Class B with key number 197

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Class B with key number 197

Your prerequisite

  • 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 exam on a car with automatic transmission
     
  • Practical driver training lasting at least 450 minutes (5 driving sessions of 90 minutes each) on a car with a manual gearbox in order to gain driving competence for manual gearboxes
     
  • Test drive (30 minutes) in town and out of town with your driving instructor on a car with a manual gearbox to determine driving competence for manual gearboxes
     
  • No practical exam on a car with a manual gearbox necessary

EXTENSION OF DRIVING LICENCE AFTER CLASS B197

Extension to class BE (trailer) with previous possession of class B197:

  • Anyone who has obtained category B with key number 197 receives an automatic restriction with key number 78 when extending the driving licence for the subsequent category BE, C or D, provided that the test for category BE, C, D is taken with an automatic vehicle.
     
  • The training and test for category 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 test for class B.
     
  • No special lessons, no theory lessons and no theory exam are required for this short training course.

Extension to class BE (trailer) with previous 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 test 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 gearbox, you should take the class B exam. And not class B197!

Your vehicle

After successfully passing the exam, you will be allowed to drive cars with automatic and manual transmissions.

The majority of your training and exam will take place in a car with automatic transmission.

The short driver training course takes place in a car with a manual gearbox.

You can find the training vehicles that are offered for training under Locations.

For your safety and fun during your training, you will be driving the latest models of top-equipped vehicles.

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

 

Motor vehicles:

  • up to 3500 kg maximum authorised mass
     
  • also with trailer up to max. 750 kg maximum authorised mass or
     
  • with trailers over 750 kg maximum authorised mass, provided the maximum authorised mass of the towing vehicle and trailer is max. 3500 kg


For larger trailers, we also recommend the Class B driver training course with key number 96 without a exam or Class BE.

Training procedure

  • Most of your driving training and your exam will take place in a car with automatic transmission. This makes your exam easier and reduces the number of driving lessons.
     
  • Driver training on a car with a manual gearbox is integrated into your B197 driver training. This driver training consists of 5 driving appointments of 90 minutes each. This gives you the licence to drive cars with manual gearboxes.
     
  • After the driver training, you will take a test drive (30 minutes) with your driving instructor.
     
  • The training for class B197 does not take longer than for category B, as you generally need fewer driving lessons due to the training on a car with automatic transmission. You can also drive some special lessons as part of your driver training.

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 training lessons and special lessons.

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 will practise 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 can therefore be carried out individually depending on the learner driver's level of ability.
    individualised.
     
  • The number of  training lessons expected in order to successfully pass the practical test cannot be precisely predicted at the beginning of the training.
     
  • 9 driving appointments (90 minutes each) is an average value with which it is usually possible to pass the 1st practical exam successfully.
     
  • However, depending on the level of ability, fewer or more practice drives may be required.

Special lesson

In the special lessons (also known as statutory driving lessons), you will only practise driving outside the city.
 

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