First gestures in your car

You can be very nervous in the first minutes, so make sure you listen your teachers
commands. These will ensure a good behavior as a driver. Good luck!

1.Adjust the seat so that your feet comfortably reach all three pedals. You can adjust your
seat forward and back, as well as up and down. If your are not too tall you can choose a
pillow so that your seat will be high enough. Some cars can have electronic controls, while
older cars usually have a latch underneath the seat that gives you the opportunity to control
the position of the seat.

Latch = prghie, zvor

2. Press the foot pedals. In an automatic car, the two foot pedals control acceleration and
braking. Other cars with a manual gearbox, have three pedals: clutch, brake and acceleration.
Get familiar with these three pedals because you need to coordinate hands, eyes and feet
altogether. Never use both feet at once to reach the same pedal! Only use one foot to access
each pedal.

Clutch= ambreiaj

gearbox=cutie de vitez

3.Adjust your car's mirrors: lateral outside mirrors and rearview mirror. You can see
through them clearly and effectively. Your car should have three mirrors: one rearview
mirror, which allows you to see directly behind the rear windshield in back of you, and two
outside mirror which let you see to either side of the car and protect you from blind spots.
Your rearview mirror should be positioned so that when you're in your normal driving
position, you can see directly behind you and as much of the rear windshield as possible.

Blind spot= unghi mort

Rearview mirror= oglinda retrovizoare
Rear windshield= parbriz spate/luneta

4. Know where is the parking brake, also called a hand or emergency brake, and what it
does.When the hand brake is pulled up, it helps locks the car in place, ensuring that it doesn't
move. When the brake is let down, it is disengaged and the car can freely move. Make sure
that your parking brake is disengaged before you start driving.

To lock= a bloca
To disengage= a decupla, a desprinde, a degaja

5.Learn how to use the gear box and the gear shifter. The shift lever is usually positioned
in between the two front seats of a car, and it controls some of the car's gears. It helps you to
 increase speed, to reverse and to use to use the engine brake in bad weather condition.
Sometimes, the shift lever is on the right side of the steering wheel.It usually has an H form of
using it which is drawn on the top so that it helps you changing the gear.

Gear shifter/shift lever = schimbator de viteza,

Steering wheel= volan

6. Understand the basic dashboard controls. These gauges help show the driver how much
gas the car is carrying, how fast the car is going, how hot the engine is, and how many RPM
(revolutions per minute) the engine is clocking.
The speedometer is probably the most important dashboard control in the car.
It tells you how fast your car is traveling, in either miles per hour (MpH) or kilometers per
hour (KpH).
The RPM gauge tells you how hard your engine is working. Most RPM gauges
will have red areas starting at 6,000 or 7,000 RPM. When the dial in the gauge, travels into
the red, learn to ease off the acceleration.
The gas gauge tells you how much fuel your car has. It usually has a dial that
travels between "F" and "E," with "E" signaling "empty" and "F" signaling "full."
The temperature gauge in the car tells you whether your car's engine is
overheating. It usually has a dial that travels between "H" and "C," signaling "hot" and "cold."
Your dial should normally be in the center of the gauge.

Dashboard=bord
Gauge=indicator
Speedometer=vitezometru
To ease= a usura
Gas=benzina
Overheating= suprancalzire