Tips for starting up a hill: Step 1.) release the brake with the clutch in, in 1st gear. Step 2.) roll and smash into the person behind you Step 3.) explain that the CZcamsr told you not to use the clutch or you’ll hurt it
Italian here: I never had an automatic vehicle so I always drove manual. Some of the points are right, but some are a little bit too much, like resting your hand on the gear stick. You are right that it can damage the gear box, but only if you push...and the damage is near to nothing, compared to, for example, grinding gears. Just enjoy manual shifting, do not feel the pressure of other cars and take your time.
It's actually very desirable to have your hand on the gear stick (as long as your hand isn't adding pressure on it) in order to switch immidietly up gear or down depending on what happens on the road.
@@ahmettanriverdi5238 Just the fact that in my country manual transmission was normal. The automatic transmission is only becoming the standard in the last 10 years or so.
1:53 Should be renamed to: "NEVER STOP THE CAR WITHOUT ENGAGING THE CLUTCH" Like hell I'm gonna be doing 120kph down the highway and press the clutch if I have to brake down to 100 kph.
yeah, clearly they haven't drove manual in their life, engaging the clutch before braking is flat out dangerous, staying in gear (or downshifting if not a sudden situation) actually helps braking and keeps better control of the car. most average manual drivers know when to clutch so the engine doesn't stall. btw, i haven't seen anyone doing this.
@@levguguchkin1580 this!!! I was cruising 100kph and just over the hill there was a long line of traffic backed up because there was a massive hedge trimmer clearing the trees up ahead, I slammed on the brakes immediately lmao, I was taking my mates for a road trip 3 hrs away, anyway I have a 96 civic so not the best brakes but I stopped mere centimeters from the car infront of me, and that shook me to me core and foe the rest of the drive all I could think about was, damn should have downshifted to slow quicker but didn't even cross my mind at the time, anyway story time over
no it is not. You can change the gear without using the clutch. "clutch-less shifting" is a real thing. Before changing gear, you get the car in a state where the engine is neither applying force to the transmission, nor the wheels are back feeding torque back to engine. In that state, you can simply take out the gear. Then will in neutral, you RPM match the engine to the transmission and then you can engage the gear without using the clutch. Yeah that needs training. Yeah it is not intuitive. Yeah it is unnecessary. But: Some people drive that way and if nothing else: The clutch wear is almost nothing (you still need the clutch for full stop and start from full stop), so there is a benefit.
Just a tip for begginers. R stands for race. The car goes automatic and its so fast then. Edit: I just visited my old CZcams account almost 4 years later and... HOW THE F*** DID I GET 10K LIKES!?
When I first learnt to drive, I remember I was bit confused about the right gear. My friend told me your vehicle will tell you which gear she wants. I applied this trick to both car and scooter and it became easy. Actually the engine noise and stiffness are the indicators.
Your completely right, I was told the gears represent the speed you want to go for example 1st gear you would never go more than 10mph, 2nd gear 20mph, 3rd gear is 30mph, etc, never had a problem using that as a rough guide
@@saswatmohanty8132 actually the engine makes a bizzard sound like khar khar or rrrh. Sometimes I don't shift down intentionally I get such sound and apply brakes to slow down and then pump the clutch pedal to gain speed again
@@saswatmohanty8132 Basically the same: if you are slowing down and want to shift down, the stick will actually 'tell' you if you can do so: if you go to fast, you will feel that the stick will provide quite some feedback in a way like 'No way I'm going into a lower gear! You're going too fast!'. You will feel the stick protesting your requested action: if you get to a speed where it gets possible to do so, the stick will almost automatically slide into the right position but if you are just below the limit where it will just restrict you shifting down, you will hear the engine revving up quite a lot and cause quite some engine-braking, even in such manner that you will know you were a bit early. You can always try this by speeding up to 3rd or 4th gear and than try to go back to 2nd in one go: getting it from 4 to neutral will be no problem, but you will definitely feel the stick protest if you try to get it to 2nd gear while you are still at speed. Ofcourse, do not force the stick into position, it's doing all this for a reason, telling you to slow down more.
When you know how to WHiiiiiiiP a vehicle......I repeat WHIP....you can drive a manual CORRECTLY if you're barefoot or have on heels!! It's all about seat and steering wheel placement..... I know cuz I've done them BOTH and not just once.
"never brake without engaging the clutch" nope. Engine braking is important. It helps you slow down faster and save your brake rotors. Brake, then push in the clutch as the engine RPM drops below 2000 or so. That way you get good engine braking without causing any harm to the drivetrain.
Watching this was like watching a cheap horror movie where no one on screen does or says anything right and we're all just laughing the whole time at how bad it is 😆
If you touch the shifter too long: DEATH If you rest your foot on the clutch: DEATH If you release the clutch too slowly: DEATH If you don't park in gear: DEATH If you drive a manual: DEATH
Well the older transmission gears weren’t as sleek and in unison as the newer transmissions. In fact I believe their design never intended for the gears to match the same speed before shifting, causing a grindy, terrible noise every time you shift gears but im recalling this from my bad long-term memory.
When braking, you should use your clutch pedal just before stalling the car. While in gear the car holds itself a bit so it is safer to brake while on a gear. If you press the clutch before braking, nothing will hold the car so it will be much more dangerous and unstable to brake.
Also, don't change from 5th gear to reverse because even though it's faster than waiting till you're in first gear, you could cause a slight damage to the gearbox
@@cloudshifterit sounds horrible and leaves you feeling stupid and nervous (its my 1st week owning a car) i was trying to downshift from 5th to 4th and accidentally caused a loud grinding noise that shivered up my whole arm… i was doing like 80km p/h ended up ‘coasting’ and shifting to 3rd (avoiding that lower right corner) why tf isnt the gearbox more visually intuitive LOL thar weird leather cover over the gearstick seems to make it harder to feel what gear you’re selecting (I drive an old berlingo btw)
@@cloudshifter my car wont let me shift to reverse if the wheels are spining forward, even if just a bit. id say in high speeds you would just hear a nasty grind but wont let you shift
Just an american term i guess, I have never heard anyone call it an emergency brake apart from americans. Where I live everyone calls it the hand brake since its a brake you operate with your hand.
My major disagreement here is using your parking brake at a red light or on a hill. Why use your hand brake? If I'm going to be at a light for more than a few seconds, I always shift to neutral and hold with the brake.
For the gear grinding one, there's a synchronization process that happens to prevent it, but you have to hit the clutch before you shift, otherwise, you'll grind the gears.
Honestly in manual cars, the gear switch is the easiest thing to learn. You simply let go of the gas, slam clutch, change gear and then slowly let go of clutch. The bigger shift the faster you can let go of clutch.
Putting the car into a lower gear when slowing down helps a lot with braking, so I disagree with the "hold the clutch while braking" it just causes more wear on your brakes.
Either a good thing or a bad thing depending on where you were taught to drive. In France, for example, they teach you to use the gearbox to help slow down; in the UK the advice is "Brakes are for slowing; Gears are for going." Today's brakes are so efficient I don't really see any need to use the box as well. And which would you rather wear out: a £100 set of brake pads, or a £2,000 gearbox?
@@MSM4U2POM And those people are teaching others? If you don't know how to shift, then you will destroy your transmission regardless. If you are good at shifting then actually cause bigger wear on the clutch. Not to mention you loose the ability quickly accelerate.
@@Megaranator I think he explained it badly. The way they teach it in the UK is to use engine braking and work down through the gears but do it without slipping the clutch, using the brake to match speed to revs. That saves clutch wear, keeps your gear appropriate to your speed and uses cheap brake pads to absorb excess energy. Exactly the same way that good drivers everywhere do it.
Better tip about parking is figure out whether your e brake works or not. I know lots of people who’s e brake works on flat ground but will not hold the car in a hill. This is a problem that can be fixed, but knowing how well you e brake works will put you in a position where you can choose whether to leave the car in gear or now
I laughed so hard when he said if you coast in neutral your gearbox doesnt get lubricated with oil because there is low oil pressure in the engine... i was like hold up thts not right engine oil pressure had nothing to do with gearbox oil
Yes my thoughts exactly... the real dangerous issue is the increasing speed and zero engine breaking causes the physical breaks to overheat quickly and fade and he didn't even mentioned it
I think in some autos that might be true but coasting is not an issue in a stick shift. In fact coasting can be handy when you don’t wish to slow down via engine braking but don’t need to be on the gas either.
DOABLE! It requires 1.stong enough engine to pull the car up without stopping on the step 2. 2.stong enough neck(so it wont get snapped when you suddenly release the clutch) 3.weak enough hand brake so it will fail if you accelerate without releasing it :D
Im glad you mentioned the clutch throw out bearing wear when sitting for a long time. Also resting hand on the lever. I was constantly telling my daughter stop doing that!
@@MelancholicSaiko he’s saying that coasting in N means the car is idling. I guess if you do that too long, you can harm the engine. It’s a dumb statement because you’d need to be coasting down a mountain the size of Everest to coast for that long.
I have driven manual transmissions for many years. First was a Chevy Pickup with 3 on the tree. I can even drive an unsynchronised transmission without drama (Ford A). Years ago, I was scolded by a mechanic for keeping my foot on the clutch and my hand on the shifter. Really good advice. My clutches lasted a long time, except for the XJ.
It's for the US market, so they must make it look like it is hard to do. Not sure why they complain about the gas price, it's 1 third of what we pay, but hey.
Many of these 'tips' are not applicable in every situation. 1:20 - clutches aren't that expensive, obviously you don't want to needlessly damage a clutch, but after 10-15 years most clutches start to wear to the point they need replacing shortly anyway. 2:45 - no need to leave car in gear UNLESS you're on a hill. Also, most newer cars have a safety feature that prevents the car from rolling when the engine is off, mine from 2011 is one of them. 4:00 - depends on whether the lights are about to change. There is no point in putting your car in neutral at a red light if you're going to be changing again 5 seconds later. 6:00 - No point in handbraking on a hill if you're literally moving a few seconds later. 7:30 - you would always use the brake first before the clutch, the only difference in the winter is that you should drive in a higher gear to avoid skids and also avoid harsh braking where possible
8:00 "never slip your clutch! it will destroy it!" ... Uhm... the point of the clutch is that it slips to enable smooth gear transitions. I agree with "don't drive with your foot resting on the clutch", since that WILL fuck it up, but using the clutch as it was intended and designed to handle (to start from a standstill & to absorb the difference in RPM between the engine and transmission when changing gears) isn't going to kill it. A clutch is a consumable. Consuming it in less than 100k km usually means you abused it (or used it predominantly in heavy city traffic or while towing large loads on hills often). If it lasts you 150-200k+ km, then it served its purpose.
I’m pretty sure he didn’t literally mean don’t use the clutch as intended. I’m assuming he’s simply saying don’t slip it more than you need to. I can hear a lot of manual drivers slipping their clutches while rowing thru the gears. That is NOT how the clutch was intended to be hsd
I drive my car whit It's original clutch in it, It has 300k km and I think it will least another 50k km and I do used it some times to prevent roll back from a hill
about the keeping your foot on the bite point when stopped on a hill. keep your clutch down or have it in neutral while your waiting. when your ready shift into first, find the biting point and release the brake and give some gas. don’t sit there holding at the biting point for more then around 6 seconds. that’s what messes up the transmission.
Happy to report that I never make these mistakes on a consistent basis. Every once in a while the clutch slips or I grind a gear, but that's maybe a few times per year at the most.
i dont understand, I think I do clutch slips but I wasnt taught to not do so. Granted 90% of the drive done is below 40kmph. Should I get my clutch checked?
I've done 4:41 a lot in my grandpa's old truck. It has a very shallow pedal, meaning there isn't a lot between full throttle and no throttle. It also has a heavy clutch with a hard bit point that can be hard to release right. That thing has shaken so much I might as well be a smoothie.
Thanks for the tips. I caught myself doing the coasting a little when in neutral. I guess we all learn something 😅 I might have to stop doing that. Even tho I do not do it when going down hill, but I get the idea.
And probably most other continents. As far as I know North America is the only region where the majority drives an automatic transmission car, in Europe and most African and Asian countries people drive manual, and probably the same thing in South America.
I tried to teach my son-in-law how to drive manual. I gave up trying after 45 minutes in a church parking lot. It was an old chevy S-10 that was a junker so I didn't really care about him ruining it. He must've put about 50K on that clutch that day and never got it out of the parking lot. Sad. He's from Trinidad, so it's not just an American problem.
@@waldolemmer Replaced clutch costs in most cars (family cars Europe) like 250 to 400 dollars depending on your engine displacement, complexity of the operation etc but this is the average lol. You also change it once what every 200 thousand kms or 150? Its expensive when you have a V6 sports car yeah the price can like triple from that (even that isnt super expensive considering how long will it last you).
9:42 A manual transmission is just a simple gearbox. There is no oil pump in a manual transmission, so coasting downhill in neutral doesn’t starve a gearbox of oil.
9:42 "Coasting in neutral cuts the engines oil supply"...... No bud, it doesn't, lol. That's not how oil pumps work. Can't even use that argument for the transmission either.
@@She1lby it does lower it but you are directly lowering your transmission use so it doesn't matter, there's nothing to be lubricated so why should the car lubricate
@@She1lby dude, the transmission's gears spin as the car goes no matter what, so if the car goes, the gears get oil, period, doesnt matter if the clutch is down or up
@@hephaistosthesmith2069 "lowering transmission"? What do u mean, on neutral engine just gets it's normal lubrication because it still rotates and transmission rotates with the speed of the car as well.
Never brake without engaging the clutch...? Why make completely incorrect statements if you're attempting to educate...? Edit: I'm going to assume he means if coming to a complete stop.
I wondered about that one too. Downshift, of course, but keep the engine engaged. With modern synchronized transmissions you can go all the way down and clutch finally just before stopping. In my first cars sixty some-odd years ago, going into first (of three back then) required double clutching, and the first I had that synced first gear was a 1967 Chevelle my wife and I bought new when I graduated from college. I've never had to replace a clutch on a car, though some have gone 150K miles, sometimes without needing brake jobs.
Btw don't disengage the clutch everytime you brake, but only when you're about to stop. Braking while clutch is disengaged denies engine brake, resulting in longer braking distances and more brake pad wear. Also, if you happen to oversteer, or lose traction to the rear tires while braking, it's pretty hard to correct if you can't accelerate.
Also keeping the clutch engaged for long periods of times puts strain on it`s components, mainly the friction disc, and it wears a lot faster. Whilst the car is moving, you should only press the clutch when shifting gears and press the clutch whilst braking only when you`re about to stop to a standstill, even if you could put it in neutral and brake to a stop.
@@mariusrutza agreed, but it's not the friction disk that wears, in fact if the clutch pedal is fully depressed then there won't be ANY wear at all on the friction disk just the bearing.
Are you insane the clutch should be always pressed with the brake or you want to stall every time you loose enough speed, thats unless your speed is way over your top gear then you don't need to press clutch.
@@vinportobg tell me u nvr driven a manual without telling me!..haha bro the engine aint gonna die unless it drops below idle...an aslong as ur revmatching very lil wear is happening to the clutch..its normal wear
@@dsntrllymttr it is still very literally one of the very first things you learn while learning to drive manual. Even when you a using a tractor on a farm: People learn that quickly as it is strictly necessary.
Lol, i started taking manual motorcycle lessons before car lessons and I have to admite than during the first half of the lesson everytime I stopped the moto just died lol
@@dsntrllymttr They don’t anymore. I just got my first manual car and having to throw out automatic and restart is actually far worse for someone who has driven only automatic for almost 15 years compared to a teenager with a Clear slate. I was the only one in my family that was never taught and I feel so hopeless because they never bother to teach manual. I learned how to gear shift as a kid but that’s it. Everything else I fuck up and don’t want to wreck or ruin my engine. 🥵 I wish they would have forced us to learn stick cause I’ve always wanted to learn but never had the chance until now.
On my car, if I leave the stick shift in reverse the backing lights will turn on, even if the engine does not run draining the battery...any other gear, not only the 1st is ok.
@@assassin_asa yeah, since you should just go straight, i honestly hate 10 and 2 or 9 and 3, its uncomfortable for me to have both arms bent for long periods, unless something is under my elbows
As in, if someone is about to rear end you, or you're in a turn about to get T boned and need speed to get out of the situation..Yes, extra speed is often needed during emergency situations
@@theunknownguy265 nah mate, VW diesel, cylinder head cracked and had to get a used engine, didn't bother replacing the clutch. Fitted the original onto the new engine still hasn't let me down
The best thing you can do for your clutch is rev the engine to redline and let your foot slip off the clutch pedal while in 1st gear. This will help to resurface the flywheel allowing for smoother shifting in the future. 👍🏼
Here's one to go with the "never floor your petal at low rev." Never redline your car. This goes for automatics as well, but it's best to keep your below 4 rpm
So, I have a Ford Ecosport diesel. I usually keep the revs between 2k-3.5k rpms (very rarely 3.5k) I usually slowly down shift from 2k+ rpm and the revs climb upto 3k rpm or so. My question: Is this a good habit? If no, what's the alternative for using maximum engine braking for better fuel economy without applying breaks
"Never brake without engaging the clutch" Complete mis-interpretation, it's completely unnecessary to engage the clutch when breaking unless you plan to stop, change gear or the RPM falls to a speed where stalling will occur. If your gonna educate, get the facts right. Furthermore, for anyone in the UK seeing this, you are taught to keep your car in gear at a red light, UNLESS your expected to be stopped for 5 or more seconds, again, get the facts right - different countries have different rules, and honestly, as long as the clutch is de-pressed, it does it no harm keeping it in gear at a red light.
@@dieter2889 agreed, but the release bearing can take the stress more than they let on. I used to always stop with the transmission in gear. Had to replace the clutch before the bearing went bad. Then the vehicle got totaled by a rear ending🤷 But it's better on everything overall to be in it's "natural" position, as it is with most things.
@@dieter2889 yes this, in pole position, you need to be the fastest as to ensure the most cars can pass during a green light. It's the polite thing to do
Over here in Ireland, the vast majority of people drive manual. An automatic car is almost as rare over here as a manual is in the US. I agree though. A manual car is a drivers car.
I learned on a manual trans. It's a trans swapped S-10 from the year 2000. And my dad apperntly has been teaching me well as I know all of these things already.
In low gears with low rpms, you can stay on the bite point for a few seconds. It's not going to wear your clutch prematurely. Excessive heat is the enemy of the clutch.
For hills, what I usually do is I release the clutch to the biting point right before I’m about to take off, then I release the brake n get on the gas as soon as possible before the car starts to roll back. I’m new to manual so idk if this is the right technique or if I’m actually hurting the clutch in the process.
1:47 I’m guessing you’re referring to, pushing the clutch just before the car stops. 2:40 It is okay to leave the car in neutral if you’re parking on a flat road while still having the handbrake up. 4:27 Does the brake pedal mean nothing to you? 9:05 Coasting in Neutral is sometimes bad, but it doesn’t damage anything. Maybe for automatics, but not manuals.
But a lot of modern commercial trucks with automatic transmissions actually go into neutral automatically if you come off both of the peddles to save fuel, if it was harmful to the drivetrain why would they be engineered to do that?
Coasting in neutral won'T overheat ur engine lol, ur engine is "idling" then, yet air flow through radiator is what it would be if u were "working" the engine so...
@@mikalarrington8112 Yeah but, ur engine is only making more heat when u accelerate, initiating combustion, that's where the heat comes from. I get the oil is pumping at an engine spin rate, relative to crank and cam and all the in betweens, including water pump. But at an engine idle, ur not causing more heat to be made and that alone beginns to increase cooldown. I get ur pumps are slower, but the airflow is also faster, cooling it at a higher rate than it normally does in a stand still position. I've literally watched my temp gauge go down when I coast so... I know my instruments is crispy cuz I keep them, proper, at least I try to within my limits...^^
@tiny ate I get what u saying ur just forgetting that the throttle is closed and the air getting through is a small amount and the oil going through is not enough to cool it efficiently the damage is minute and over time components will break down faster than what it is supposed to
In Europe (or at least in The Netherlands) you’re taught to put your car in neutral and engage the handbrake instead of putting it in first gear when parked. The reason for this is because a lot of people forget to push down the clutch before starting the engine. Which causes your car to shoot forward a bit and stall the engine right away.
It's fine to put it in gear on a hill or something, but on a flat it's better not only because you stall but mostly because most people forget the handbrake and park the car only on a gear.
@@Vert_GreenHeart you want your car stable, that is a standard in germany, everyone puts it in first gear, probably because of poland they just roll it unto their truck lmao
Here in Brazil we sometimes are even encouraged to get older cars, to learn car control in a more accessible price. Normally most cars here are 5-speed manual transmission, mostly front wheel drive.
Also, don't drive off the edge of a cliff. This will definitely damage the gearbox.
No shit jason XD
yeah no kidding
Ya don't say
Good joke, dumb replies
nah i thought it would fix it
Tips for starting up a hill:
Step 1.) release the brake with the clutch in, in 1st gear.
Step 2.) roll and smash into the person behind you
Step 3.) explain that the CZcamsr told you not to use the clutch or you’ll hurt it
I may need to practice it a little before master it so I hope I don't get my clutch destroyed
Step 1 pull the handbrake
Step 2 put the car in gear and begin to slip clutch while relasing the hand brake.
@@lucasfrench1841 while applying gas because the car may or may not stall if you don't add any
I usually let of the clutch while braking, and when I feel the car wanting to go, I hit the gas.
Italian here: I never had an automatic vehicle so I always drove manual. Some of the points are right, but some are a little bit too much, like resting your hand on the gear stick. You are right that it can damage the gear box, but only if you push...and the damage is near to nothing, compared to, for example, grinding gears. Just enjoy manual shifting, do not feel the pressure of other cars and take your time.
It's actually very desirable to have your hand on the gear stick (as long as your hand isn't adding pressure on it) in order to switch immidietly up gear or down depending on what happens on the road.
Also it can be a good habit to leave the car in neutral when parked on a flat hill, that way you aren’t wearing tf out of first gear.
Italian? what does that have to do with anything?
@@ahmettanriverdi5238 Just the fact that in my country manual transmission was normal. The automatic transmission is only becoming the standard in the last 10 years or so.
@@ahmettanriverdi5238 🤣🤣
1:53 Should be renamed to:
"NEVER STOP THE CAR WITHOUT ENGAGING THE CLUTCH"
Like hell I'm gonna be doing 120kph down the highway and press the clutch if I have to brake down to 100 kph.
yeah, clearly they haven't drove manual in their life, engaging the clutch before braking is flat out dangerous, staying in gear (or downshifting if not a sudden situation) actually helps braking and keeps better control of the car. most average manual drivers know when to clutch so the engine doesn't stall. btw, i haven't seen anyone doing this.
It's stop, not brake or reduce speed
@@mattdniels Bruh, why people don't understand that if you try to avoid an accident you won't even think about the clutch... 🤦♂
@@levguguchkin1580 this!!! I was cruising 100kph and just over the hill there was a long line of traffic backed up because there was a massive hedge trimmer clearing the trees up ahead, I slammed on the brakes immediately lmao, I was taking my mates for a road trip 3 hrs away, anyway I have a 96 civic so not the best brakes but I stopped mere centimeters from the car infront of me, and that shook me to me core and foe the rest of the drive all I could think about was, damn should have downshifted to slow quicker but didn't even cross my mind at the time, anyway story time over
@@tomgush noice
engaging clutch before changing gears is just like pulling your pants down before pooping
bruhhhhh this killed me lmao
Exactly, you don't want to shit yourself now do you
no it is not. You can change the gear without using the clutch. "clutch-less shifting" is a real thing. Before changing gear, you get the car in a state where the engine is neither applying force to the transmission, nor the wheels are back feeding torque back to engine. In that state, you can simply take out the gear. Then will in neutral, you RPM match the engine to the transmission and then you can engage the gear without using the clutch. Yeah that needs training. Yeah it is not intuitive. Yeah it is unnecessary. But: Some people drive that way and if nothing else: The clutch wear is almost nothing (you still need the clutch for full stop and start from full stop), so there is a benefit.
@@sarowie Yes we (well I) are aware of that, it was a joke
@@sarowie the only people I know that do this is truckers
Just a tip for begginers. R stands for race. The car goes automatic and its so fast then.
Edit: I just visited my old CZcams account almost 4 years later and... HOW THE F*** DID I GET 10K LIKES!?
LMFAO
Wilmer Klevborn 😂👍
It works better at higher speeds, too
@@dorchadas63 And its super hard to shift into so only for the most experienced. 😉
I put it in race and now my trans sounds like there’s glass inside
" never brake without using the clutch "
Unless you know... you know how to drive....
When I first learnt to drive, I remember I was bit confused about the right gear. My friend told me your vehicle will tell you which gear she wants. I applied this trick to both car and scooter and it became easy. Actually the engine noise and stiffness are the indicators.
Your completely right, I was told the gears represent the speed you want to go for example 1st gear you would never go more than 10mph, 2nd gear 20mph, 3rd gear is 30mph, etc, never had a problem using that as a rough guide
Ya your engine will tell you when it's time to shift up but if you are shifting down then how to know
@@saswatmohanty8132 actually the engine makes a bizzard sound like khar khar or rrrh. Sometimes I don't shift down intentionally I get such sound and apply brakes to slow down and then pump the clutch pedal to gain speed again
@@nilanjandasgupta2718 Ohh I understand sir. Thanx for the guidance
@@saswatmohanty8132 Basically the same: if you are slowing down and want to shift down, the stick will actually 'tell' you if you can do so: if you go to fast, you will feel that the stick will provide quite some feedback in a way like 'No way I'm going into a lower gear! You're going too fast!'. You will feel the stick protesting your requested action: if you get to a speed where it gets possible to do so, the stick will almost automatically slide into the right position but if you are just below the limit where it will just restrict you shifting down, you will hear the engine revving up quite a lot and cause quite some engine-braking, even in such manner that you will know you were a bit early.
You can always try this by speeding up to 3rd or 4th gear and than try to go back to 2nd in one go: getting it from 4 to neutral will be no problem, but you will definitely feel the stick protest if you try to get it to 2nd gear while you are still at speed. Ofcourse, do not force the stick into position, it's doing all this for a reason, telling you to slow down more.
instructions unclear, accidentally learnt how to drift
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I learned how to clutch kick😂
instructions unclear, accidentally played deja vu
vapeclients lol, I did that when I was 9.... on assetto with a sim racing wheel and pedals.
ahahaha
You begin to doubt the seriousness of this video when you realize there's someone operating the pedals wearing high heels.
When you know how to WHiiiiiiiP a vehicle......I repeat WHIP....you can drive a manual CORRECTLY if you're barefoot or have on heels!! It's all about seat and steering wheel placement..... I know cuz I've done them BOTH and not just once.
That’s racist
It's a girl
bannedfahim the gaming blogging legend The letter R and a loud wind blowing over your head.
@@nikkimcd5729 Don't know if sarcasm but how can you brake fast in an emergency with heels or bare feet?
"never brake without engaging the clutch" nope. Engine braking is important. It helps you slow down faster and save your brake rotors. Brake, then push in the clutch as the engine RPM drops below 2000 or so. That way you get good engine braking without causing any harm to the drivetrain.
Watching this was like watching a cheap horror movie where no one on screen does or says anything right and we're all just laughing the whole time at how bad it is 😆
If you touch the shifter too long: DEATH
If you rest your foot on the clutch: DEATH
If you release the clutch too slowly: DEATH
If you don't park in gear: DEATH
If you drive a manual: DEATH
If your battery is low and you push start: Jumanji.
...brought to you by a consortium of automatic transmission manufacturers....
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Death:DEATH
"Never grind gears" NO WAY, I THOUGH IT WAS GOOD TO GRIND THE GEARS, THANK YOU MODER MUSCLE FOR YOUR ADVICES
Lmao
Well the older transmission gears weren’t as sleek and in unison as the newer transmissions. In fact I believe their design never intended for the gears to match the same speed before shifting, causing a grindy, terrible noise every time you shift gears but im recalling this from my bad long-term memory.
Lmfao
AHAHAHAHAHAH
@@holdmybeefstew7131 Sounds like you had a problem in with the Synchromesh.
When braking, you should use your clutch pedal just before stalling the car. While in gear the car holds itself a bit so it is safer to brake while on a gear. If you press the clutch before braking, nothing will hold the car so it will be much more dangerous and unstable to brake.
Also, don't change from 5th gear to reverse because even though it's faster than waiting till you're in first gear, you could cause a slight damage to the gearbox
@@hunterpinson807 if you are moving yeah lol
One shudders to imagine what it would feel and sound like to do that when moving at those speeds.
@@cloudshifterit sounds horrible and leaves you feeling stupid and nervous (its my 1st week owning a car) i was trying to downshift from 5th to 4th and accidentally caused a loud grinding noise that shivered up my whole arm… i was doing like 80km p/h ended up ‘coasting’ and shifting to 3rd (avoiding that lower right corner) why tf isnt the gearbox more visually intuitive LOL thar weird leather cover over the gearstick seems to make it harder to feel what gear you’re selecting (I drive an old berlingo btw)
@@cloudshifter my car wont let me shift to reverse if the wheels are spining forward, even if just a bit. id say in high speeds you would just hear a nasty grind but wont let you shift
The ultimate money shift
Changing gears causes wear and tear on the gearbox. Simply leave that car in first everywhere you go to prevent this from happening.
Using clutch to get it in first causes unnecessary strain on the gearbox. Leave in neutral and just push
Exactly
Getting a new car causes unnecessary wear and tear on its transmission, simply don't buy a car
Yes and the best way to break is to put it in reverse while it goes forward
dang lmao, also the accelerator pedal is optional , you can use only clutch to get your car forward
Emergency brake? It's a parking brake. It's designed to be used when parking.
stan hope Back in the day, and I do mean back. They were an E brake. As brakes failed on a regular. But now it’s a parking brake.
ha if you used the hand brake for an emergancy stop you would just slide into the obsticle.
Just an american term i guess, I have never heard anyone call it an emergency brake apart from americans. Where I live everyone calls it the hand brake since its a brake you operate with your hand.
@@dieter2889 same!
No it's the *DRIFT LEVER*
My major disagreement here is using your parking brake at a red light or on a hill. Why use your hand brake? If I'm going to be at a light for more than a few seconds, I always shift to neutral and hold with the brake.
For the gear grinding one, there's a synchronization process that happens to prevent it, but you have to hit the clutch before you shift, otherwise, you'll grind the gears.
Honestly in manual cars, the gear switch is the easiest thing to learn. You simply let go of the gas, slam clutch, change gear and then slowly let go of clutch. The bigger shift the faster you can let go of clutch.
Double clutch, saves wear, I O synchros, in box🎉
Learn to float gears bro
"never brake without engaging the clucth"?
engine braking is a thing
Ig so
Motorcycles do it constantly
Lmao
He probably means "brake to full stop". Most likely nothing will happen if you hard brake without clutch, your car will just stall.
They use engine braking all the time in Rally’s and Moto
You know what really grinds my gears? Shifting without using the clutch.
edit: YES I KNOW ITS TECHNICALLY POSSIBLE I HAVE ABOUT 100 PEOPLE TELLING ME
Oh, well done.
If you match the revs well you can shift without the clutch without grinding
@@michielvorster53Used to do this, drive using only wheel, accelerator pedal, gearstick, and handbrake.
Fun.
Americans: “i don’t get it”
@@itsurboidonnie Ahhh exactly, no one in the Americas drives standard.
Putting the car into a lower gear when slowing down helps a lot with braking, so I disagree with the "hold the clutch while braking" it just causes more wear on your brakes.
Either a good thing or a bad thing depending on where you were taught to drive. In France, for example, they teach you to use the gearbox to help slow down; in the UK the advice is "Brakes are for slowing; Gears are for going." Today's brakes are so efficient I don't really see any need to use the box as well. And which would you rather wear out: a £100 set of brake pads, or a £2,000 gearbox?
@@MSM4U2POM And those people are teaching others? If you don't know how to shift, then you will destroy your transmission regardless. If you are good at shifting then actually cause bigger wear on the clutch. Not to mention you loose the ability quickly accelerate.
@@Megaranator I think he explained it badly. The way they teach it in the UK is to use engine braking and work down through the gears but do it without slipping the clutch, using the brake to match speed to revs. That saves clutch wear, keeps your gear appropriate to your speed and uses cheap brake pads to absorb excess energy. Exactly the same way that good drivers everywhere do it.
Better tip about parking is figure out whether your e brake works or not. I know lots of people who’s e brake works on flat ground but will not hold the car in a hill. This is a problem that can be fixed, but knowing how well you e brake works will put you in a position where you can choose whether to leave the car in gear or now
I laughed so hard when he said if you coast in neutral your gearbox doesnt get lubricated with oil because there is low oil pressure in the engine... i was like hold up thts not right engine oil pressure had nothing to do with gearbox oil
A better argument for not doing it would have been that it wastes fuel compared to not giving it any gas and leaving it in gear.
Maybe he confused it with 2 stroke
right. the last part is kind a funny.
Yes my thoughts exactly... the real dangerous issue is the increasing speed and zero engine breaking causes the physical breaks to overheat quickly and fade and he didn't even mentioned it
I think in some autos that might be true but coasting is not an issue in a stick shift. In fact coasting can be handy when you don’t wish to slow down via engine braking but don’t need to be on the gas either.
"Clutch slipping will destroy the cluth" Well mr einstein then tell me how to start on a hill.
DOABLE! It requires
1.stong enough engine to pull the car up without stopping on the step 2.
2.stong enough neck(so it wont get snapped when you suddenly release the clutch)
3.weak enough hand brake so it will fail if you accelerate without releasing it :D
@@Ev0ltion hehehe
"You don't"
Just do like me and dump the clutch and hope the car stops doing a burnout and you go up the hill
@@_Boobz that's amazing 😂😂😂 made me lol
Resting your hand on the shifter doesn't hurt the gears or syncros, it does however wear out the shift forks.
Im glad you mentioned the clutch throw out bearing wear when sitting for a long time. Also resting hand on the lever. I was constantly telling my daughter stop doing that!
"nEveR CoAst iN NeuTral"
Stick Owners: "LMAO~!!!!!!!!!"
Hahhahahaahahhaahha thats a huge ooof
I only do that when im about to go on a full stop and im a car gap away from another car but its constantly with all the stop signs in here
im a non stick owner and idk if you mean wehat he was saying is obvious or stupid?
@@thegooglearchipelago8253 I'm super confused man
@@MelancholicSaiko he’s saying that coasting in N means the car is idling. I guess if you do that too long, you can harm the engine. It’s a dumb statement because you’d need to be coasting down a mountain the size of Everest to coast for that long.
Damn I never knew u can die while changing ur gear to the second one
Lol
BMW driver's famous last words "watch what it can do in second gear"
I suppose you can die from just about anything
writing this from heaven, i died while shifting from 1st to 2nd gear at 10km/h
What you definitely should do is down shift from 5th to 2nd while going 70mph your gearbox will explode and will be good story to tell grandchildren
I have driven manual transmissions for many years. First was a Chevy Pickup with 3 on the tree. I can even drive an unsynchronised transmission without drama (Ford A). Years ago, I was scolded by a mechanic for keeping my foot on the clutch and my hand on the shifter. Really good advice. My clutches lasted a long time, except for the XJ.
is this some kind of american joke Im too european to understand
8:28 🤣
18 gears?
Well yeah, the level is different indeed.
Maybe it's an age thing, a childs information film.
i think the european version should include one that says dont expect u own the perfect theft proof vehicle if its a manual
Why are you giving such a scary atmosphere for operating manual.. you should show its fun and engaging not something trying to kill you
He just showing tips but not all of them.
It's for the US market, so they must make it look like it is hard to do. Not sure why they complain about the gas price, it's 1 third of what we pay, but hey.
@@abba9462 hahahaha patric stop your scaring him
Like dude wait have you very driven a car
@@libhongo894 yep
Many of these 'tips' are not applicable in every situation.
1:20 - clutches aren't that expensive, obviously you don't want to needlessly damage a clutch, but after 10-15 years most clutches start to wear to the point they need replacing shortly anyway.
2:45 - no need to leave car in gear UNLESS you're on a hill. Also, most newer cars have a safety feature that prevents the car from rolling when the engine is off, mine from 2011 is one of them.
4:00 - depends on whether the lights are about to change. There is no point in putting your car in neutral at a red light if you're going to be changing again 5 seconds later.
6:00 - No point in handbraking on a hill if you're literally moving a few seconds later.
7:30 - you would always use the brake first before the clutch, the only difference in the winter is that you should drive in a higher gear to avoid skids and also avoid harsh braking where possible
“Never park in neutral” okay mr. Smarty-pants, explain to me how I’ll use my remote start when my truck is in gear 🤣😂
8:00 "never slip your clutch! it will destroy it!" ... Uhm... the point of the clutch is that it slips to enable smooth gear transitions. I agree with "don't drive with your foot resting on the clutch", since that WILL fuck it up, but using the clutch as it was intended and designed to handle (to start from a standstill & to absorb the difference in RPM between the engine and transmission when changing gears) isn't going to kill it. A clutch is a consumable. Consuming it in less than 100k km usually means you abused it (or used it predominantly in heavy city traffic or while towing large loads on hills often). If it lasts you 150-200k+ km, then it served its purpose.
Yeah, good luck using the clutch without any slipping. Any difference in speed means slipping to some extent.
I’m pretty sure he didn’t literally mean don’t use the clutch as intended. I’m assuming he’s simply saying don’t slip it more than you need to. I can hear a lot of manual drivers slipping their clutches while rowing thru the gears. That is NOT how the clutch was intended to be hsd
Well yes but actually no
I drive my car whit It's original clutch in it, It has 300k km and I think it will least another 50k km and I do used it some times to prevent roll back from a hill
I also seen drivers redlining the engine and barely slipping the clutch just to start from a stand still
"Revelations per minute"? After watching this I think I just had a few, lol
i felt like an oracle after hitting the redline
I had so many rpms my turbo just shat the bed.
I like flooring my gas petal and smelling rose pedals.
Don't forget the clutch PETAL either,
Amen lol
about the keeping your foot on the bite point when stopped on a hill. keep your clutch down or have it in neutral while your waiting. when your ready shift into first, find the biting point and release the brake and give some gas. don’t sit there holding at the biting point for more then around 6 seconds. that’s what messes up the transmission.
Happy to report that I never make these mistakes on a consistent basis.
Every once in a while the clutch slips or I grind a gear, but that's maybe a few times per year at the most.
i dont understand, I think I do clutch slips but I wasnt taught to not do so. Granted 90% of the drive done is below 40kmph. Should I get my clutch checked?
@@InvalidDiv no just learn how correctly to operate manual transmission and avoid doing mistakes
2:17 - My car has never shown me a revelation before... let alone per minute.
@@dieter2889 your's also 😂😂😂
This comment is the best
Lol 😹
I can feel the KNOWLEDGE coming to me with EVERY SECOND!
@@konnorkuznetsov1035 lol
4:10 WEARING OUT YOUR LEG MUSCLES .... Yes guys be careful, or else they might break
and are hella expensive to replace
Yeah ok i be careful with ford fiso raptor OFF-ROAD
😂
I've done 4:41 a lot in my grandpa's old truck. It has a very shallow pedal, meaning there isn't a lot between full throttle and no throttle. It also has a heavy clutch with a hard bit point that can be hard to release right. That thing has shaken so much I might as well be a smoothie.
Thanks for the tips. I caught myself doing the coasting a little when in neutral. I guess we all learn something 😅
I might have to stop doing that.
Even tho I do not do it when going down hill, but I get the idea.
"You shouldn't rest your hand on your shifter because you need both hands to steer" 🤣
Yes , that's right but not because you need both hand on the steering wheel.. ...LOL
@@ssssssss6889 no, if your not incompetent it’s pretty easy not to pull or push it
That’s why I put both hands on the shifter
Ever since I’ve started using my feet to drive my stuck has been in excellent condition
So leaning my knee against it is perfectly fine then. Ok cool :D
Laughing from Europe!
Yeah everythink he told is normal for Europe
Dakako pozz iz Hrvatske
And probably most other continents. As far as I know North America is the only region where the majority drives an automatic transmission car, in Europe and most African and Asian countries people drive manual, and probably the same thing in South America.
Here in EU we know our manuels
I tried to teach my son-in-law how to drive manual. I gave up trying after 45 minutes in a church parking lot. It was an old chevy S-10 that was a junker so I didn't really care about him ruining it. He must've put about 50K on that clutch that day and never got it out of the parking lot. Sad. He's from Trinidad, so it's not just an American problem.
for someone who's is still fighting with the transmission this is way helpful
Thanks for the many helpful tips.
Worrying about clutch slipping it's like walking barefoot because you don't want wear out your shoes
Thanks g I have to keep having to remind myself this when getting into 1st
Except replacing your shoes doesn't cost the price of a used car
@@waldolemmer Replaced clutch costs in most cars (family cars Europe) like 250 to 400 dollars depending on your engine displacement, complexity of the operation etc but this is the average lol. You also change it once what every 200 thousand kms or 150? Its expensive when you have a V6 sports car yeah the price can like triple from that (even that isnt super expensive considering how long will it last you).
9:42 A manual transmission is just a simple gearbox. There is no oil pump in a manual transmission, so coasting downhill in neutral doesn’t starve a gearbox of oil.
Next tip: do not idle a car it will destroy it😂
Next. Dont buy a car as it won’t last forever
that last "advice" was pointless like for real bro why is there a neutral then ??
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@God Trojan and it will lead to a lot of expensive repairs down the line!!
My man's said a clutch is "an extremely expensive repair" no, its 50-150 for the clutch and some tools
Here in the UK I was quoted£1500to replace the clutch,the clutch itself was £250.rip off merchants.
You can leave your car in neutral when parked with a manual transmission, except if you are parked on a slope.
9:42 "Coasting in neutral cuts the engines oil supply"...... No bud, it doesn't, lol. That's not how oil pumps work. Can't even use that argument for the transmission either.
Could you explain it pls? i'm really insterested, never heard that neutral lowers transmission lubrication!
Yeah like lol the engine is still running even in neutral
@@She1lby it does lower it but you are directly lowering your transmission use so it doesn't matter, there's nothing to be lubricated so why should the car lubricate
@@She1lby dude, the transmission's gears spin as the car goes no matter what, so if the car goes, the gears get oil, period, doesnt matter if the clutch is down or up
@@hephaistosthesmith2069 "lowering transmission"? What do u mean, on neutral engine just gets it's normal lubrication because it still rotates and transmission rotates with the speed of the car as well.
Never brake without engaging the clutch...? Why make completely incorrect statements if you're attempting to educate...?
Edit: I'm going to assume he means if coming to a complete stop.
I can understand what he says
Your reply gives complete misinterpretation of exact what he means
I wondered about that one too. Downshift, of course, but keep the engine engaged. With modern synchronized transmissions you can go all the way down and clutch finally just before stopping. In my first cars sixty some-odd years ago, going into first (of three back then) required double clutching, and the first I had that synced first gear was a 1967 Chevelle my wife and I bought new when I graduated from college. I've never had to replace a clutch on a car, though some have gone 150K miles, sometimes without needing brake jobs.
He just increased 90,000 people’s breaking distance by 15%
Imagine if that results in an accident 😶
@@afoxwithahat7846 well I don't...
Newsflash, i dont think anyone grinds gears on purpose...
I'm grateful to you. Thank you ❤
Btw don't disengage the clutch everytime you brake, but only when you're about to stop. Braking while clutch is disengaged denies engine brake, resulting in longer braking distances and more brake pad wear. Also, if you happen to oversteer, or lose traction to the rear tires while braking, it's pretty hard to correct if you can't accelerate.
Also keeping the clutch engaged for long periods of times puts strain on it`s components, mainly the friction disc, and it wears a lot faster. Whilst the car is moving, you should only press the clutch when shifting gears and press the clutch whilst braking only when you`re about to stop to a standstill, even if you could put it in neutral and brake to a stop.
@@mariusrutza agreed, but it's not the friction disk that wears, in fact if the clutch pedal is fully depressed then there won't be ANY wear at all on the friction disk just the bearing.
Are you insane the clutch should be always pressed with the brake or you want to stall every time you loose enough speed, thats unless your speed is way over your top gear then you don't need to press clutch.
@@vinportobg dude...
@@vinportobg tell me u nvr driven a manual without telling me!..haha bro the engine aint gonna die unless it drops below idle...an aslong as ur revmatching very lil wear is happening to the clutch..its normal wear
"When you come to a stop you have the clutch in" Literally the most basic shit you learn the first time you drive manual
@@dsntrllymttr it is still very literally one of the very first things you learn while learning to drive manual. Even when you a using a tractor on a farm: People learn that quickly as it is strictly necessary.
Lol, i started taking manual motorcycle lessons before car lessons and I have to admite than during the first half of the lesson everytime I stopped the moto just died lol
@@vascosaldanha602 Then how did you take off if you didn't realize that the clutch needs to be depressed when stationary?
@@dsntrllymttr They don’t anymore. I just got my first manual car and having to throw out automatic and restart is actually far worse for someone who has driven only automatic for almost 15 years compared to a teenager with a Clear slate. I was the only one in my family that was never taught and I feel so hopeless because they never bother to teach manual. I learned how to gear shift as a kid but that’s it. Everything else I fuck up and don’t want to wreck or ruin my engine. 🥵 I wish they would have forced us to learn stick cause I’ve always wanted to learn but never had the chance until now.
@@Ozubura Stick is shit anyway
Resting your hand on the shifter mainly just we’re out a little rod in the shifter, doesn’t really wear out your transmission
Thank you for the instructions
Clutch for my truck is like two three hundred bucks and I could change it in an afternoon done it before
All I understood was " I'm still gonna do all of those things" 🤣
Changing a clutch aint hard😂 Remaking the electric harness is worse
True
@Carlos carbajal_1210720 same. I just paid 1700 for mine.
@Carlos carbajal_1210720 2019 gti
at start: why there is dislikes???
at the las point: ow, i understood.
Me i understood it as soon as 0:36
@@fahmisahar haha, I thought to give it chance
May be there is something more
@@ernestdits1324 i drive an old crappy manual honda and i can assure you there are some "interesting" points here.. stay tuned!!
My instructor specifically told me not to ride the clutch during my test but still taught me to balance my clutch for an easy hillstart
So did mine although I still find the act of balancing out of a traffic light on an uphill preety hard.
On my car, if I leave the stick shift in reverse the backing lights will turn on, even if the engine does not run draining the battery...any other gear, not only the 1st is ok.
Americans with their humor😂 gotta say I laughed the hardest when he said you NEED both hands to steer
Taking both hands off is how you see when its time to get an alignment 😆
@@assassin_asa yeah, since you should just go straight, i honestly hate 10 and 2 or 9 and 3, its uncomfortable for me to have both arms bent for long periods, unless something is under my elbows
@@charlescourtwright2229 dat is tru
i have logi g920 and i use one hand to steer when i dont need to use the other one.
I laughed at that part as well. 😂
9:33 if an emergency happens, try to speed up even more 👍
Exactly, like when some crazy meth head in a geo metro tries attacking you and chases you down the mountain pass.
As in, if someone is about to rear end you, or you're in a turn about to get T boned and need speed to get out of the situation..Yes, extra speed is often needed during emergency situations
I love how the emergency shown is drifting XD
Like an RX-7 in your way while on a tofu delivery run
I'm so thankful for this information!!
9:08 dont leave your car in neutral... shows shifting into first gear...
"Clutch slipping will destroy the cltuch" well mr einstein why has my clutch outlasted my engine
Lol
Maybe u drive fiat if clutch lasts longer than engine
@@theunknownguy265 nah mate, VW diesel, cylinder head cracked and had to get a used engine, didn't bother replacing the clutch. Fitted the original onto the new engine still hasn't let me down
@@dieter2889 I was just joking, hope I didn't offend you
@@theunknownguy265 if you drive a fiat your socks last longer than the engine
The best thing you can do for your clutch is rev the engine to redline and let your foot slip off the clutch pedal while in 1st gear. This will help to resurface the flywheel allowing for smoother shifting in the future. 👍🏼
dont forget it will resurface and warm your tires and give your transmission a nice little stretch
Am I dense or is this sarcasm. Maybe both.
In 5th or 6th gear
It also removes oil and debris from the tires, giving them more grip for braking.
Instructions unclear - found myself in the back seat
Here's one to go with the "never floor your petal at low rev." Never redline your car. This goes for automatics as well, but it's best to keep your below 4 rpm
That's no fun... mom!
Rotary owner here. There are exceptions. 😉
So, I have a Ford Ecosport diesel. I usually keep the revs between 2k-3.5k rpms (very rarely 3.5k)
I usually slowly down shift from 2k+ rpm and the revs climb upto 3k rpm or so.
My question: Is this a good habit? If no, what's the alternative for using maximum engine braking for better fuel economy without applying breaks
This just told me to not do everything I do
"Never brake without engaging the clutch" Complete mis-interpretation, it's completely unnecessary to engage the clutch when breaking unless you plan to stop, change gear or the RPM falls to a speed where stalling will occur. If your gonna educate, get the facts right. Furthermore, for anyone in the UK seeing this, you are taught to keep your car in gear at a red light, UNLESS your expected to be stopped for 5 or more seconds, again, get the facts right - different countries have different rules, and honestly, as long as the clutch is de-pressed, it does it no harm keeping it in gear at a red light.
AGREED.... from the US too
I agree with most of this but keeping the clutch in at red lights does cause excess wear on the throwout/release bearing
@@dieter2889 agreed, but the release bearing can take the stress more than they let on. I used to always stop with the transmission in gear. Had to replace the clutch before the bearing went bad. Then the vehicle got totaled by a rear ending🤷
But it's better on everything overall to be in it's "natural" position, as it is with most things.
@Tulkas Astaldo if im at the front of the lights ill leave the car in gear otherwise it takes almost no time to get into gear.
@@dieter2889 yes this, in pole position, you need to be the fastest as to ensure the most cars can pass during a green light. It's the polite thing to do
Thank you, I learned a lot and hopefully I should be able t keep my car healthier now :)
When your in 6th you should shift directly to 1st it will grant your car an extra boost.
And you're is not spelt your. Maybe spend more time learning your own language than telling people how NOT to drive a car
@@markylon “Uhm actually” do you not get a fucking joke jezz correcting people on the internet is actually sad bruv
@@Sximifly Where was the joke?
Always have the clutch in when you brake? Is this made for teenage girls to watch who have never driven a car?
no, it is made for people who have never driven a manual before.
It is made for 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑠
@@Charzilian For americans you had to say..
Right? so dumb
@@stonelp699 “never use the incorrect gear to gain speed“ only americans can try to drive slow in 5th gear and blame the car if it stops
It's sad that drivers education isn't mandatory and learning how to drive a stick shift isn't important any more.
because auto is just easier. in today's generation of easily distracted people, it's also safer.
Considering manual cars are a minority in a lot of places (mainly north America), it doesn't make sense to require learning how to drive stick.
Is in the UK
I consider it an anti-theft feature at this point
Over here in Ireland, the vast majority of people drive manual. An automatic car is almost as rare over here as a manual is in the US. I agree though. A manual car is a drivers car.
I learned on a manual trans.
It's a trans swapped S-10 from the year 2000. And my dad apperntly has been teaching me well as I know all of these things already.
In low gears with low rpms, you can stay on the bite point for a few seconds. It's not going to wear your clutch prematurely. Excessive heat is the enemy of the clutch.
This is gonna be so confusing for ppl who don't know a thing about how to drive a manual
Not confusing. FUNY !
Yeah I’m super confused lmao
2 and 10 say the opposite of each other
@@859473658 Or even FUNNY
It's super confusing for people who do drive too!! haha
Who watched this to see if you already knew most of the stuff or to possibly learn something new?
That's just why I watched.
Looks like I’m just going to drive a automatic where I don’t have to worry about heating up my clutch.
yeah and then i realised that there was no need
Don't watch this to learn anything. He practically told you not to "heel-toe" aka rev match downshift.
I'm young and knew not of this stuff it's not that hard to drive a manual it's like it's not hard at all people are just lazy anymore
Very helpful tips.
4:05 depending on the clutch design, some are designed in a reverse way
I laughed when I saw the chick broke down with the rx8.
Right, I have my doubts that it broke down by the transmission
@@plank2718 Yeah with metal on metal seals and all. I love rotary's but those cars are a money pit.
Haha right?! Those godDAMN APEX SEALS
@@cameronstansell3201 the rotarys is literally the more you know the longer they last especially if you know how to tune right
Like she do something with rotary engine XDDDDDDD
“Never brake without engaging the clutch”.. never? Do you know how to drive aggressively? Heel toe?
That one pissed me off the most.
i bet its a challenge to do in high heels
You do heel toe when gearing down so yeah, you do wanna engage the clutch. But I think he means to a full stop.
@@TheRealDr.Mabuse then why say never?
When car going on top gear with high speed u easily use brake without clutch
You dont have to press the clutch when braking. Just when youre braking alot.
Thank you very much
i love how he tried to hard to sound serious but i couldn’t take him seriously when he said petal🤣
Holy revalations.
Finally someone mention it.. thank you.. english is not my first language and i find this funny
@@mohamedbasel5249u 8
never put your gear on reverse when moving forward downhill. unless you want to wake up in another planet.
i have an manual transmission and i always put it in Neutral and handbrake. its not steep or a hill, do i still put it in 1? just curious
For hills, what I usually do is I release the clutch to the biting point right before I’m about to take off, then I release the brake n get on the gas as soon as possible before the car starts to roll back. I’m new to manual so idk if this is the right technique or if I’m actually hurting the clutch in the process.
1:47 I’m guessing you’re referring to, pushing the clutch just before the car stops.
2:40 It is okay to leave the car in neutral if you’re parking on a flat road while still having the handbrake up.
4:27 Does the brake pedal mean nothing to you?
9:05 Coasting in Neutral is sometimes bad, but it doesn’t damage anything. Maybe for automatics, but not manuals.
But a lot of modern commercial trucks with automatic transmissions actually go into neutral automatically if you come off both of the peddles to save fuel, if it was harmful to the drivetrain why would they be engineered to do that?
Exactly what I wanted to say 😂
Yeah the fucking part when he told to use handbrake in every red light broke me l would go crazy if I actually had to do that
@@emu8113 right and how many time do you do that before you forget that the hand break is engaged and you try to drive
@@salahdehina9733 diesel 18 speed for industrial use vs probably 5-6 speed small gasoline engine
Coasting in neutral won'T overheat ur engine lol, ur engine is "idling" then, yet air flow through radiator is what it would be if u were "working" the engine so...
thats true BUT if your car was over heating then costing in neutral wouldn't help..
It can make ur oil heat up more then it should. As the oil pump is not spinning at the speed the car is going
@@mikalarrington8112 Yeah but, ur engine is only making more heat when u accelerate, initiating combustion, that's where the heat comes from. I get the oil is pumping at an engine spin rate, relative to crank and cam and all the in betweens, including water pump. But at an engine idle, ur not causing more heat to be made and that alone beginns to increase cooldown. I get ur pumps are slower, but the airflow is also faster, cooling it at a higher rate than it normally does in a stand still position. I've literally watched my temp gauge go down when I coast so... I know my instruments is crispy cuz I keep them, proper, at least I try to within my limits...^^
@tiny ate I get what u saying ur just forgetting that the throttle is closed and the air getting through is a small amount and the oil going through is not enough to cool it efficiently the damage is minute and over time components will break down faster than what it is supposed to
@@mikalarrington8112 I've taken that all into consideration...
Thanks you for making me want an automatic one.
3:40 yeah, I did a few grindings when I first learned to drive one around 1989. It was my uncle's Camaro, and he sure had a fit when he heard that!
Hold ur Brake And Accelerator in ur manual car at the same time.Then It will take a screenshot of you
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Easy
it's actually the base for heel-toe downshifting lol
Hey!! It works!!🧐
It took 3⬇️in burst mode..
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Bonus: put shifter in neutral and wiggle it back and forth to crop your screenshot
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In Europe (or at least in The Netherlands) you’re taught to put your car in neutral and engage the handbrake instead of putting it in first gear when parked. The reason for this is because a lot of people forget to push down the clutch before starting the engine. Which causes your car to shoot forward a bit and stall the engine right away.
NL is flat. :)
I leave in neutral on the level, and in gear on a hill. :)
@@ArcanisUrriah to european standards. NL is high from weed
It's fine to put it in gear on a hill or something, but on a flat it's better not only because you stall but mostly because most people forget the handbrake and park the car only on a gear.
@@Vert_GreenHeart you want your car stable, that is a standard in germany, everyone puts it in first gear, probably because of poland they just roll it unto their truck lmao
So this is why the clutch has to be pushed in modern cars to turn the engine over in gear. Thanks I hate it
I didn't know the last part, shifting on Neutral when you are going downhill. Thank you.
Here in Brazil we sometimes are even encouraged to get older cars, to learn car control in a more accessible price. Normally most cars here are 5-speed manual transmission, mostly front wheel drive.