge aufsagen, während der Prüfer zusieht. Darüber zu lesen ist nicht dasselbe, wie es zu sagen, also üb es an einem Fahrzeug stehend oder wenigstens laut aus dem Kopf: auf vollen Druck bringen, Motor aus, Räder unterlegen und Bremsen lösen, den statischen Druckabfall stoppen, dann treten und erneut stoppen, danach das Pedal wiederholt betätigen und auf die Warnung und anschließend auf das Herausspringen des Knopfs achten. Sprich die Zahlen dabei mit. Der Wissenstest und der skills test fragen dieselbe Abfolge aus zwei Richtungen ab.

Wie StudyPDF aus deinem CDL-Handbuch vollständige Übungstests baut

Fünfzehn Fragen zeigen dir, welche Teile der Druckluftbremsanlage du noch nicht erklären kannst. Prüfungsreif machen sie dich allein nicht, und ein generischer Fragenpool weiß nicht, aus welchem Handbuch welchen Bundesstaats du geprüft wirst oder welche Zahlen dein Prüfer erwartet.

StudyPDF geht stattdessen von deinem Material aus. Lad dir das CDL-Handbuch deines Bundesstaats herunter oder nimm den Air-Brakes-Hefter deiner Fahrschule, lade ihn hoch, und Bo, der Lern-Agent, baut daraus vollständige Übungstests aus genau diesen Seiten. Jede Frage steckt in deinem Dokument, und jede Erklärung verweist auf die Stelle, aus der die Antwort stammt, sodass du den Wortlaut selbst prüfen kannst, wenn eine Zahl zwischen zwei Quellen nicht zusammenpasst. Du kannst so oft neue Tests erzeugen, wie du willst, einen davon auf einen einzelnen Bereich wie den Air-Brake-Teil der pre-trip inspection oder die Federspeicherbremsen eingrenzen und verfolgen, welche Teile dir immer wieder entgehen.

Du brauchst keine Datei, um loszulegen. Wenn dein Handbuch gerade irgendwo im Lkw liegt, nenn stattdessen einfach ein Thema, zum Beispiel die Prüfschritte der Druckluftbremsanlage oder das Bremsen auf langem Gefälle, und Bo schreibt einen Übungstest daraus. Der Start ist kostenlos.