General Maintenance

Despite the fact that it can often look complicated and boring, vehicle owners should become familiar and comfortable with the ____________  .

The owner’s manual will have a maintenance ____________ .

The chart will include such information as when to change the ________________ and other maintenance issues.

Typically the handle is yellow. Follow these steps to check the oil:

 If a belt squeals after starting the engine or while driving then this indicates a problem with belt tension. Most modern vehicles have automatic belt tensioners that keep the belt at the appropriate tension. Checking the belt tension varies by make and model.

The MOT test -

In ____________       MOT testing centres are regulated and licensed by the Department and Transport and DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency),

The mechanics often check the brake system during routine oil changes and maintenance. Consult the service manual (different from the owner’s manual) of the specific make and model for checking the brakes and finding the locations of each part of the brake system. Follow these steps to check the brake system:

The Small Robot Company, based in Salisbury, is developing three autonomous farmbots named ___________ which will map weeds, enabling targeted follow-up treatments in crops.

Robot__________, the weed scanning robot, will provide farmers with an individual plant view of fields, capable of detecting broad-leaved weeds in wheat fields and mapping their exact location.

____________   has come a long way from the days of yield mapping and soil sampling in the 1990s to today’s accurate guidance systems.

In particular, web portals that dial into telematics data allow farm and fleet managers to access live information remotely from different sources, such as _______, _____, _____or PC, and let them share information with consultants or machinery dealers.

The farmer initially “trains” the unit where to go (and where not to) by driving around the field to map boundaries and obstacles, but once this data is stored the unit operates independently using four failsafe controllers – two for collision avoidance and one for positioning and________-.

Modern driverless tractors are connected into a network of two via ____________  and radio.

Older fuses are made of glass tubes. The colour coding for modern fuses is universal and indicates the amperage of the fuse: violet – 3 Amp, pink – 4 Amp, orange – 5 Amp, red – 10 Amp, _______--– 15 Amp, _____– 20 Amp, clear – 25 Amp, __________– 30 Amp, orange – 40 Amp.