Risques de contre-visite CTA

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AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICAL CONTROL PREPARATION CHECK-LIST

STRONGLY REDUCE THE RISK OF COUNTER-VISIT IN A FEW MINUTES WITH MAUZTER GARAGE

Preparatory document for vehicle technical inspection.

Walk around your vehicle and check the following points in order to reduce strongly the risks of counter-visit.

1. REGISTRATION

The front and rear registration plates must be well fixed, legible and without any damage. Please note that only regulatory plates are accepted.

SIV type registration (since 2009): AA-XXX-AA

Characters on white background. The "European" logo is located at the left end of the plate, the "Regional" logo at the right end.

FNI type registration

: XXXX YY XX

Black "stick" characters on a yellow or white background on the back and on a white background on the front.

If your plates were fitted before 1 January 1993, the white characters on a black background at front and rear are accepted.

2. TIRES & EXHAUST

Check your tires. They are abnormally deformed (tears, hernias, irregular wear, etc.)

? The depth of the tread grooves is less than 1.6 mm? So do not hesitate to change them and remember that the two tires on the same axle must be of identical structure and make.

As for your muffler, it must not be drilled and well fixed.

3. VISIBILITY

Check your windshield. If it has a crack that overflows a circle of 30 cm in diameter,

you need to replace it.

Your interior and exterior mirrors must be in good condition and properly fixed.

Also check that your windshield wipers are working properly.

4. LIGHTING AND SIGNALING

Check that all of your lights are working properly:

- traffic lights

- road lights

- position lights (front and rear)

- brake lights

- turn signals (front and rear)

- the distress signal, called "warning" or the presence of the pre-signalling triangle if the vehicle has no "warning".

- the 3rd brake light

- rear license plate lighting

- and the rear and side reflectors.

Finally, check that your horn works well.

Don't hesitate to change a burnt-out bulb or repair a broken headlight before passing the control.

5. BRAKING

Have your brake pads and discs replaced if they are worn. If recently you have noticed, during hard braking, that your vehicle veers to the left or the right, this is a sign of bad and unbalanced brakes. If you have it possibility, have your brake pads and discs checked by a professional. car repair who can tell you if you need to change them.

Also check the brake fluid level in the reservoir.

6. STRUCTURE AND BODYWORK

Check the correct opening and closing (inside and outside) of all the doors, the hood, trunk and tailgates. If the bonnet is not opened, the inspection risks not to be carried out which would imply a complete new visit.

The bodywork must not have any protruding part, i.e. a modified part voluntarily or by accident and likely to injure a third party.

7. COCKPIT

Check that all seat belts work properly, including the height adjuster, and are securely fastened.

Also make sure that all seats are properly secured. If you have a baby seat, we advise you to remove it before coming to pass your technical control

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