Easiest way to learn how to start rolling is to let the clutch out until you start to roll/bog. That's where the engagement point is. Once you learn that spot slowly start adding gas and then release the clutch fully. Overtime you'll learn how to go quicker and become more smooth. #keepthemanualsalive
I have a 2013 HONDA CIVIC SI and it took a couple days to get used to driving with 6 gears. Completely different than my 1990 Acura Integra RS. I look at my RPMS every now and then, but me driving Manual transmissions for 14 years, I've learned to listen to the engine. You have a great tutorial video keep up the good work.
I wanted to thank you greatly sir. I recently purchased a 06 Mazda6 5 speed. I was relatively new to driving stick other than the auto shifting in a Jetta and watching friends drive stick at work. While the dealer was nice enough to give me a crash course I was still lost on a number of things. 1. Starting from a standstill without a number of problems happening. 2. Starting on a hill(love the parking break method for now) and 3. Skipping gears(I was doing this bi-accident and shifting smoothing glad to know I didn't mess up my car). Without this video it would have taken me weeks but today I was able to do all of these things smoothly and without jerking or stalling. I really don't know how to thank you enough.
best tutorial on RUclips. You covered all bases thoroughly and precisely. Would have been nice to have had this when I was learning, would have saved me a lot of anxiety!
did this for the first time today and i felt like my soul left my body- i couldnt believe i was driving. Still nervous for second lesson tomorrow but thanks for videos like this. it helps me to brush up on what i learnt earlier.
This is just what I needed. I just bought a 2015 SI and getting into second while jerking was driving me nuts. Your gas method works smoother, need to keep practicing it. Thanks man.
For all of people who didn't understand what was happening here, let me explain it to you. First you have to understand that a car has 4 important parts. The engine, the clutch, the transmission (gears) and the driving wheels. All these parts can be connected or disconnected from each other. The clutch (pedal) connects the engine with the gears (when released) and disconnects them (when pressed). If you press the clutch pedal, no power is distributed from the engine to the transmission and the wheels. Also when your gearbox is in neutral, the driving wheels are disconnected from the transmission. As result no power from the engine can be distributed to the wheels. To move the car from standing position, the engine has to do a lot of effort because of the heavy weight of the car. This is why you need the clutch, which is nothing else than two round plates that rotate and touch each other when you release the clutch pedal. When you release the clutch you distribute very gently the engine power to the transmission and the wheels. If you release the clutch very fast the engine has not enough power to move the car and the car stalls. To avoid stalling, many people press gently the gas pedal while releasing the clutch. This action gives the engine more power and it avoids stalling the engine. After moving the car from standing position its not a problem releasing the clutch a little faster. Each time you change the gear you have to disconnect it from the engine by pressing the clutch pedal. Each gear has a recommended speed for up shift and down shift. In first gear you drive until 10 mph and above that you up shift at 2d gear. At 2d gear you drive up to 18mph and shift to 3d gear when you drive faster than that speed. You drive at 3d gear up to 31 mph. You drive at 4th gear up to 43 mph. At 5th gear you drive from 56 mph and above. The engine may stall when you try to drive at 5th gear at 10mph because this gear is not recommended for that kind of speed. To avoid stalling while driving (not standing position) you have to lower gears and also avoiding low engine rpm.
Thank you for the no-bullshit explanation, been watching videos on youtube and your comment is the one that made me fully understand how to start and go on a stick-shift while also explaining what is happening inside the engine/car.
Very helpful, thanks. I'm 25 and finally got my hands on a manual, and I'm doing pretty good with it, just wanting to get smoother and smoother with time and practice. A little bit nervous being in traffic right now, but thanks again I find this video helpful on a lot of things.
It's a good thing to teach rev match in the same video as the basics how to drive a manual so people know rev match is part of it too and not just a plus.
Best tutorial on youtube. You mention all the little things that the other videos failed to mention like how you have to give a little gas in the 1 to 2 upshift or how the car will lurch a bit when downshifting at a low rpm without rev matching. See, I didn't know these things before. That's probably why my upshifts were so slow and my downshifts were jerky. And it's important to teach beginners those little things or else how would they learn properly? Great job, man.
I want to congratulate you for the most candid manual transmission lesson on youtube. I've looked through countless videos on how to drive stick, yet yours the best. As I said, straight to the point. I really liked the clear visual for both your feet, and the dashboard. My cousin has the 2012 Si model, and its an awesome car! Sweet dash!
Thank you much for the vid! Yours is one best on RUclips. I respect you much for not giving the advice that so many other amateurs do on RUclips, which is to coast to a stop. Yes it's the lazy way to drive a stick! Rev matching and downshifting is the proper and most safest way to stop when driving a stick. It's nerve racking not being in a gear! I'm getting pretty good at rev matching and it's because of your video! Cheers and, God Bless you!
Yea, best how to drive a manual video I've seen on youtube. I'm trading in my auto for a manual this weekend and haven't driven one in 6 years. I'm much more confident after this. Great work!
Thanks for this. Just got my first car with a manual transmission (2016 Ford Focus ST) and this video was a big help. I was able to drive it to work and back today which is a total distance of about 50 miles and it really boosted my confidence. My starts and downshifts are still a little rough and hills are still intimidating as well but I feel like I'm getting the hang of it.
I'm so thankful for this video and your other video. My dad just bought me a stick shift Honda and he's going to teach me to drive it this weekend. I was so nervous until I watched this.
@ Shana D You let your foot off of the gas. 1. Clutch in 2. Take shifter out of gear 3. Tap the gas to rev-match 4. Put shifter into the appropriate gear 5. Replease clutch
symawd if you don't push the gas while you release the clutch will it stall out or can it roll without you hitting the gas? and is this on all manuel cars?
This is one of the best manual tutorial, Ive been looking for one that includes everything from starting the car, to reversing, shifting gears and downshift. Even the hill start. Im planning on getting a manual car in a year from now and I get nervous bout it coz Ive never driven a stick before lol So thanks for the vid man. Really awesome.
Thank you for the simple, but clear and informative video on driving stick shift. You have a clear, well organized lesson plan and you explain the basics and how thy relate to the topic. One of the best how-to's in general, and the best how-to on learning to drive stick. I learned in ten minutes what a dozen people were not able to tell me. I am now on day 2 of my car (after having driven an automatic for years) and you have cleared up a lot of my questions by just watching your video. After my first day with the car (approximately four hours previous experience on five separate occasions) I knew that I was doing something wrong, but did not know exactly what ; after watching your first video, most of my questions were answered and today I stalled less, but my takeoffs were incredibly smooth. I think the most important lesson from your videos is to spend time finding that engagement point, and holding it, until you engage and then releasing slowly. I tended to get excited and jerk my foot off initially, but no one told me that. I also like that you give people options and let them choose. What most people do not realize is that no matter what technique you choose, it will result in wear-and.tear and that there is a cost to anything, whether it be engine-braking versus brake pads, or wearing out the clutch versus the hand brake on hill starts. And to close, moving from a standstill with out touching on the accelerator was pretty amazing.
daggit. I just bought a 2013 and LOVE the interior but now seeing your interior makes me want a 2014 lol. been driving stick for almost 10 years. don't know why I watched the whole thing. I love watching other ppl drive I guess lol.
Thanks for the video man, this and maybe a couple of other videos have helped me. Well, this one mainly helped me the most. I like the method where you clutch and find engagement point then let the car roll and then press the gas. Rather than the press the gas to 1500-2000k rpm then SLOWLY let off the pedal and it sets you off. When I use that method I tend to stall more but this method that you shown is more comfortable. Seriously man, greatly appreciate the tutorial and everything.
Love my Si. Such a great shifter and the VTEC engine has so much character past the cross over point. With those VTEC rocker arms locked in it sounds outstanding and begs you to drive it hard
Congrats. It is definitely an accomplishment. I wanna know from anybody about how fast are you going before you’re able to engage in six gear? By that I mean for me so far, the RPM shoots up to 4000 -4500 and does not sound happy. I usually shift back into fifth. Any advice??
Excellent video, one thing that I would like to add for parking. I was trained to do all what you said, and steer the wheels toward the curb ( To the right). If the hand break would fail and the transmission popped out of gear the car with coast into the curb and not into traffic. :)
@ mykovn What part are you referring to (time in the video)? You really just need to hold the clutch at the catch point until you hit 4 MPH or so and then just let it out while giving gas. You obviously don't want to be riding the clutch either as that will burn it. Really study my feet in the video.
Ethan Nunnally You can hit the brakes without the clutch, You only use the clutch when you are changing gears or just before stopping to prevent the car from staling.
This might seem like a weird thing to notice, but I haven't seen any comments say that they noticed he's driving a Honda while he is wearing a Volkswagen shirt. 1:16. Lol. Great video by the way!
Get used to the ‘throttle response’ in your car so you know how much gas to give it when you downshift, if you tap or blip the throttle super lightly rpm’s will rise slightly maybe just right or maybe not enough - you can blip it harder (foot further down/more gas) if your going faster and going down a gear. But wether light or hard throttle is dependent on the speeds you do in each gear - rpm’s as well you want to study them and engrave them in your brain so you become aware at what speeds can you safely downshift into the lower gear and simultaneously how much throttle to give the car for a proper ‘rev match’ *These civic Si’s for instance have a bit of a lag in throttle response on the stock tune in the ECU so when you want to rev match downshift in these cars you have to blip the gas HARD in order to get any sort of matching capabilities out of it… rev matching itself is not to difficult once you learn your car and know what it’s going to do and what it’s going to sound like (sound is a big component as well) the more tricky part is downshift rev matching multiple gears - you have to learn how to dance 🤪
i have a 2014 civic si (my first manual car) and i have a couple of questions: 1. do you slowly have to release the clutch when changing gears? If i dump the clutch while going from 3rd to 4th gear, i can still feel a slight jerk in the car 2. is it bad to add gas while releasing the clutch? ive heard mixed reviews on this 3. if i'm in a parking lot going approximately 12 miles per hour in second gear, and suddenly take my foot off the gas (but I don't push the brake or clutch pedal), I suddenly feel the car slow down as if I were pushing the brakes which ruins the smoothness of the ride. does this happen to you and why? 4. how slow is too slow in terms of releasing the clutch? ie. if i release the clutch pedal slowly, how slow can I do it before i start riding the clutch and damage it? 5. another issue I have is with the SI, i notice that when i push the clutch in, the rpms drop a lot faster than it does in other cars, so when i am readyto engage the clutch after changing the gears, the car jerks a bit because the engine speed is much lower than the gear 5. in the past, i was having trouble transitioning between first and second gear, but i noticed if i hold the clutch at the engagement point the transition is smoother. is this bad? am i riding the clutch?
Rajiv Rao 1. You don't need to go slow. Watch my feet in the video. 2. To engage first or between gears? When engaging first it isn't really bad but between gears you really don't want to add gas until you are just passing the engagement point (meaning the clutch is just about fully out). 3. It's normal for a manual. 4. To engage first, it should be fully out by 4 MPH (this will vary by car, but that is about the right speed in the 2014 Si). Between gears it should be quick, but the 1-2 shift can be a bit slower to make it a smoother transition. 5. The Si actually takes much longer than most manual cars for the revs to drop when you push in the clutch. 6. It's technically riding the clutch, but I explained the 1-2 shift in the video and how I add a small amount of gas before the clutch is fully released to make it smoother. All I can really say is to watch my feet to get a feel for how long it should take you to release the clutch in various scenarios. The pedal view is there for a reason.
symawd how about when going around a turn, for example, if i am driving in in 4th gear at approximately 35mph and i have to make a left turn which i know i will have to take at around 18-20 mph, if i drop down to third gear do i HAVE to blip the gas pedal before releasing the clutch to make it a smooth shift? ive asked some people and they say all you have to do is balance the gas and clutch but when i try to do that it jerks forward
3. When you are on a parking lot (whenever you drive slowly) and you want to let off your gas pedal: press the clutch pedal and release the gas simultaneously (press the clutch a little earlier to disengage the engine from the transmission) to avoid that "engine braking".
the gas pedal is your friend. For performance driving, look up speed shifting techniques to raise your skill level. Once you are at a high level you can actually shift without the clutch. The worst thing you can do is ride the clutch..not fully releasing.. The car jerks forward probably because you are not giving it enough gas. You will notice this more in cars that do not have a lot of horsepower
@ 3:25, when you switched to 2nd, you forgot to mention if you let your foot off the gas? it looked like you let your foot rest on the pedal while you switched to 2nd
One of the best video camera teching so far.But there must be some more ways to explain so i could understand.for an example 1,2,3,4,5,6, gear horsepower do this. e.g 1 gear go faster or 6 gear faster or stronger ,when you go up hill or downhill. secondly every time when you change gear just do this something of like that .thanks Teacher you are awesome.
I'm learning to drive manual on a 2009 MINI. At first, I thought I wasn't paying enough attention to feel for the bite point on my clutch. After 3 months of driving it daily, I'm starting to think there may be a problem that needs to be serviced. I get very, very little feedback from the clutch pedal. Throughout the entire release, the pressure against my foot feels exactly the same and I find myself guessing where the bite point is.
When parking,would you leave it in gear or in neutral?Not when the car is stopped,but the actual process of parking(I.e. entering a space).Thank you!Absolutely wonderful video!
Daniel Lee I leave it in first, but if I go below 4 MPH, my car would stall, so I then coast the rest of the way into the space with the clutch in, but I still keep it in first in case I need to let the clutch back out and pull up further.
what will happen if I go from gear to neutral without clutching? awesome video btw ive been trying to find a simple and informative video. you nailed it
I have a question for your statement on 7:51. So if I'm coming up to a red light and I put my car in neutral and the light becomes green again can't I just rev match to get back into gear and roll on? Why is it considered "not safe"? Also, isn't it better to stop with just your brakes than to stop with brakes and transmission? After all it's much easier and cheaper to do a brake job than a transmission repair.
@chidragon60 If you mean go past red line, yes, but most cars have a rev limiter to prevent that. Now if you mis-shift to too low of a gear, it will go past red line and that is bad.
Hi.I just got my driver license 1 month ago and now it's a little difference between driving school and my driving style.I learned to change gears at 2000+ RPMs and i never changed gears over 2200 RPMs.The instructor teached me to let go the clutch without giving gas at all and the gear changes were not too smooth.Now i go over 3500-4000 RPMs sometimes in 1st gear and when i let go the clutch in 2nd the car stall but i'm pressing the gas pedal.Should i need to give more gas?
First of all, great video. Now, i have two questions. 1. If you want to go very slowly in 1st gear, not fast enough to let of the clutch, but you also dont want to stall, you wanna go very slow but at a steady speed. Like if you're trying to drive into a very tight parking spot but carefully not hitting the cars in between. Do you keep the clutch in the engagement point while adding a little gas, or just simply hold it in engagement point without gas? 2. You mentioned that you want to add just a little bit of gas when shifting to 2nd to get going smoothly. But when shifting to 3rd and up, do you release the clutch fully first then add gas or do you also add a bit of gas like you would when shifting to 2nd? Or does that fully depend on whether you want to go faster or just simply keep rolling in a steady speed?
Marvin Namro 1. You can do what I showed at the end of the video for reversing, but do it in first obviously to go forward. 2. You're pretty much safe to start adding gas once you pass the engagement point.
symawd Thank you for your answers! I have another question also, when you are approaching a turn and about to downshift, it's gonna give you a little bump forward when releasing the clutch if you do not rev match if i got it all correct. But if you're not intending to rev match, should you release the clutch before the turn or after the turn, since you wouldn't want your car to launch forward in the middle of a turn.
I'm 13, i have bought my new silver Avanza 2015, first of all i released the clutch slowly after shifting to gear 1. After my dad guides me, now i got hands in manual car up to 4th gear
I’ve been driving manual trans cars since I was like 17, for some reason I have a problem with getting to 1-2nd quickly from like a red light without the car jerking forward when I depress the gas and hit the clutch
What do you think about pump starting? Wherein you rev the car with the clutch in when stopped to raise the engine RPMs, let off the throttle and dump the clutch to get going? It's certainly more time consuming, but the guy that told me about this said it's better than riding the clutch to start... at least sometimes
do you have to rev match sequentially? Like if im approaching a turn in 4th gear, can i just brake in 4th then clutch in and continue to brake then rev match into 2nd before the turn?
I actually drive a 2015 si and I guess what I have the hardest time with is when I change gears the engine revs. I would love any tip that will help with changing gears more smoothly.
+Brittany Escamilla That's what he was referring too, rev matching. Gently press the accelerator whilst the clutch pedal is depressed to raise the revs, then engage the clutch again.
Hello first of all thank you for the video it was very helpful. I just need some clarification, could you explain to me how to know if i am rev matching correctly. And How do you know if you can skip gears
SIl V If the RPMs don't rise or quickly drop after a rev match down shift, it means you did it correctly. It takes some practice. Don't worry about skipping gears, there's really no need for it, I was just showing that you are not required to shift in order if you don't want to.
symawd Okay , Thank you for quick resopnse, before i start driving could u explain how come to stop(do i have to downshift in order, or just brake then go neutral) and can u tell me some good habit i should pick up / bad habit to avoid, so i dont mess up my car too much
Ive noticed on a few of this videos that the drivers go to the next gear AS theyre pressing down on the clutch, usually by the time the floor the clutch pedal theyre already on the next gear. My question is... Is this safe for ur car??? The way i shift is i press the clutch until is all the way in THEN while its pressed in do the gear change then let the clutch out... This makes it for slower gear change. I appreciate everyones help if you can comment
Chris_6 The clutch must be fully in before you attempt to put it into the next gear. People usually pull it out of the current gear as they press the clutch in and only put it into the next gear when the clutch is fully depressed.
symawd so is this a safe practice?? So i can start doing that. I believe that will improve my shifting buf i wanna make sure im not risking messing up my car
Chris_6 You really want it fully depressed before you do anything. If you watch the video carefully, the clutch is fully depressed before I take it out of gear.
great video.im kind of new to driving a stick. i have it pretty much down pat. but why cant i get 2ed gear right all the time?? sometimes its really jumpy when i let the clutch out.im i not giving enough gas, or to little gas, or just letting the clutch out wrong?
***** It's always active. Put it in 1st, touch the brakes, then release them and it will hold you for 3 seconds. I don't know what year they added the feature though.
10:50 Not sure what hill you was on but my car will not go up a hill with just the clutch, i need to use the gas to get it up to 2-3 thousand RPM but obviously it varies on the hill & the car :)
Great tutorial but, I can't seem to know when the engagement point is, I can't really feel it in the clutch pedal, what advice do u have that could help me with this
Bruce A Matthews The engagement point is usually when the car starts shaking a little and you "feel" it's about to stall. With practice you'll find it. If you can't, then release the clutch about 25% and then start giving it some gas while still releasing the clutch. You'll get it eventually. Practice makes perfect.
I have a big question for you symawd! Is the 2014 Honda Civic the first year when they added Hill Starter Assistance ????? isn't the 2013 Civic free from Hill Starter Assistance??... I'm trying to find out if the 2013 has HSA...
Hey man I have a question for you if you don't mind... I used to own a 2000 mitsubishi eclipse 5 speed. When driving that car, in order to properly shift i would have to press down the clutch pretty much all the way down, change the gear, then when letting go of the clutch, I would have to start pressing on the gas; Not greatly put i would have to step on it or else it would jerk I believe. Now, I just bought a brand new civic si sedan! And I am completely in love with this car from top to bottom. However, changing gears feels alot different in this car. After looking at the video, I couldn't tell if everytime you shift, you press the clutch all the way down or do you lightly press against it in order to shift. As well as the gas, it seems you're hardly pressing on the gas as well. Driving it around, Ive noticed at times when I went to change gears, I step on the clutch just like i would my old eclipse but the engine revs like crazy sometimes. Ive tried not being heavy on the gas as i know that can cause the car to rev. I just wanted to know how much you press on the clutch and the gas pedal everytime you change gears because it sure feels a lot different than my eclipse! In a good way however! lol Please, anything you got that helps would be greatly appreciated!
@symawd I currently just purchased the 2015 si sedan and I'm having trouble when shifting into gear 2, & 3 can u give me any tips how to make things smoother. I am also a newbie.
i keep stalling in first been pratiicing off and on for almost two month i can drive fine but starting in first sucks i have a 94 ford ranger and the clutch pedal feels harder then some other Ive felt. i almost wanna say screw but i feel more in control and enjoy driving it. i think i might try a neighbor hood with alot of stop signs and little traffic to see if i can break my horrible stalling
I think I understand how to do this now, but I need to work on it first. I thought I needed to slowly pull off the clutch until it was fully released, but you're basically waiting for some kind of squeeze an THEN let go of the clutch (while pressing gas) Correct??
+CH7 You want to release it slowly/ briefly pause at the engagement point until the car is up to an appropriate speed to let it fully out (4 MPH in the case of the Civic Si).
every car got a diffrent engagement or bite point on the clutch. You release the clutch slowly til you reach the bite point where the car shakes or starts to move abit. When you reach that point you gonna stop the release of clutch otherwise you stall... when the car is moving you can let out the clutch ( after being on the bite point for a few sec) the let out the clutch. Also you need to give abit of gas when you reach bite point.
Thanks this is the best video I have found. So one question do you hit the gas as your releasing the clutch or do you find the "cut in" point of the clutch then hit the gas? Thanks
Jonathan DiLego Every car has a different "feel" to it, so you have to find your car's sweet spot (engagement point). With experience you'll find it. Just start releasing the clutch slowly, and when you feel the car shaking a little and is about to stall, start giving it some gas slowly.
SO when shifting gears the order goes 1. gas off 2. Clutch in all the way 3. shift to desired gear 4. let clutch out all the way ( does speed matter ) 5. then finally re-apply the gas? thanks
Does the speed of how fast you let out your clutch matter when shifting gears? Like can I just shift and let it out asap? How do I prevent bucks or epjerks? Thanks a lot! Great video
On a Civic, do you ever feel the engine under powered in the lower gears (especially in Manual transmission cars) ? I mean cars like VW Jetta have turbo charged engines and hence have high torque available at lower rpms. Because of the torque characteristics I find the Civics city driveability not that good. Any comments ?
Hey I can drive stick perfectly... Except for the fact that I stall almost every time going uphill. I just don't understand. My dad says give it more gas then usual and I do. It still stalls can you please explain to me how to not stall going uphill. Or make a video on it? Thanks!!
What happened was I pressed the clutch and then shifted to gear 1...released the clutch immediately and the car just gave a bump and stopped....what to do...?
Say for example I don't feel like I wanna shift often (for whatever reason) can I leave it at 3rd or 4th gear when I'm driving and shift when I need to (up). But slow down/stop in the same gear like at a red light and not downshift?
I've been wondering, can you open all the windows with your key fob by holding unlock, and close them by holding lock? Or is that only on higher models....?
A lot of people press the gas pedal before releasing the clutch to the engagement point, but you first release the clutch to the engagement point and then give a little bit of gas! So, in your opinion, which is the best method? By the way, great video!!
Diego Aguilar Giving it gas first is usually recommended for beginners so that if you pass the engagement point the car is less likely to stall. However, if you know where the engagement point is (the reason why I show how to find it without gas), there is no need to add gas until you are there. Now, if you are launching your car (which a beginner shouldn't be doing), you'll obviously be giving it gas first so that you can release the clutch quicker.
Easiest way to learn how to start rolling is to let the clutch out until you start to roll/bog. That's where the engagement point is. Once you learn that spot slowly start adding gas and then release the clutch fully. Overtime you'll learn how to go quicker and become more smooth. #keepthemanualsalive
+MilkEnvy08 ayyy thats gonna be my car in about 1.5 to 2 years. #370z
Mike Lim is been a year so how it is going?
KZEnvy08 but he just said that
@@Mike-uz9hs 4 years, did you get it?
@@Mike-uz9hs 5 years you get it yet?
I heard having the windows down and blasting trap music helps with shifting
Tried this and got arrested. It really works
Shifting from freedom to incarceration
HWK do it all the time, nothing happens lol. *knocks on wood*
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I have a 2013 HONDA CIVIC SI and it took a couple days to get used to driving with 6 gears. Completely different than my 1990 Acura Integra RS. I look at my RPMS every now and then, but me driving Manual transmissions for 14 years, I've learned to listen to the engine. You have a great tutorial video keep up the good work.
I wanted to thank you greatly sir. I recently purchased a 06 Mazda6 5 speed. I was relatively new to driving stick other than the auto shifting in a Jetta and watching friends drive stick at work. While the dealer was nice enough to give me a crash course I was still lost on a number of things. 1. Starting from a standstill without a number of problems happening. 2. Starting on a hill(love the parking break method for now) and 3. Skipping gears(I was doing this bi-accident and shifting smoothing glad to know I didn't mess up my car). Without this video it would have taken me weeks but today I was able to do all of these things smoothly and without jerking or stalling. I really don't know how to thank you enough.
best tutorial on RUclips. You covered all bases thoroughly and precisely. Would have been nice to have had this when I was learning, would have saved me a lot of anxiety!
relly rel Thank you
That is a perfectly tied bow on your left shoe. Great job and keep on tying!
Just got my 2015 civic si and learning how to drive stick. This is so helpful thank you!
did this for the first time today and i felt like my soul left my body- i couldnt believe i was driving. Still nervous for second lesson tomorrow but thanks for videos like this. it helps me to brush up on what i learnt earlier.
This is just what I needed. I just bought a 2015 SI and getting into second while jerking was driving me nuts. Your gas method works smoother, need to keep practicing it. Thanks man.
For all of people who didn't understand what was happening here, let me explain it to you. First you have to understand that a car has 4 important parts. The engine, the clutch, the transmission (gears) and the driving wheels. All these parts can be connected or disconnected from each other. The clutch (pedal) connects the engine with the gears (when released) and disconnects them (when pressed). If you press the clutch pedal, no power is distributed from the engine to the transmission and the wheels. Also when your gearbox is in neutral, the driving wheels are disconnected from the transmission. As result no power from the engine can be distributed to the wheels. To move the car from standing position, the engine has to do a lot of effort because of the heavy weight of the car. This is why you need the clutch, which is nothing else than two round plates that rotate and touch each other when you release the clutch pedal. When you release the clutch you distribute very gently the engine power to the transmission and the wheels. If you release the clutch very fast the engine has not enough power to move the car and the car stalls. To avoid stalling, many people press gently the gas pedal while releasing the clutch. This action gives the engine more power and it avoids stalling the engine. After moving the car from standing position its not a problem releasing the clutch a little faster. Each time you change the gear you have to disconnect it from the engine by pressing the clutch pedal. Each gear has a recommended speed for up shift and down shift. In first gear you drive until 10 mph and above that you up shift at 2d gear. At 2d gear you drive up to 18mph and shift to 3d gear when you drive faster than that speed. You drive at 3d gear up to 31 mph. You drive at 4th gear up to 43 mph. At 5th gear you drive from 56 mph and above. The engine may stall when you try to drive at 5th gear at 10mph because this gear is not recommended for that kind of speed. To avoid stalling while driving (not standing position) you have to lower gears and also avoiding low engine rpm.
Thank you for the no-bullshit explanation, been watching videos on youtube and your comment is the one that made me fully understand how to start and go on a stick-shift while also explaining what is happening inside the engine/car.
Very helpful, thanks. I'm 25 and finally got my hands on a manual, and I'm doing pretty good with it, just wanting to get smoother and smoother with time and practice. A little bit nervous being in traffic right now, but thanks again I find this video helpful on a lot of things.
How are you now ?
It's a good thing to teach rev match in the same video as the basics how to drive a manual so people know rev match is part of it too and not just a plus.
Best tutorial on youtube. You mention all the little things that the other videos failed to mention like how you have to give a little gas in the 1 to 2 upshift or how the car will lurch a bit when downshifting at a low rpm without rev matching. See, I didn't know these things before. That's probably why my upshifts were so slow and my downshifts were jerky. And it's important to teach beginners those little things or else how would they learn properly? Great job, man.
Oshyflkh Lkshrkh Thank You
I want to congratulate you for the most candid manual transmission lesson on youtube. I've looked through countless videos on how to drive stick, yet yours the best. As I said, straight to the point. I really liked the clear visual for both your feet, and the dashboard. My cousin has the 2012 Si model, and its an awesome car! Sweet dash!
dakickazz Thank You!
Thank you much for the vid! Yours is one best on RUclips. I respect you much for not giving the advice that so many other amateurs do on RUclips, which is to coast to a stop. Yes it's the lazy way to drive a stick! Rev matching and downshifting is the proper and most safest way to stop when driving a stick. It's nerve racking not being in a gear! I'm getting pretty good at rev matching and it's because of your video! Cheers and, God Bless you!
Spenser Stout Thank you very much and good luck.
Best tutorial i have seen on youtube. Camera quality is very clear and explained it very well. Makes more sense now. Thank you.
By far the best tutorial I've found. Thank you!
Aly Thank you
Yea, best how to drive a manual video I've seen on youtube. I'm trading in my auto for a manual this weekend and haven't driven one in 6 years. I'm much more confident after this. Great work!
Thanks for this. Just got my first car with a manual transmission (2016 Ford Focus ST) and this video was a big help. I was able to drive it to work and back today which is a total distance of about 50 miles and it really boosted my confidence. My starts and downshifts are still a little rough and hills are still intimidating as well but I feel like I'm getting the hang of it.
I'm so thankful for this video and your other video. My dad just bought me a stick shift Honda and he's going to teach me to drive it this weekend. I was so nervous until I watched this.
Damn ur sexy
+Branden Kennedy Your virginity is showing
@ Shana D
You let your foot off of the gas.
1. Clutch in
2. Take shifter out of gear
3. Tap the gas to rev-match
4. Put shifter into the appropriate gear
5. Replease clutch
Are all Manuel cars like this?
Just Your Regular God Yes, unless you have a newer Porsche or Nissan 370Z that automatically rev match for you.
symawd if you don't push the gas while you release the clutch will it stall out or can it roll without you hitting the gas? and is this on all manuel cars?
Just Your Regular God It will still go into gear, it just won't be very smooth.
ok cool thanks, i have to show this valet company i can drive a stick tomorrow. I've only driven one once like 4 years ago
Best I've seen on RUclips by far!!
M-R35 Thank You
This is one of the best manual tutorial, Ive been looking for one that includes everything from starting the car, to reversing, shifting gears and downshift. Even the hill start. Im planning on getting a manual car in a year from now and I get nervous bout it coz Ive never driven a stick before lol So thanks for the vid man. Really awesome.
I like this tutorial, it has answered some of my questions that my dad just grazed over while teaching me.
Thank you for the simple, but clear and informative video on driving stick shift. You have a clear, well organized lesson plan and you explain the basics and how thy relate to the topic. One of the best how-to's in general, and the best how-to on learning to drive stick. I learned in ten minutes what a dozen people were not able to tell me.
I am now on day 2 of my car (after having driven an automatic for years) and you have cleared up a lot of my questions by just watching your video. After my first day with the car (approximately four hours previous experience on five separate occasions) I knew that I was doing something wrong, but did not know exactly what ; after watching your first video, most of my questions were answered and today I stalled less, but my takeoffs were incredibly smooth. I think the most important lesson from your videos is to spend time finding that engagement point, and holding it, until you engage and then releasing slowly. I tended to get excited and jerk my foot off initially, but no one told me that. I also like that you give people options and let them choose.
What most people do not realize is that no matter what technique you choose, it will result in wear-and.tear and that there is a cost to anything, whether it be engine-braking versus brake pads, or wearing out the clutch versus the hand brake on hill starts.
And to close, moving from a standstill with out touching on the accelerator was pretty amazing.
Lewis Diamond Thank you for your kind reply and I am glad you found the video helpful.
Just drove my stepdads manual evo 9, need some work on getting going from a stop so thank you!
daggit. I just bought a 2013 and LOVE the interior but now seeing your interior makes me want a 2014 lol. been driving stick for almost 10 years. don't know why I watched the whole thing. I love watching other ppl drive I guess lol.
Thanks for having this video on youtube! I have a 2014 Si Sedan too and its my first car in my life. symawd
Thanks for the video man, this and maybe a couple of other videos have helped me. Well, this one mainly helped me the most.
I like the method where you clutch and find engagement point then let the car roll and then press the gas.
Rather than the press the gas to 1500-2000k rpm then SLOWLY let off the pedal and it sets you off. When I use that method I tend to stall more but this method that you shown is more comfortable. Seriously man, greatly appreciate the tutorial and everything.
This is the best driving tutorial video for newbies. Thank you for making it, it helped me a lot !!!
Man why are you so good at teaching this stuff. You need to be like an instructor or something.
WailOfDoom Thank You
Love my Si. Such a great shifter and the VTEC engine has so much character past the cross over point. With those VTEC rocker arms locked in it sounds outstanding and begs you to drive it hard
Hey I'm 14, turning 15 soon, so I am buying a standard 83 Chevy 3/4 ton pickup. Can't wait to learn how to drive standard and ur video helped
I have driven lots of dirt bikes so I have an idea of what to do
Thank you for teaching me I taught myself how to rev match downshift 😂😂 I thought I was special
Congrats. It is definitely an accomplishment.
I wanna know from anybody about how fast are you going before you’re able to engage in six gear? By that I mean for me so far, the RPM shoots up to 4000 -4500 and does not sound happy. I usually shift back into fifth. Any advice??
Looks so fun, I can't wait to get a manual!
Thanks man, I agree with putting your car in neutral at the red light while waiting
Excellent video, one thing that I would like to add for parking. I was trained to do all what you said, and steer the wheels toward the curb ( To the right). If the hand break would fail and the transmission popped out of gear the car with coast into the curb and not into traffic. :)
Currently learning how to drive stick. Your video helps a lot. Thank you!
Gibson Luong Thank you
@ mykovn
What part are you referring to (time in the video)? You really just need to hold the clutch at the catch point until you hit 4 MPH or so and then just let it out while giving gas. You obviously don't want to be riding the clutch either as that will burn it. Really study my feet in the video.
I learned more from you than any other video. Thanks so much!!
+Ethan Nunnally I'm glad you found it helpful.
+symawd Do i need to press the clutch in while braking? Your car is very different from some I've seen.
Ethan Nunnally You can hit the brakes without the clutch, You only use the clutch when you are changing gears or just before stopping to prevent the car from staling.
I liked just because you had the pedal dash cam. Cool, informative video btw.
Best video on teaching Manuel driving thank you
i just purchased the 2015 si I'm so excited to drive it :)
I'm currently in portugal and I'm about to learn how to drive a manual...this video kind of helped ..especially since this island is nothing but hills
How is it?
Driving there
driving here is CRAZY especially on this island ppl make their own rule but i adjust since i came from dc (land of crazy drivers lol)
This might seem like a weird thing to notice, but I haven't seen any comments say that they noticed he's driving a Honda while he is wearing a Volkswagen shirt. 1:16. Lol. Great video by the way!
+pH1N4L 3x1L3 Well I do work at a VW dealer.
You made the rev matching look so easy lol I'm buying a 8th gen Si soon. Only thing I need to work on is rev matching and hill starts
Thanks. Best video on how to drive manual. Thank you very much......
Thanks for the lessons.what is the key to master downshifting and does it break the engine when doing it wrong most of the time ?
Get used to the ‘throttle response’ in your car so you know how much gas to give it when you downshift, if you tap or blip the throttle super lightly rpm’s will rise slightly maybe just right or maybe not enough - you can blip it harder (foot further down/more gas) if your going faster and going down a gear. But wether light or hard throttle is dependent on the speeds you do in each gear - rpm’s as well you want to study them and engrave them in your brain so you become aware at what speeds can you safely downshift into the lower gear and simultaneously how much throttle to give the car for a proper ‘rev match’
*These civic Si’s for instance have a bit of a lag in throttle response on the stock tune in the ECU so when you want to rev match downshift in these cars you have to blip the gas HARD in order to get any sort of matching capabilities out of it… rev matching itself is not to difficult once you learn your car and know what it’s going to do and what it’s going to sound like (sound is a big component as well) the more tricky part is downshift rev matching multiple gears - you have to learn how to dance 🤪
i have a 2014 civic si (my first manual car) and i have a couple of questions:
1. do you slowly have to release the clutch when changing gears? If i dump the clutch while going from 3rd to 4th gear, i can still feel a slight jerk in the car
2. is it bad to add gas while releasing the clutch? ive heard mixed reviews on this
3. if i'm in a parking lot going approximately 12 miles per hour in second gear, and suddenly take my foot off the gas (but I don't push the brake or clutch pedal), I suddenly feel the car slow down as if I were pushing the brakes which ruins the smoothness of the ride. does this happen to you and why?
4. how slow is too slow in terms of releasing the clutch? ie. if i release the clutch pedal slowly, how slow can I do it before i start riding the clutch and damage it?
5. another issue I have is with the SI, i notice that when i push the clutch in, the rpms drop a lot faster than it does in other cars, so when i am readyto engage the clutch after changing the gears, the car jerks a bit because the engine speed is much lower than the gear
5. in the past, i was having trouble transitioning between first and second gear, but i noticed if i hold the clutch at the engagement point the transition is smoother. is this bad? am i riding the clutch?
Rajiv Rao
1. You don't need to go slow. Watch my feet in the video.
2. To engage first or between gears? When engaging first it isn't really bad but between gears you really don't want to add gas until you are just passing the engagement point (meaning the clutch is just about fully out).
3. It's normal for a manual.
4. To engage first, it should be fully out by 4 MPH (this will vary by car, but that is about the right speed in the 2014 Si). Between gears it should be quick, but the 1-2 shift can be a bit slower to make it a smoother transition.
5. The Si actually takes much longer than most manual cars for the revs to drop when you push in the clutch.
6. It's technically riding the clutch, but I explained the 1-2 shift in the video and how I add a small amount of gas before the clutch is fully released to make it smoother.
All I can really say is to watch my feet to get a feel for how long it should take you to release the clutch in various scenarios. The pedal view is there for a reason.
symawd how about when going around a turn, for example, if i am driving in in 4th gear at approximately 35mph and i have to make a left turn which i know i will have to take at around 18-20 mph, if i drop down to third gear do i HAVE to blip the gas pedal before releasing the clutch to make it a smooth shift? ive asked some people and they say all you have to do is balance the gas and clutch but when i try to do that it jerks forward
Rajiv Rao Yes, for it to be smooth, you need to rev match, ideally before the turn.
3. When you are on a parking lot (whenever you drive slowly) and you want to let off your gas pedal: press the clutch pedal and release the gas simultaneously (press the clutch a little earlier to disengage the engine from the transmission) to avoid that "engine braking".
the gas pedal is your friend. For performance driving, look up speed shifting techniques to raise your skill level. Once you are at a high level you can actually shift without the clutch. The worst thing you can do is ride the clutch..not fully releasing..
The car jerks forward probably because you are not giving it enough gas. You will notice this more in cars that do not have a lot of horsepower
Excellent video ! Very professional, informative, great camera work !
Also, nice car, BTW :)
RUclips User Thank you!
@ 3:25, when you switched to 2nd, you forgot to mention if you let your foot off the gas? it looked like you let your foot rest on the pedal while you switched to 2nd
any tips on parking in tight spot on hill up or down. and driving in traffic on hills.
I learned to drive on a manual trans. Now it's all I drive.
One of the best video camera teching so far.But there must be some more ways to explain so i could understand.for an example 1,2,3,4,5,6, gear horsepower do this. e.g 1 gear go faster or 6 gear faster or stronger ,when you go up hill or downhill. secondly every time when you change gear just do this something of like that .thanks Teacher you are awesome.
I'm learning to drive manual on a 2009 MINI. At first, I thought I wasn't paying enough attention to feel for the bite point on my clutch. After 3 months of driving it daily, I'm starting to think there may be a problem that needs to be serviced. I get very, very little feedback from the clutch pedal. Throughout the entire release, the pressure against my foot feels exactly the same and I find myself guessing where the bite point is.
Atleast u explain it well keep up with the good work homie
Benjamin Fraire Thank You!
When parking,would you leave it in gear or in neutral?Not when the car is stopped,but the actual process of parking(I.e. entering a space).Thank you!Absolutely wonderful video!
Daniel Lee I leave it in first, but if I go below 4 MPH, my car would stall, so I then coast the rest of the way into the space with the clutch in, but I still keep it in first in case I need to let the clutch back out and pull up further.
great video!!! I also have a 2014 Civic Si and I enjoy watching your videos.
MrMK94 Thank you. I actually watch your videos too.
I always thought on those newer cars with the push button ignition that you had to press the clutch and brake simultaneously to start the car?
Michael Sackstein Just the clutch.
Just bought a 2015 si and i have to press both
what will happen if I go from gear to neutral without clutching? awesome video btw ive been trying to find a simple and informative video. you nailed it
Gear to neutral ,nothing.
oh. thx
I have a question for your statement on 7:51. So if I'm coming up to a red light and I put my car in neutral and the light becomes green again can't I just rev match to get back into gear and roll on? Why is it considered "not safe"? Also, isn't it better to stop with just your brakes than to stop with brakes and transmission? After all it's much easier and cheaper to do a brake job than a transmission repair.
+Jacky D It's not as safe because it takes longer to rev match into a gear in case of an emergency vs. already being in gear.
+symawd I see..
@chidragon60
If you mean go past red line, yes, but most cars have a rev limiter to prevent that. Now if you mis-shift to too low of a gear, it will go past red line and that is bad.
Hi.I just got my driver license 1 month ago and now it's a little difference between driving school and my driving style.I learned to change gears at 2000+ RPMs and i never changed gears over 2200 RPMs.The instructor teached me to let go the clutch without giving gas at all and the gear changes were not too smooth.Now i go over 3500-4000 RPMs sometimes in 1st gear and when i let go the clutch in 2nd the car stall but i'm pressing the gas pedal.Should i need to give more gas?
First of all, great video. Now, i have two questions.
1. If you want to go very slowly in 1st gear, not fast enough to let of the clutch, but you also dont want to stall, you wanna go very slow but at a steady speed. Like if you're trying to drive into a very tight parking spot but carefully not hitting the cars in between. Do you keep the clutch in the engagement point while adding a little gas, or just simply hold it in engagement point without gas?
2. You mentioned that you want to add just a little bit of gas when shifting to 2nd to get going smoothly. But when shifting to 3rd and up, do you release the clutch fully first then add gas or do you also add a bit of gas like you would when shifting to 2nd? Or does that fully depend on whether you want to go faster or just simply keep rolling in a steady speed?
Marvin Namro
1. You can do what I showed at the end of the video for reversing, but do it in first obviously to go forward.
2. You're pretty much safe to start adding gas once you pass the engagement point.
symawd Thank you for your answers!
I have another question also, when you are approaching a turn and about to downshift, it's gonna give you a little bump forward when releasing the clutch if you do not rev match if i got it all correct. But if you're not intending to rev match, should you release the clutch before the turn or after the turn, since you wouldn't want your car to launch forward in the middle of a turn.
Marvin Namro Before the turn. You should always be in gear during a turn.
I'm 13, i have bought my new silver Avanza 2015, first of all i released the clutch slowly after shifting to gear 1. After my dad guides me, now i got hands in manual car up to 4th gear
You're 13 and you bought a car with a manual? Wtf
Yuppy yup
John Jonas Wow, can you drive a car??
John Jonas Wooww, your age is too early to drive a car, but that's awesome dude! :)
Boris Racer I laughed so hard at this lolol XD
I’ve been driving manual trans cars since I was like 17, for some reason I have a problem with getting to 1-2nd quickly from like a red light without the car jerking forward when I depress the gas and hit the clutch
What do you think about pump starting? Wherein you rev the car with the clutch in when stopped to raise the engine RPMs, let off the throttle and dump the clutch to get going? It's certainly more time consuming, but the guy that told me about this said it's better than riding the clutch to start... at least sometimes
do you have to rev match sequentially? Like if im approaching a turn in 4th gear, can i just brake in 4th then clutch in and continue to brake then rev match into 2nd before the turn?
Yea I do that all the time
I actually drive a 2015 si and I guess what I have the hardest time with is when I change gears the engine revs. I would love any tip that will help with changing gears more smoothly.
+Brittany Escamilla That's what he was referring too, rev matching. Gently press the accelerator whilst the clutch pedal is depressed to raise the revs, then engage the clutch again.
Hello first of all thank you for the video it was very helpful. I just need some clarification, could you explain to me how to know if i am rev matching correctly. And How do you know if you can skip gears
SIl V If the RPMs don't rise or quickly drop after a rev match down shift, it means you did it correctly. It takes some practice. Don't worry about skipping gears, there's really no need for it, I was just showing that you are not required to shift in order if you don't want to.
symawd Okay , Thank you for quick resopnse, before i start driving could u explain how come to stop(do i have to downshift in order, or just brake then go neutral) and can u tell me some good habit i should pick up / bad habit to avoid, so i dont mess up my car too much
SIl V Watch again beginning at 7:50. That should answer your question.
Ive noticed on a few of this videos that the drivers go to the next gear AS theyre pressing down on the clutch, usually by the time the floor the clutch pedal theyre already on the next gear.
My question is... Is this safe for ur car???
The way i shift is i press the clutch until is all the way in THEN while its pressed in do the gear change then let the clutch out... This makes it for slower gear change.
I appreciate everyones help if you can comment
Chris_6 The clutch must be fully in before you attempt to put it into the next gear. People usually pull it out of the current gear as they press the clutch in and only put it into the next gear when the clutch is fully depressed.
symawd so is this a safe practice?? So i can start doing that. I believe that will improve my shifting buf i wanna make sure im not risking messing up my car
Chris_6 You really want it fully depressed before you do anything. If you watch the video carefully, the clutch is fully depressed before I take it out of gear.
great video.im kind of new to driving a stick. i have it pretty much down pat. but why cant i get 2ed gear right all the time?? sometimes its really jumpy when i let the clutch out.im i not giving enough gas, or to little gas, or just letting the clutch out wrong?
@nimeet doshi
That means you stalled. Just restart the car and try again.
How do you activate the hill holder function on the Si? I learned watching this video btw.
***** It's always active. Put it in 1st, touch the brakes, then release them and it will hold you for 3 seconds. I don't know what year they added the feature though.
10:50 Not sure what hill you was on but my car will not go up a hill with just the clutch, i need to use the gas to get it up to 2-3 thousand RPM but obviously it varies on the hill & the car :)
Great tutorial but, I can't seem to know when the engagement point is, I can't really feel it in the clutch pedal, what advice do u have that could help me with this
Bruce A Matthews The engagement point is usually when the car starts shaking a little and you "feel" it's about to stall. With practice you'll find it.
If you can't, then release the clutch about 25% and then start giving it some gas while still releasing the clutch. You'll get it eventually. Practice makes perfect.
rev matching, you can double clutch also, almost the same thing...that's what we do when driving big rigs...to match rpms
I have a big question for you symawd! Is the 2014 Honda Civic the first year when they added Hill Starter Assistance ?????
isn't the 2013 Civic free from Hill Starter Assistance??... I'm trying to find out if the 2013 has HSA...
I have an automatic civic Se, it's older but I would love to get something standard !
Thanks for the video
Hey man I have a question for you if you don't mind...
I used to own a 2000 mitsubishi eclipse 5 speed. When driving that car, in order to properly shift i would have to press down the clutch pretty much all the way down, change the gear, then when letting go of the clutch, I would have to start pressing on the gas; Not greatly put i would have to step on it or else it would jerk I believe.
Now, I just bought a brand new civic si sedan! And I am completely in love with this car from top to bottom. However, changing gears feels alot different in this car. After looking at the video, I couldn't tell if everytime you shift, you press the clutch all the way down or do you lightly press against it in order to shift. As well as the gas, it seems you're hardly pressing on the gas as well. Driving it around, Ive noticed at times when I went to change gears, I step on the clutch just like i would my old eclipse but the engine revs like crazy sometimes. Ive tried not being heavy on the gas as i know that can cause the car to rev. I just wanted to know how much you press on the clutch and the gas pedal everytime you change gears because it sure feels a lot different than my eclipse! In a good way however! lol
Please, anything you got that helps would be greatly appreciated!
Andres Razosymawd
Andres Razo Push the clutch in all the way between shifts and get back on the gas once you pass the engagement point on the way out.
@symawd I currently just purchased the 2015 si sedan and I'm having trouble when shifting into gear 2, & 3 can u give me any tips how to make things smoother. I am also a newbie.
+symawd
i keep stalling in first been pratiicing off and on for almost two month i can drive fine but starting in first sucks i have a 94 ford ranger and the clutch pedal feels harder then some other Ive felt. i almost wanna say screw but i feel more in control and enjoy driving it. i think i might try a neighbor hood with alot of stop signs and little traffic to see if i can break my horrible stalling
I think I understand how to do this now, but I need to work on it first. I thought I needed to slowly pull off the clutch until it was fully released, but you're basically waiting for some kind of squeeze an THEN let go of the clutch (while pressing gas) Correct??
+CH7 You want to release it slowly/ briefly pause at the engagement point until the car is up to an appropriate speed to let it fully out (4 MPH in the case of the Civic Si).
Cool. I am actually (learning to) driving a Dodge 3500 6 speed manual, but hopefully I can apply the same technique.
+CH7 every car is different but the basics are the same
every car got a diffrent engagement or bite point on the clutch. You release the clutch slowly til you reach the bite point where the car shakes or starts to move abit. When you reach that point you gonna stop the release of clutch otherwise you stall... when the car is moving you can let out the clutch ( after being on the bite point for a few sec) the let out the clutch. Also you need to give abit of gas when you reach bite point.
Why didn't your car stall when you were at gear one and your feet was off the clutch and gas panal at 2:00?
EckoEcho If you release it slowly enough it won't stall.
nice... got it.
great video bro, just bought 15 dart gt and it's my first manual car, pretty sure I'm gonna burn out the clutch in the next month lmao
hey did he make the video using the Volkswagen GTi too??
Thanks this is the best video I have found. So one question do you hit the gas as your releasing the clutch or do you find the "cut in" point of the clutch then hit the gas? Thanks
Jonathan DiLego Every car has a different "feel" to it, so you have to find your car's sweet spot (engagement point).
With experience you'll find it. Just start releasing the clutch slowly, and when you feel the car shaking a little and is about to stall, start giving it some gas slowly.
Do you have to apply gas whenever you downshift? Or can you just downshift and release clutch?
Does the 2015 have hill assist? I noticed mine won’t roll back
SO when shifting gears the order goes 1. gas off 2. Clutch in all the way 3. shift to desired gear 4. let clutch out all the way ( does speed matter ) 5. then finally re-apply the gas?
thanks
DDkong551 Yes
Does the speed of how fast you let out your clutch matter when shifting gears? Like can I just shift and let it out asap? How do I prevent bucks or epjerks?
Thanks a lot! Great video
DDkong551 You can let it out as fast as you want. As long as the revs are in the right place, it will be smooth.
On a Civic, do you ever feel the engine under powered in the lower gears (especially in Manual transmission cars) ? I mean cars like VW Jetta have turbo charged engines and hence have high torque available at lower rpms. Because of the torque characteristics I find the Civics city driveability not that good. Any comments ?
Narayan Subramanian It more than enough.
Just bought a 2020 SI and I wanna drive it off the lot to home. 1st standard time driving except motorcycle. Fingers crossed
Hey I can drive stick perfectly... Except for the fact that I stall almost every time going uphill. I just don't understand. My dad says give it more gas then usual and I do. It still stalls can you please explain to me how to not stall going uphill. Or make a video on it? Thanks!!
xMIKSTER989x I did include it in this video. I suggest watching towards the end when I demonstrate hill starts.
What happened was I pressed the clutch and then shifted to gear 1...released the clutch immediately and the car just gave a bump and stopped....what to do...?
what's your shift points for efficiency?
Say for example I don't feel like I wanna shift often (for whatever reason) can I leave it at 3rd or 4th gear when I'm driving and shift when I need to (up). But slow down/stop in the same gear like at a red light and not downshift?
I've been wondering, can you open all the windows with your key fob by holding unlock, and close them by holding lock? Or is that only on higher models....?
No, I think Accords do though.
symawd Ohh well, it's pretty loaded as far as I can see. Maybe an aftermarket supercharger would complete it. That's all I would do.
could you give no gas while shifting? or it always has to have some juice?
A lot of people press the gas pedal before releasing the clutch to the engagement point, but you first release the clutch to the engagement point and then give a little bit of gas! So, in your opinion, which is the best method? By the way, great video!!
Diego Aguilar Giving it gas first is usually recommended for beginners so that if you pass the engagement point the car is less likely to stall. However, if you know where the engagement point is (the reason why I show how to find it without gas), there is no need to add gas until you are there.
Now, if you are launching your car (which a beginner shouldn't be doing), you'll obviously be giving it gas first so that you can release the clutch quicker.
what do you do if you're in high gear and need to emergency brake, do you put in clutch + brake and then downshift after you've stopped?