How to Hill start a manual car - Every time without stalling! 

lol my driveway is a hill start, thx for helping me leave my home

I stalled 6 times in a ROW at a hill with so much traffic behind me 😭😭

it sucks when your car stalls and everyone starts hooting

I have an auto but I'm respectful when people stall their manual. I don't honk at learners who have started driving.

“People expect you to stall” Not in the United States they don’t 😂🤣

"people are going to expect you to stall, it's going to be fine" Wish the lifted Dodge behind me this morning honking felt that way

I once stucked on hill a few times it didn't want to move and kept stalling. One man came and helped me. Im very grateful and thankful and always remember that.

It's no fun when you stall on a hill with traffic behind you. People behind you must think every car is automatic and you simply must be stopping for no reason.

"Hill start" and "easily" don't go in the same sentence 😂😭

"When you're learning people will expect you to stall" Well not my jackass driving instructor... Puts me in a huge traffic on a hill, without any practice on any hill whatsoever, for my 6th driving hour. Then it's my fault I'm stalling.

Yo I love how I could do this all so well in my street, but as soon as you get into traffic it all just goes out the window. Being nervous is sick.

The power of a video. 6 years in and this man is still helping Drivers worldwide.

In Germany, people never honk at you for tailgating or speeding, but stalling for less than a second makes sitting next to a rocket launch seem like a blessing.

Thanks but in my country driving wheel is on left side so I took a moment in my car to realize I was in passenger seat

when the car goes backward, i wish i had 3 feet

Passed my test hours back I can't just contain my happiness.

Thank for the tips I passed my test yesterday in a diesel and found hill starts no issue went out In my car today which was petrol and stalled five times getting of my hill 😣 going to out in a minute and practise with your tips thank you ☺️ I’m thinking I’m taking my foot off the clutch to quick x

Plz make a video on how to do it in traffic and people are yelling at us..like how to keep ourselves composed during that short period..

Today I stalled and I live in the Himalayan area so I think you can get the picture of the type of hill,the people started honking like crazy !! It was rush hour too🙅🙅🙅😖😖and I am learning

Today I was having the same problem while parking in maccas, but a kind lady showed me how it's done , I am so thankful to her ♥️

I panic so much for hill starts, I get scared of rolling back and then panic and end up stalling. I feel like I know how to do it I’m just not confident in that so I get a little panicked. Thank you for this video I’ve got another driving lesson today and id really like to get a hill start right, let’s see how it goes....

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How to slowly creep on a really steep hill without stalling...that's my driveway.

you r the perfect guy ,,To teach beginners.... Bc sometimes driver instructers get pissed off,, when you first attempt and fail this stuff,...

I take it that you drive a petrol, as hill starts in a Diesel are so much easier. I took my driving lesson in a diesel and never stalled as it is hard to stall a diesel, but as soon as I got in my dads petrol, everytime I would pull away I would worry about stalling. Diesels are great.

I stalled 3 times at traffic lights near a main road on an incline and honestly wanted to be swallowed by the ground so thanks for this 😬

Attempted my first uphill start yesterday and couldn't do it (granted the car was at fault), but I was so worried about doing them again today. Watched this video just before I left and did it perfectly every time. I know this was five years ago but thank you :)

Thank you! My instructor’s car has an automatic handbrake thingy. My car I’ve bought has a real handbrake. It’s hard trying to learn it on my own so this has helped so much.

another trick: floor it & then dump the clutch. that way you'll also make it every time; without stalling... xd

Watching your videos as I get my first car tomorrow which is petrol, I learned in a diesel, seat ibiza 1.4 tsi fr sports tourer

I drive a manual Mini Cooper s I’m still a learner at the manual and almost every time I keep stalling on hills and it’s soo embarrassing😖

Awesome TY for this video! I just got a 97 Rav4 5spd and this is pretty much the only thing I need left to learn

I live in America, and I'm not a full expert at manuals yet. Hill starts are what I still struggle with. Sure, I can get it moving on a flat ground with no problem, but I'm always worried about rolling backwards too much. Also, working in a garage, I had to do this same technique so I wouldn't roll back into the car parked behind me

Can you teach me to drive cause my dad yells at me when i stall the car (jk)

This was me yesterday 😭 😭😭, with a whole lot of traffic behind me and they started honking , I almost cried😂

Oh Thank you so much for this video! I have a big problem with starting the car, 'cause i start it really slow.

This is really the best video on how to drive a manual car on RU-vid. There's a lot out there, but I want you to know that your patience and understanding for the people just starting out makes me feel so much more comfortable when learning. It is true, other cars are honking and it makes me nervous. But your words of encouragement are all I need to stay relaxed and practice carefully. Thank you so much.

I have driven Manuel car but I purchased a brand new one and it’s a monster very hard to control I am getting there this video is good thank you Alex

I really needed this❤️ you're so chill, I love it😂

Thank you! Stay safe too. 💙💌

I am so thankful for this video! This paired with the tip about heel to the floor helped me to gain confidence in my first manual car. I was practically paralyzed with fear when stopping on a hill.

Did a hill start today during my lessons with plenty of traffic behind me. They thought that i would stall, but i proved them wrong haha.

Thanks you earned a subscriber, 26 year old and never drove a standard. Bought one and stalled a couple times but I'm getting used to it. One thing for all the new drivers the biting point / sweet spot is the key to driving standard transmission. Once you have a understanding of it focus on it and improve it.

Just got my manual yesterday and have been practicing since. Hills are my enemy right now lol good thing for the hand brake or I would've rolled back on some guy. Thanks for the video!

I wish you are my driving instructor :) Thank you for your tips.

I stalled 6x on the same hill start today at a roundabout!!!!!😂😂😂😩😩😩😩 missing my driving instructor already

I've been driving 4 years and still struggle with hill starts haha. I'm going to try this and see if it helps 😀

Once you get used you your clutch, unless you’re on an extremely steep hill it’s not necessary to use the handbrake. You can just go foot off the brake pedal to the accelerator and clutch out to the friction point at the same time, then apply appropriate accelerator and gradually release the clutch. It all happens very fast but you get used to it and then it’s just muscle memory. On very steep hills you might roll back slightly so if there’s someone stopped too close behind you the handbrake might be a safer option.

Release the handbrake when the rear of the car goes down.

It really helps me when i get it up to 3000-3500 rpm instead for my first few tries. With more practice, I was able to start off at 2000 rpm

Yesterday,the car stalled while approaching a junction/traffic lights, I used 3rd gear and I was slow to change into lower gear.. haha.Poor me!

Bought my first manual yesterday. After an hour my friend felt fine I could drive on the roads. I accidentally turned into my city's downtown bar area on a Friday night. Uphill. I stalled immediately at a light and had cars backed up with everyone but the lady behind honking at me. I panicked, turned my hazards on and the e brake on. Immediately switched seats. That has to be the most embarrassing moment of my life. Made worse by me panicking. I have no idea what I'd have done if my friend wasn't there.

I didn’t pass the driving test today because of this shit. The car just wouldn’t move forward.

I was never told about the Hand brake method!! I just learned "move the car" I struggled a lot but now, I always do hill starts as if it were a normal flat piece of land. Not hating, just saying it would of been a lot easier if I knew about this 5 years ago lol!!

Thanks Alex. This really helps me while learning.

Ive been a driver for 4 years and I still avoid hills lol Im afraid of stalling.

Those folks driving loaded manual vehicles in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, North Pakistan, North India, Nepal and Bhutan deserve a special round of applause.

I'll be practing this the whole day today , im tired of asking people to move my car on steep hill🙏🏾🙏🏾❤❤

me watching this after being stuck at a junction for 15 minutes yesterday even tho i’ve passed my test n pissing off eveyone behind me 👁👄👁

The way I do it is much easier.. Just put your foot on the normal brake, let go of the clutch untill you can feel the car wants to take off, and release the brake? Give it some more gas if you want to go faster but this is it honestly

Thanks . It clicked for me today. I was trying declutching without handbrakes on steep slopes. I understood why the car stalled on very steep slopes. I was not building enough rpm. Building rpm is possible easily with handbrakes help

This is Gold⭐️

Many new cars no longer have manual parking brakes... I just purchased my first manual. It has a finger operated electronic parking brake. I’m self taught - your videos, Chris, are amongst my favorites. You’re on the Podium! I’ve almost mastered hill starts by using foot brake & finding biting point - then moving foot to throttle and moving off yay, I’m an American in Tucson Arizona. 2020 Corolla Hatchback. Hill Hold Assist = Stall

I really like the video I could like to get more of your videos.

I did this like 10 times on driving lessons and I stalled only the first time. I just want to know how to do it smoothly because it shakes sometimes xD

Its really nice to watch your videos.. Please create a video on judgement...

I appreciate that point of keeping my heel on the floor when realising the clutch. Thank you ✨

Great tutorial.

I live across the pond where we can barely manage automatic, so I don't have much experience with manual transmissions. Living in a mountainous part of Utah doesn't help. I recently got a job at a dealership where we occasionally get manual cars. I always stall out just trying to go from one end of the lot to the other just from a small slope. This video increased my limited knowledge a little more. Thanks for uploading this, man!

Don’t have a manual car but I just wanted to watch this video just in case ran into this situation.

I used to watch this last year as well as other videos, I passed my driving test first time. Never got to say thank you but here you go

They were hooting on me just now, in my mind I just say "Bro you see I have a Learner Driver sticker, stop annoying me I also have a horn"

I turn 16 (Legal age to get a learners driving license in New Zealand) next year and I'm petrified of learning to driving alone but I'm more than petrified of doing a hill start. I mean I have a literal near panic attack when someone else drives up a hill for goodness sake.

I’m watching this while stuck on a hill 😭

thnks for the lesson really helped me

Mann.gravity is a bitch....when it comes to physics and 1 st gear move...😁

Thank you for this making me more confident with hills i would like to see some parrallel parking between cars

nice video on hill starts

I'll legit give you my left arm if I pass my manual driving test come the 9th😂😣😣😣

Man I've done the same shit,but naaaaah my tired decided to do burn out 😭😭

first time driving by my self my dad comes out to watch me start. thank god i didn't stall.

I do smaller hills without the handbrake . holding the clutch and brake, and then quickly release the break and press on gas and clutch biting point . but it's harder on big hills, lot easier with an emergency break ...

finally a tutorial with the driver on the correct side of the car ;)

It happened to me yesterday, we were stopped for railway crossing and when it cleared, my car was not starting, I released the handbrake, one foot on brake other on the clutch, put it to 1st gear then slowly was releasing clutch, was not feeling the bite point as the car was stopping at that instance. Was panicking as there were many cars behind. There was an L sign in my car so few people came and told me to not panic and try again, few came to help by pushing the car (i know it is common in India). One lady behind my car approached and took control and drove it to safe and told me to calm down and understand the bite mark (sound and vibration) of my car. I don't understand, I am learning the car and it happened to me rarely. The starting point on the railway crossing was a little bit uphill. Was embarrassed a bit.

Is your car petrol? I lernt to drive in a diesel but bought a petrol car. Everything is brilliant except starting off.

What if you don't have a manual handbrake like that

Hey! Thanks for the help! My clutch control sucks and i have stalled a few times when I was in a driving school earlier. Ive already subscribe to your channel that will help me to improve my practice. Thanks again mate.

I have my 2nd (I failed 1st) driving test tomorrow and this is what I'm scared of the most... I'm not entirely sure if they're more lenient when the car stalls uphill, but if it stalls on a "normal" surface it's an instant fail. I know what I have to do, but I usually release the clutch too fast... my success rate of starting uphill is about 65% 😂

Well I came here coz today I went out all on my own for the first time and my car stalled 7 times on a hill before somehow magically it started😑😑😑

good tuitorial

good

almost everyone seem to struggle with finding the biting point fast but I just can't manage to set the gas fast, i either set it perfectly or give too much and then have to repeat everything which isn't too fun on uphill junction

I think the best way I learned with Hill Starts is no Throttle, just find the biting point and the clutch alone will hold the car still then add throttle then release clutch when the cars moving fast enough :)

I had a driving instructor called Julian who started swearing at me for not knowing how to do a hill start. We had a falling out after that and never saw him again.

What about hill star as well traffic ?

just bumped my ford KA with this video after leaving lights on thanks so much .... great explanation

I need to practice this skill. I'm a Bus Driver. I drive the bus for the Bus Company in a major city up North in the Continental USA. I feel very embarrassed that I cant drive a vehicle with a Manual Transmission. I drive the Bus with an Automatic Transmission.

I have just stalled x100 up a hill with traffic behind me. I couldn't get going for 10 mins and popped hazard lights on to let everyone else go and relieve the pressure but so embarrassed. Am I the worst driver in the world?

Owned a manual in Pittsburgh PA, US (famous for our hilly urban terrain) - haven't owned a manual in years... really miss the control. First *hours* I owned it, needed to drive through town and then make a two hour trip for Thanksgiving with my family. Stalled twice in town because a Penguins hockey game was letting out and I had no time to practice. Made it the rest of the drive with only one stall. But uphill starts on a 50-60° street and a car on your bumper can really make you nervous! I can attest to that!!! Started watching engineering videos about worm gears and ended up here. Great tutorial!

I’ve been driving 63 years and only use the handbrake when I have reached my destination, not needed for hill start. Never burned out a clutch ever.