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Introduction

Cockpit Drill

Pedals

Gears

Handbrake

Steering

Ancillary controls

Mirrors

Finally

This will always be the first lesson for pupils who have never driven before. The lesson may be taught at the pupils’s house or it may be better for the supervisor/instructor to drive to a quiet place first.

In this lesson the pupil will learn:

• Cockpit drill - including how to adjust your seat and seat-belt correctly.

• What the pedals do and how to use them.

• What the gears do and how to use them.

• What the handbrake/parking brake does and how to use it.

• What the steering wheel does and how to use it.

• What ancillary controls do and how and when to use them.

• To understand the instrument panel.

• How to start the car.

• How to adjust mirrors correctly.

• What 'blind spots' are and how to deal with them.