Vehicle Controls
Vehicle Controls (officially the Vehicle Components and Controls section, Section 3 of the NaTIS Learner Driver Manual) is the smallest test section — most sources cite 8 questions, pass 6. It is component-identification based: the manual numbers the controls and asks which numbered control performs a given function.
The light/heavy-vehicle layout has 11 numbered controls — Steering Wheel, Accelerator, Foot Brake, Clutch, Gear Lever, Handbrake, Indicators, Hooter, Windscreen Wipers and the Rear-View and Side Mirrors. The motorcycle layout substitutes throttle, clutch lever, front/rear brake and handlebars. Concepts like the Seatbelt, Head Restraint, ABS, Hazard Lights, Headlights and Demister are operationally important but are tested under Rules of the Road rather than this section.
Ontology Vehicle Controls [part-of] K53 Learner Licence Exam Format Vehicle Controls [defines] Clutch Vehicle Controls [defines] Foot Brake
Learning objective
Identify the vehicle’s controls and know the purpose and correct use of each, by vehicle code.
Question patterns
- Which control does X?
- Which control increases speed / stops the vehicle in an emergency?
- Which controls do you use to change gear?
Common mistakes
- Choosing the handbrake for an emergency stop instead of the foot brake
- Thinking automatics have a clutch
- Confusing wipers (outside) with the demister (inside)
Connections
- Steering Wheel — covers_topic, source: 2026-06-28
- Foot Brake — covers_topic, source: 2026-06-28
- Clutch — covers_topic, source: 2026-06-28
- NaTIS Learner Driver Manual — derived_from_source, source: 2026-06-28