Periksa tayar simpanan dan bicu kereta di hentian sebelah.

Yes. Periksa here is an imperative: Check ...

In Malay, instructions and commands often use the bare verb/root form at the start of the sentence. The subject is usually omitted, so Periksa by itself naturally means Check.

A useful comparison:

• memeriksa = to check / checking in a normal statement
• periksa! = check! as a command

So this sentence is giving an instruction rather than describing an action.

Because imperatives in Malay usually drop the meN- prefix.

For example:

• Saya memeriksa tayar. = I am checking the tyre.
• Periksa tayar. = Check the tyre.

This is very common in manuals, warning notices, and step-by-step instructions. Using memeriksa here would sound like a statement, not a direct instruction.

Tayar simpanan literally means something like reserve tyre or stored tyre, which is why it is understood as spare tyre.

The word order is normal for Malay:

• tayar = tyre
• simpanan = reserve / stored item / something kept in storage

Malay usually puts the main noun first and the describing word after it. So:

• tayar simpanan = spare tyre
• not simpanan tayar for this meaning

You may also hear tayar ganti, which is another common way to say spare tyre.

Bicu kereta means car jack.

Breakdown:

• bicu = jack
• kereta = car

Again, Malay commonly uses noun + noun structure, where the second noun specifies the first:

• bicu kereta = jack for a car
• literally, car jack

English often uses the same pattern, so this part is fairly easy to follow.

Di is a preposition of location, usually meaning at, in, or on, depending on context.

So:

• di hentian sebelah = at the next/adjacent stop

A very important spelling point for learners:

• di as a preposition is written separately
• di- as a passive prefix is written attached to the verb

Compare:

• di hentian = at the stop
• diperiksa = is checked / checked (passive verb)

That difference matters a lot in written Malay.

It can suggest the next stop, the stop beside this one, or the adjacent stop, depending on context.

Breakdown:

• hentian = stop / stopping place / stopover point
• sebelah = side, beside, next to, adjacent

So hentian sebelah is a bit context-dependent. In many situations, a learner will understand it as the next stop or the nearby stop.

If someone wanted to make next more explicit, they might say:

• hentian seterusnya = the next stop

So sebelah carries the idea of nearness or adjacency, while seterusnya more clearly means next in sequence.

Because Malay usually does not use articles like English a/an/the.

So a phrase like:

• tayar simpanan can mean a spare tyre or the spare tyre
• bicu kereta can mean a car jack or the car jack

The exact meaning depends on context.

If Malay wants to make something more specific, it can use words like:

• itu = that / the one in question
• ini = this

For example:

• tayar simpanan itu = that spare tyre / the spare tyre

But in many ordinary sentences, Malay simply leaves the article out.

A learner might wonder that, because English sometimes has similar ambiguity. But in normal reading, di hentian sebelah is most likely understood as the location of the checking action:

• Check the spare tyre and the car jack at the next/adjacent stop.

So the intended structure is probably:

• Periksa
  [tayar simpanan dan bicu kereta]
  [di hentian sebelah]

If someone wanted to make the timing or location even clearer, they could say:

• Di hentian sebelah, periksa tayar simpanan dan bicu kereta.
• Periksa tayar simpanan dan bicu kereta apabila tiba di hentian sebelah.

These versions reduce ambiguity.

It is understandable and works well as an instruction, especially in a practical or procedural context.

That said, depending on the exact meaning, some speakers might choose slightly different wording:

• Periksa tayar simpanan dan bicu kereta di hentian seterusnya.
  if the meaning is specifically at the next stop

• Berhenti di hentian sebelah dan periksa tayar simpanan serta bicu kereta.
  if you want to make the sequence clearer: Stop at the next stop and check...

• Periksa tayar simpanan dan bicu kereta.
  if the location is already obvious and does not need to be said

Also, instead of dan, Malay sometimes uses serta in slightly more formal instructions:

• dan = and
• serta = and / as well as

So the sentence is fine, but there are natural alternatives depending on tone and context.