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Topic: Vehicle controls and equipment · Nº 131 / 270

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¿Cuál es la función del freno de mano?

What is the handbrake for?

  • AReducir la velocidad del vehículo en ciudad.To reduce the vehicle's speed in town.
  • BInmovilizar el vehículo al estacionar.To keep the vehicle still when parking.
  • CReducir la velocidad del vehículo cuando circule por una vía con una pendiente prolongada.To reduce the vehicle's speed on a road with a long slope.
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Correct answer

  • BInmovilizar el vehículo al estacionar.To keep the vehicle still when parking.
Explanation

The handbrake is the parking brake: its job is to keep the parked vehicle still. While moving, it would only be used as an emergency measure if the footbrake fails.

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