Clutch or Brake First when stopping or slowing down in a manual car? 

I think most do.

it should be pretty obvious, like people who struggle on something like this probably shouldnt be driving, but i guess that would be far too large a percentage of the population so it would never pass

Yeah mine didn't even teach me these things. I've driven cars all this while and not know why the heck the car is stalling. All I know is cause I'm not pressing the clutch. Then again, I was taught by listening to the sound, so that was shit.

it's not really an issue as 98 or 98% of cars sold are Automatics. there is a very good reason why stick shift/manual cars are regarded as millennial and theft proof.

@@KingPepeLePew That's rather left-pondcentric here in Britain lots of cars are 'stick-shift'. My own car is an Auto (it's a hybrid) but I can drive stick

Agreed

Very easy, after you realize the RPM trick

And with all the possible scenarios. Great video.

Congratulations on passing!

exact same with my instructor now

nothing is too basic.

My driving instructor doesn't know what the odometer is for.

This stuff is not even close to "way too basic"

So when do you learn it?

So when do we? SPILL THE BEAANS

Bro I’ve been waiting 2 months now, when do we learn?

So guys he did it

Come on you have to tell us, when do we learn?

Mustang drivers a pros at this

Just add on gas

Jomo plays Gottem

A quick way to stop, is just crash. That's 8

Did you mean wall riding?

You're welcome.

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Falling in love with your online instructor again, are we? 😂

@preciousagulefo899 jealousy is an ugly thing precious. Haven't you got anything better to do with your spare hand, sweetie ?

@preciousagulefo899 i also don't know what you mean by again, you must be mistaken me with your mother.

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Nice! They don't teach that for sure.

J turn?

@@incognitohuman1959 J turn.

Thank you!

Jambo buana

@@a.3160 Jambo sana, hakuna matata

my dad always tells me to never go into first while the car is moving.

Hey Seb Lewis - you are correct my friend. 1st gear is just to get the vehicle moving. And the other mistake that novice drivers make is to stay in 1st gear way too long. One of the things that I ask new driver is: "what makes the car go faster?" They always say it's the throttle. As an example, I get them to put it in 1st gear and throttle up. They soon realize it's the transmission and not the engine. All the best, Cheers Rick

Not always true! If you have a gutless car going into first while moving isn’t a bad move if you need to keep the revs higher but need a crawling speed.

On some cars it isn’t possible to stay in second for speeds below 8mph for example without using clutch control, I would personally stay in second but that’s besides the point. Annoyingly, likely as it is a diesel there was a fine line at these slow speeds, I would stay in second to avoid the sudden jolt of putting it in first. At 9mpg or so the car wanted to struggle to maintain second so I would have to use clutch control, accelerate etc to keep it from stalling. I wouldn’t personally use 1st unless I was much slower. On a petrol car though it’s not an issue to use it. Every car is different is what the point is here

@@huonsmith Because your dad learned to drive with old cars that had no synchro in the first gear. But that hasn't been a thing in the past few decades. You can use first any time you'd like.

Nice car.

man same, my first car was a used 2018 Honda Civic Type R, and it's fun as hell to drive

this is me rn i bought a 2019 type r without any experience driving manual 😂

@@whathehellbruh9151 good luck on not breaking the car. Jk. 🤣

​@@whathehellbruh9151where are y'all getting the money for these first cars? goddamn

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Replying because this is a relatively new comment... I learned basically on my own to drive my little mini cooper in Canada. Let me say that it's really hard when people give you bad advice or you just can't understand how your car is meant to work. It's scary stallin, especially in an intersection. But when you finally get it, and you get good advice, it'll be worth it! You will learn a lot from just experience, but these kind of videos also help a bunch for questions that usually don't have easy answers. I've had to ask so many questions to so many different people and EVERYONE seems to have different answers to each question... My mechanic tells me one thing, people online tell me another, friends and family tell me something completely different, then videos online say something else too. It's all confusing information... I would listen to who you trust to not blow out your clutch or damage your engine. Instructors and mechanics are great people to talk to and will have the most reliable information :) Every car is different, but rule of thumb when starting out (from what I've learned so far) is if the engine quivers, it means you don't have enough clutch for the RPMs or speed you are going... If you feel your engine quiver, or hear it (because you will), it wouldn't be a bad idea to press your clutch down all the way to get everything stable again. Popping the clutch will result in a stall, but pressing it down when your RPMs are too high will hurt the clutch. It will take time, but learning when to slowly release the clutch will come with practice Hope your learning goes well :3

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I you're in the US, manuals are so rare that it's likely that your instructor doesn't really even know how to drive them, beyond the basics.

@@russlehman2070 no, I'm from the UK. I've got my own car now for practice. 🙂

So do I here in Taiwan ^_^

Good luck 🤞 and thank you ☺

Conquer Driving You're welcome 😇 thanks for replying

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If you're at 1000 rpm and don't press the clutch first you will stall, that's gonna give you a driving fault.

Same in sweden

Definitely 🤣😂

It's kinda fun to only engine break though. Makes you feel like driving a racing car but slower (=. The car in the video seems to rev very low, on my accent, I keep it between 2k and 3k rpm when slowing down with engine break only. Be careful if there is a car behind though, might want to press the brake a little to light up the rear lights.

@@foufoufun yep always popping red sign

@@foufoufun Uhm, you don't use your engine to brake in a race. No racing driver does that. The only expeption would be if his brakes were at risk of overheating and thereby failing. If that was the case then he needs better brakes. You brakes will slow you down much more quickly than your engine can. It's sort of what they were designed to do.

Ned Murray. When you press the clutch pedal you are DISengaging the clutch. When you release the pedal you engage the clutch.

@@foufoufun I usually just press the brake, there is no point to downshift since it just puts excess wear on the clutch that I would rather have on my brakes

Nice car.

I like to touch brake pedal if I use engine braking in heavy traffic on flat too. It is always good idea to tell people behind when you slow down.

Hi tchouzebra - I tend to agree my friend. It's always best to use the clutch and brake in combination--as you said--to engage the brake lights and communicate effectively with other road users that you are slowing or stopping. Stay well my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick

Brake lights are a good idea, but you don't want to slow down too early and as you will be slowing down so gradually and the car behind will also have the same assistance from the hill, brake lights aren't really necessary. Brake if you need to slow down mode quickly.

If your checking the Mirrors properly and your assessing the changing situations behind then it’s key where ever possible to make good use of your indicators before the brake lights come on and time indicators as early as possible . This is a common fault with learner drivers and especially on uphill parking to the side of a road . Learners more often than not commonly affect following traffic ( lack of experience and considerate awareness) and over concern themselves with the point of stop and the braking very often causing following traffic to balk behind them . Some examiners can be very sensitive to this others not as much . Uphill stops often have this issue ..

@@ConquerDriving it doesn't take much pressure to get the brake lights to come on. Chances are that if you use any force at all, the brakes will come on. Some vehicles you don't even need for the brake to actually engage because the switch gets triggered before the brakes start to actuate.

Thank you! I hope it helps you.

at 2nd gear you can still capable of building up speed that you will need brakes however if the road has too many slowdown from hazards then its speed can be controlled to the point a 2nd gear running between low to mid speed can be slowed down by clutching in

Even in an automatic, sound is useful. One doesn’t need to look at the speedometer if you listen for the gear changes and know how fast you’re going at each one. What really threw me off was getting a car with a CVT a few years back and suddenly finding myself going 50 MPH on a city street because the gear change sound wasn’t there....

My car don't even have a rev counter and I mostly drive it with the radio blasting away, so I can't hear the engine at all and yes it is a manual gearbox, I guess I've mastered that braking and gear changing long ago...

@@francoisdvanderwesthuizen same here, when I get my Civic I drove it without music till I got the feeling of the car. Once I mastered that, it was all music. Just learn your car and it will be all good.

"Over time"..? You literally master it within the practice period in the driving school. You shouldn't pretty much ever pay any extra attention to your rev's on a normal circumstances (ofc you need to learn where your car has the sweet spot for accelerating faster if needed etc.) but instead keep your eyes on the road!

Right, get to really know your vehicle and you won't need it. I can tell when I need to shift up or down and what speed I'm going just by the sound and feel of the engine.

Thank you!

Conquer Driving no thank you!

"braking"

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Exactly I was also having the same problem

No, a learner has no driving instinct at all. They must learn that instinct and to do so effectively they need to see the tacho to match the noise they hear with the right time to change down.

you wont say its instinct when you full send your foot on the brake in a auto after not driving one for a year.

@@bremCZ So how did people ever learn to drive before cars had tachometers? I repeat, never take your eyes off the road to look at the tachometer. It's just not necessary.

@LinusDickTips Of course you are. Next time you get into your car, look at the tacho. Can you see the road sufficiently well to drive? Of course not.

@@ziggyz8345 'full send your foot on the brake'. Just what does this mean?

jean valjean Could you elaborate?

Holding on the clutch especially on a hill or in very slow traffic WILL burn it out with a hefty cost to your wallet

Agree don't ride the clutch

I'll add that to my consideration list. Thank you.

Someone had to say it god damn it

brake, braking

Many say clutching in is no different from putting the gear into neutral, for me I dont think so as at the very least I feel the vehicle has a bit torque/grip on the road if you step in the clutch to slowdown. if its 20mph below, clutch first brake second for the best result

Think of neutral as clutching in without having to hold the clutch pedal. They both mechanically disconnect the engine and the transmission. If while braking the RPM stays above the threshhold that would begin to stall it, you are fine. If while braking your RPM drops too much for the selected gear and is close to starting to stall the engine, brake and after letting off the brakes, downshift into the correct gear. (research rev matching to prevent accidentally hurting your transmission while learning). Best of luck learning and stay safe on the road!

Yes.

Nissan Micra K11

Citroen Xsara Picasso the old one (2005) for example