Class B197

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The fast car driving license for manual and automatic transmission

Class B197

Your requirements

  • Start of training minimum age 17.5 years -> issue of driving licence minimum age 18 years
     
  • Start of training minimum age 16.5 years -> issue of driving licence minimum age 17 years with BF17 accompanied driving
     
  • Application for driving licence at the driving licence authority
     
  • Theoretical training
     
  • Theoretical exam
     
  • Practical training on a car with automatic transmission + practical driver training 450 minutes (5 driving sessions of 90 minutes each) on a car with a manual transmission in order to gain driving competence for manual transmission
     
  • Test drive (15 minutes) with your driving instructor on a car with a manual transmission to determine driving competence for manual transmission
     
  • Practical exam on a car with automatic transmission
     
  • No practical exam on a car with a manual transmission necessary

EXTENSION OF DRIVING LICENSE TO CLASS BE

Extension to Class BE with prior possession of Class B197

  • Anyone who has obtained class B197 receives an automatic restriction with key number 78 when extending the driving licence for the subsequent class BE, C or D, provided that the exam for class BE, C, D is taken with an automatic vehicle.
     
  • The training and exam for class BE, C or D now always takes place in a vehicle with automatic transmission at almost all driving schools.
     
  • This means that there is an automatic restriction for class BE, C or D.
    -> A trailer may then only be towed by a car with automatic transmission.
     
  • This automatic transmission restriction could be removed if you prove your switching competence in a new practical exam for class B.
     
  • No special lessons, no theory lessons and no theory exam are required for this short training course.

Extension to Class BE with prior possession of Class B

  • Anyone who has obtained class B does not receive an automatic transmission restriction when extending the driving licence for the subsequent class BE, C or D, even if the class BE, C or D exam was taken with an automatic vehicle, as the ability to shift gears was already demonstrated during the class B exam.

    -> A trailer may be towed by a car with an automatic gearbox and a car with a manual gearbox.
     
  • We therefore strongly recommend that if you want to tow a trailer with a car with a manual transmission, you should take the class B exam. And not class B197!

Your vehicle

For your safety and enjoyment during training, you will drive top-equipped vehicles of the latest models.

Our BMW 116 vehicles offer all available driver assistance systems*. These may also be used during the exam.

Professional maintenance and cleanliness of our vehicles is a matter of course.

Under Locations you can find the training vehicles available at each site.

 

Motor vehicles:

  • Up to 3,500 kg permissible total weight with automatic or manual transmission
     
  • Also with a trailer up to a maximum permissible total weight of 750 kg
     
  • Or with a trailer over 750 kg permissible total weight, provided the total permissible weight of towing vehicle and trailer does not exceed 3,500 kg

     

For larger trailers, we recommend additional driver training for class B with key number 96 (without exam) or class BE.

 

* Adaptive Cruise Control, Emergency Braking Assistant, Lane Keeping Assistant with Steering Intervention, Active Lane Keeping Assistant, Lane Change Assistant, Blind Spot Assistant, Lane Change Assistant with Steering Intervention, Active Parking Assistant, Rearview Camera, Traffic Sign Recognition

Your theoretical lessons

Number required if you have not previously held a driving licence class:

  • 12 theory units (90 min. each) Basic knowledge
     
  • 2 theory units (90 min. each) Class B

 

Number required if you have previously held a driving licence class:

  • 6 theory units (90 minutes each) Basic knowledge
     
  • 2 theory units (90 minutes each) class B
Theoretical lessons

Your driving lesson

Your driving lessons consist of

- Modules drive easy Simulator

- Training lessons

- Special lessons

 

For efficient training, we recommend at least 2 driving appointments (90 minutes each) per week.

Practical training

Driving lessons drive easy simulator

For even more efficient training, you should also practise all modules on our drive easy simulator.

drive easy simulator

Training lesson

  • In the training lessons, you train the basic driving tasks (parking, emergency braking, reversing) and driving within the city.
     
  • The number of training lessons is not specified in the learner driver training regulations and is therefore carried out individually depending on the learner driver's level of ability.
     
  • The number of training lessons expected in order to pass the exam cannot be precisely predicted at the start of training.
     
  • Without prior knowledge, the average is approx. 11 - 16 driving appointments (90 minutes each).
     
  • Provided that all 5 modules on the drive easy simulator have been completed beforehand and the tips “Reduce the number of practice drives” under Practical training have been followed.
     
  • However, depending on your level of ability, you may need fewer or more training lessons.

Special lesson

In the 6 driving appointments special lessons (90 minutes each), you only train to drive outside the city.

The special lessons are also known as statutory compulsory lessons.

  • 5 driving lessons (45 minutes each) overland driving
     
  • 4 driving lessons (45 minutes each) motorway driving
     
  • 3 driving lessons (45 minutes each) twilight driving

Practical training timeline

  1. Drive all modules on the drive easy simulator.
     
  2. Drive an individual number of driving appointments for training lessons with automatic transmission until you are ready to take the exam within a built-up area.
     
  3. Your driving instructor will carry out a progress check with you in a built-up area

    -> learning objectives achieved (exam readiness) -> continue with point 3

    -> learning objectives not achieved (not ready for exam) -> further training lessons with automatic transmission and renewed learning status check
     
  4. Drive 2 driving appointments (90 minutes each) training lessons with manual transmission.
     
  5. Drive 3 driving appointments (90 minutes each) special lessons with manual transmission.
     
  6. Drive 1 driving appointment (90 minutes each) with manual transmission (test drive 15 minutes + training lesson 75 minutes).
     
  7. Drive 3 driving appointments (90 minutes each) special lessons with automatic transmission.
     
  8. Your driving instructor must be convinced that you are still ready for the exam. If necessary, he will carry out another assessment of progress check.
     
  9. Consider taking some additional training lessons with automatic transmission to get back to exam readiness.
     
  10. Take your practical exam with automatic transmission.