Driving exam Zug: answer the vehicle-control questions with confidence
The practical car exam in Zug often starts with questions about the vehicle. This guide keeps the typical questions, clear answers and Tesla-specific controls in one modern preparation page.
Updated: July 2026
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At a glance
- Exam location Zug Road Traffic Office, Steinhausen
- Category B - passenger car up to 3.5 t
- Exam start Question card about vehicle control
- DriveLab focus Tesla Model 3 and safe routines
How the vehicle-control part works
The questions are not about memorised sentences; they check whether you can judge the car safely and react correctly when something is wrong.
Prepare the vehicle
Check lights, tyres, windows, registration document and whether the car is safe to drive.
Answer the question card
Explain calmly where you find the information and what you would do in that situation.
Drive off safely
Seat, mirrors, belt, dashboard and surroundings first - then join traffic.
Typical questions with safe answers
Open the questions like a study list. The answers are intentionally short, exam-focused and adapted to the DriveLab car.
Before driving You take over an unfamiliar car. What do you check before using it?
German exam wording: Du übernimmst ein unbekanntes Fahrzeug. Was kontrollierst du vor der Benutzung des Fahrzeuges?
Check the outside condition: all lights must be clean and working. The tyres must be in good condition and have at least 1.6 mm tread depth; in winter at least 4 mm is recommended.
If the car has no tyre-pressure sensors, or if they are defective, use the tyre-pressure table in the driver door and add pressure at a petrol station. The windows must be clean. The vehicle registration document must be present and match the car.
You compare it with the chassis number. You find that number in the registration document and at the lower right of the windscreen.
Warnings What do you do if a red or yellow warning lamp lights up on the dashboard?
German exam wording: Was ist zu tun, wenn im Armaturenbrett eine rote oder eine gelbe Warnlampe leuchtet?
Red: stop immediately and correct the fault. The display usually shows a message. More information is in the vehicle manual. Example: no oil pressure because the oil pump has failed.
Yellow: you may continue carefully. The problem should be fixed as soon as possible. Example: windscreen washer fluid is empty.
Registration document How many people may be transported in this vehicle?
German exam wording: Wie viele Personen dürfen in diesem Fahrzeug mitgeführt werden?
You find this in the vehicle registration document under number 27. In the DriveLab Tesla it is 5 people.
Category B Category B lets you carry a maximum of how many people? What is the maximum permitted total weight?
German exam wording: Die Kategorie B berechtigt dich zum Mitführen von maximal wie vielen Personen? Was ist das maximal zulässige Gesamtgewicht?
Category B allows a maximum of 9 people including you. The maximum permitted total weight is 3'500 kg.
Controls Where do you refill windscreen washer fluid? Which other fluids does the car have?
German exam wording: Wo füllst du das Scheibenwischwasser nach? Welche Flüssigkeiten hat es sonst noch im Auto?
The filler neck for windscreen washer fluid is under the front hood. In the Tesla you open it on the screen via the vehicle view.
There is summer and winter washer fluid. Other fluids are brake fluid and steering oil; they should only be checked or refilled by a specialist. An electric car has no engine oil and no engine coolant.
Controls You are driving and heavy rain starts. What do you do?
German exam wording: Du bist auf der Strasse unterwegs und es fängt stark an zu regnen. Was unternimmst du?
Switch the wipers by voice control or, while stopped, open the wiper menu with the left button on the indicator stalk. There you set the speed or automatic mode.
For washer fluid, press the left button a little harder. In heavy rain, drive at an appropriate speed and with lights on. Use fog lights when visibility is below 50 metres.
Emergency You have a breakdown on the motorway. What do you do?
German exam wording: Du hast eine Panne auf der Autobahn. Was unternimmst du?
- Secure the scene: if possible, drive onto the emergency lane.
- Raise the alarm: especially on the motorway or if people are injured or in danger.
- Call the towing service: the electric car must not be conventionally towed; it has to be loaded onto a truck.
Emergency You scratched another car while parking. What do you do?
German exam wording: Du hast beim parkieren einen Kratzer an einem anderen Auto gemacht. Was unternimmst du?
Try to find and contact the owner. If that is not possible, contact the police and file a report. This prevents you from being accused of hit and run.
Lights Which front and rear lights do you know on the car?
German exam wording: Welche Lichter vorne und hinten kennst du beim Auto?
- Low beam: at night, in poor visibility and in tunnels.
- Parking light: when stopping on the road at night, for example before a railway crossing.
- High beam: outside towns at night when nobody is approaching.
- Fog light and rear fog light: when visibility is below 50 metres.
- Hazard warning lights: in the Tesla, on the roof console.
- Brake light: switches on automatically when braking or recuperating.
- Reverse light: white light, switches on automatically when reverse gear is selected.
Controls What do you do if the windscreen starts to fog up?
German exam wording: Was machst du, wenn sich die Frontscheibe anfängt zu beschlagen?
Tap the temperature at the bottom of the screen, then tap the windscreen symbol at the top. If you tap it twice, defrost switches on. Rear-window heating, including the exterior mirrors, is selected separately.
Registration document How much additional weight may you carry in your car?
German exam wording: Wieviel Zusätzliches Gewicht darfst du in deinem Auto mitführen?
The payload is in the vehicle registration document under number 32. In the DriveLab Tesla it is 313 kg.
Tyres What do you check on the tyres? What are the rules?
German exam wording: Was musst du bei den Reifen alles kontrollieren? Was sind die Vorschriften bei Reifen?
- The tyre must not have major damage; the carcass must not be visible.
- The tyre dimension must fit the vehicle.
- Minimum tread depth is 1.6 mm. For winter tyres, 4 mm is recommended. The TWI shows the minimum tread depth.
- Tyre pressure must match the car. In the Tesla, the value is shown in the driver door.
Registration document What information do you find in the vehicle registration document?
German exam wording: Welche Informationen findest du im Fahrzeugausweis?
- Vehicle owner and insurance.
- Official notes, licence plate and model.
- Chassis number, seats, power in kW and weights.
- Date of the last inspection.
Assistance systems Which driver-assistance systems do you know?
German exam wording: Welche Fahrassistenzsysteme kennst du?
Important examples are ABS, ESP, emergency brake assist, lane keeping assist and cruise control. ABS prevents the wheels from locking when braking. ESP can help prevent skidding.
During DriveLab exam preparation, all assistance systems except ABS and ESP are switched off. Assistance systems only work within physical limits and when sensors, such as cameras, are clean and intact.
The most important vehicle references
Practise the questions directly in the training car
In the lesson we combine vehicle control with real exam situations around Steinhausen. That way you learn not only the answer, but also the action.