What is the first thing you should adjust, if needed, when you get into a car to drive?
- Your seat belt
- The steering wheel
- Your rearview mirror
- Your seat ✓
Answer: D. Your seat
The first thing to adjust is your seat.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's pre-start checklist puts adjusting the seat ahead of the other adjustments: set it so you can reach all controls. Only after that does it tell you to adjust the rear-view mirrors and then fasten your safety belt. The order matters because your seating position affects where the mirrors point and how well you reach the pedals and controls. The steering wheel is not part of this checklist. So the seat is the first adjustment named.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Your seat belt — The checklist has you fasten the safety belt after adjusting the seat and mirrors, so it is not first.
- B. The steering wheel — The handbook's pre-start checklist does not list the steering wheel as something to adjust before driving.
- C. Your rearview mirror — Mirrors are adjusted after the seat, so they are not the first adjustment.
Remember it
Set your seat before mirrors or belt: get your reach right first, then aim the mirrors.