Smog Check Procedures Manual 2023 Complete
1) Check for vehicle test restrictions (AWD, GVWR, etc). If test restrictions apply,
inform the customer.
2) Ensure the customer is provided an estimate and the required test type is
determined prior to drafting the invoice
3) Check hat all required equipment is up-to-date, maintained, and calibrated
4) Ensure vehicle is safe to test
What are the steps of the Pre-Inspection/Pre-Repair Check List?
1) If a stations lacks the equipment, tools, personnel, reference materials
necessary to inspect a particular vehicle
2) If a station lacks the equipment, tools, personnel, reference materials
necessary to repair a particular vehicle
3) If as a matter of policy, a test-and-repair does not repair certain types of
vehicles or inspection failures
For what 3 reasons must a station reject a vehicle during the Pre-Inspection/Pre-Repair
Check List?
Enter "NONE"
If there is no license plate, what should you enter?
Abort the test and start over using the correct info
What happens if an error is found after changes no longer can be made to the OIS or
EIS?
True, enter just the last 7 digits
Don't enter the "E" preceding the plate number of government vehicles. True or False?
Enter "NONE"
If the odometer is missing or illegible, what should you enter into the EIS or OIS?
Enter "R" for vehicle certification type
What should you enter for a vehicle equipped with a Referee label?
1) SPCNS
2) grey market
3) vehicles with an engine change
Which vehicles should you not inspect unless it has a BAR Referee Label?
Enter the fuel in which the vehicle was operating when it arrived at the station
What fuel type should you enter for dual/bi-fuel vehicles?
Motorhomes and heavy duty vehicles with a drive axle weight over 5,000 lbs.
Which '76-'99 vehicles in Enhanced Areas are excluded from ASM inspections and
instead have TSI inspections?
1) AWD or 4WD
2) Traction control that cannot be disabled
3) Too large to safely fit on dynamometer
4) Heavy duty with GVWR of 8,501 or greater
5) Heavy duty with unloaded drive axle weight over 5,000 lbs
Which vehicle designs are not compatible with the ASM test?
1) Check for vehicle test restrictions (AWD, GVWR, etc). If test restrictions apply,
inform the customer.
2) Ensure the customer is provided an estimate and the required test type is
determined prior to drafting the invoice
3) Check hat all required equipment is up-to-date, maintained, and calibrated
4) Ensure vehicle is safe to test
What are the steps of the Pre-Inspection/Pre-Repair Check List?
1) If a stations lacks the equipment, tools, personnel, reference materials
necessary to inspect a particular vehicle
2) If a station lacks the equipment, tools, personnel, reference materials
necessary to repair a particular vehicle
3) If as a matter of policy, a test-and-repair does not repair certain types of
vehicles or inspection failures
For what 3 reasons must a station reject a vehicle during the Pre-Inspection/Pre-Repair
Check List?
Enter "NONE"
If there is no license plate, what should you enter?
Abort the test and start over using the correct info
What happens if an error is found after changes no longer can be made to the OIS or
EIS?
True, enter just the last 7 digits
Don't enter the "E" preceding the plate number of government vehicles. True or False?
Enter "NONE"
If the odometer is missing or illegible, what should you enter into the EIS or OIS?
Enter "R" for vehicle certification type
What should you enter for a vehicle equipped with a Referee label?
1) SPCNS
2) grey market
3) vehicles with an engine change
Which vehicles should you not inspect unless it has a BAR Referee Label?
Enter the fuel in which the vehicle was operating when it arrived at the station
What fuel type should you enter for dual/bi-fuel vehicles?
Motorhomes and heavy duty vehicles with a drive axle weight over 5,000 lbs.
Which '76-'99 vehicles in Enhanced Areas are excluded from ASM inspections and
instead have TSI inspections?
1) AWD or 4WD
2) Traction control that cannot be disabled
3) Too large to safely fit on dynamometer
4) Heavy duty with GVWR of 8,501 or greater
5) Heavy duty with unloaded drive axle weight over 5,000 lbs
Which vehicle designs are not compatible with the ASM test?
