The below are some of the K53 defensive driving skillsets you can practice on the K53 Simulator:
- Button start (with brake and clutch pedals held down for manual and brake only for automatic transmission)
- Key start (with Lock, Acc, On and Start states)
- Gear shifting (eg. 1-5 for code 8 or 1 to 12 for code 14 truck)
- Clutch control (finding the bitting point, avoid ridding or coasting)
- Mirrors usage (sides and interior mirrors)
- 3 point observation (simulated and literal checking of mirrors and camera turn for blindspot)
- 5 point observation before moving off (similar to above)
- Moving off (seat adjust, belt buckling, mirrors adjust, start with On first, observe and signal if needed, shifting to 1 then clutch control and observe, parking brake release and smootly moving off).
- Signal (to turn at intersections or to change lanes – with mirrors and blindspot checking enforcement)
- Overtaking (with signal monitoring for both pre and post overtake or returning to lane)
- Steering (avoiding dry and straightening before coming to a complete stop)
- Speedometer reading (analog and digital options)
- Techometer reading (analog)
- Code 8, 10 and 14
- Road and Yard drive tests (pre-trip still work in progress)
- Yielding (when turning right or at yield signs)
- Traffic lights intersection (single and dual carriage)
- Multiple lanes (with arrows on the road)
- Lane changing (with signal and observation monitoring)
- Mini circle intersection (clockwise and yielding to traffic crossing the yield line first)
- Roundabout (lane selection and yielding to traffic from the right – still work in progress)
- Four way stops intersection
- Path following monitor (when turning in intersection)
- Trailer management (for code 8 and 14)
- Speed hump handling (brake before mounting and restric to gear 2 as max gear)
- Follow distance
- Regional routes with 3 deviding lines (with broken center line)
- Driving with traffic (low and high density option)
- Speed control (shift down and up indicators)
- Several machanical empathy enforcement systems (eg. harsh acceleration guard)