  We study the motion of particles in the background of a scalar-tensor theory
of gravity in which the scalar field is kinetically coupled to Einstein tensor.
We constrain the value of the derivative parameter $z$ through solar system
tests. By considering the perihelion precession we obtain the constrain
$\sqrt{z}/m_p > 2.6\times 10^{12}$ m, the gravitational red-shift
$\frac{\sqrt{z}}{m_{p}}>2.7\times10^{\,10}$ m, the deflection of light
$\sqrt{z}/m_p > 1.6 \times 10^{11}$ m, and the gravitational time delay
$\sqrt{z}/m_p > 7.9 \times 10^{12}$ m; thereby, our results show that it is
possible to constrain the value of the $z$ parameter in agreement with the
observational tests that have been considered.
