Driving training key number 197

From B78 to B197 – without an exam

Driver training key number 197

You hold class B78 and may only drive vehicles with automatic transmission so far? A short driver training course removes this restriction, so you may also drive vehicles with manual transmission – in Germany and abroad.

What you may drive afterwards

  • Motor vehicles up to 3,500 kg permissible total weight with automatic or manual transmission
  • also with a trailer up to max. 750 kg permissible total weight, or
  • with a trailer over 750 kg permissible total weight, provided the combined permissible total weight of towing vehicle and trailer does not exceed 3,500 kg

For larger trailers we also recommend the driver training class B with key number 96 (no exam) or class BE.

Ready to get started?

What you need

  • Driving licence class B78
  • Minimum age for the licence: 18 years. You may start the driver training 6 months earlier.
  • 5 Driving Appointments (90 min. each) of practical driver training in a vehicle with manual transmission – 450 minutes in total, required by law
  • 1 test drive in and out of town with your driving instructor in a vehicle with manual transmission
  • No theory exam and no practical exam

How the driver training works

  1. You complete the 5 Driving Appointments (90 min. each) in a vehicle with manual transmission. The first drives take place on a practice area near the driving school, then you practise in the city.
  2. At the end you complete a test drive. Your driving instructor assesses whether you can drive the vehicle safely, responsibly and in an environmentally conscious way – no examiner, no official exam.
  3. Afterwards your driving instructor gives you the certificate of manual transmission competence (Schaltkompetenznachweis).
  4. With this certificate you submit an application for a driving licence to your driving licence authority and have key number 197 entered in your licence.

The driving school cars you drive

For your safety, you drive fully equipped vehicles of the latest models. Professional maintenance and clean vehicles are a matter of course for us.

Under Locations you can see which vehicles are available at each location.