Mainly for downhill, i feel like riding the clutch is a little excessive. I’d personally recommend staying in neutral and feathering the break, keeping the clutch from being engaged. To re engage in gear, put it in second once you hit a bit above you’re idle rpm and let the clutch back out. Excellent video, just wanted to add a personal tip to anyone this can help
Thank you. You have a valid point. I think I'd be more likely to use that technique if I was going down a long steep hill with no traffic ahead of me or if the traffic was moving at a decent pace.
Hi. Love this video, so easy to understand with how you explain it. I am struggling with slowing down/ and gearing down at the right time to safely go from major roads to minor roads. Do you have any videos to help with this?? Thank you 😊
I used to feel the same way but the thing is, you'll always stall and you're just going to have to accept that. Accept that you will feel silly when it happens. We are not perfect. I'm a year into driving a manual and I stalled twice today going up a dirt mountain road with traffic going 1-2mph.
Happened to me quite a few times. A couple of times at hills, slow moving traffic, and traffic lights. A little embarrassing and annoying while holding back a couple of cars but yeah... Just apologised and kept going 😅 1st year of manual
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It’s good to fear I guess I stalled yesterday for an entire stoplight. It happens! Take a deep breath and start again. Don’t rush yourself and always remember, You’re driving the car. No one else!
First time I stalled was in a 4 lane intersection. Luckily the guy behind me had a manual too and was just giving the thumbs up. Mistakes happen and people know that. Don’t panic or rush. Stalling is natural! 2-3 years later I won’t pay attention and stall 😂
Try to practice in a flat surface and bring the clutch up to where the car vibrates so much it's about to stall. Get used to that feeling and immediately clutch down everytime that happens. But it's safer to clutch down a bit earlier before the shaking happens.
Nice video But like to see you do videos on how to slow down at roundabouts and junctions. Something I struggled was with when I would move down from gear 3 to gear 2 I would panic, car would jolt or end up coasting. Slowing down/gearing down smoothly I also think positioning on the road is another issue for me. Can't really tell how far I am away from a car beside me or when car is incoming on a two way road. Usually end up guessing/steering without really thinking how close/far I am from another car. I have this same issue with parking on left. I kinda guess to see if I am near the kerb or not. I don't really calculate/judge it properly. I can only check once I park on the left and look at side mirror to see how far I am from kerb.
You make it quite fun. I have actually driven manual since I was a teen. In 2017 I bought a new A4 B9, six speed; however, the handbrake was gone, now it is a switch in the center console, activated and deactivated by the index finger. I live around a lot of city hills and it was quite an adjustment, always used to that forceful handbrake. Wonder if you have dealt with that change. In the US only 2017-2018 were available in six speed, so not many of us with this scenario here, I suppose. Thanks!
I thought that staying in gear in heavy traffic was bad. So the proper way is to just shift into neutral. What's the correct way? I really need to know.
If you’re at a stop light and it’s taking a while, it’s best to sit in neutral. However if you’re in traffic like this which is constantly stopping and starting it’s completely ok to stay in first and hold the clutch
I mean if you put logic in to it, you're not going to stall in neautral ever.. and you can rest more. if you're on First gear or two you're constantly pressing the clutch. So those 2 are prob on a scenario where you're either on a traffic light or you're on a moving and stopping traffic.
Hi sir I really liked your way of explaining very nice Sir can you help me because I already passed on Automatic car But now I really want to learn on Manual car so what i need to do for it please Thanks so much
Thank you Qasim. Glad you liked the way I explained. If you check out the playlist called driving lessons, there are a lot of lessons on there for manual cars. 😁
What happens when my leg starts shaking from holding the clutch for 5 minutes. My clutch is stiff as hell. But 6:23 is exactly what I needed to know. That. And how to smoothly upshift. Somehow revmatch downshifting and pulling away from a stop in first gear were the easy things for me. Shifting from 1st to 2nd I still can’t get perfectly smooth my mirror scent always goes forward a smidge and it drives me nuts.
Hi Mark! I’ve got my test coming up soon, and this is exactly how I’ve been driving in slow traffic. I’m worried that the examiner will deem it as coasting though? Or is this not a problem? Thanks
Can I ask is holding down the clutch (staying in first gear with handbrake on) bad for the clutch should I have the clutch AND brake down when sitting in traffic temporarily or is it ok clutch only ?
Either is OK. Whatever is easiest for you. The main thing is that the car is controlled. It's not bad for the clutch. My car is almost 9 years old and it's driven by leaners that way all the time and it's still fine.
can I please ask as the car moving slow in traffic , I hear you saying I must find the bite point with the clutch and be around bite not over a bite because speed may be rising but you quite about the gas , should I not use it????
At really slow speeds, most of the time you won't need to use the gas. If you're on a steep hill and your car is struggling, you might need a bit of gas.
Now im on 2nd n there is a uturn, now i wont stop but vl go dead slow,What should i do when i get dead slow but don't want to stop , but pick up in that pace ? Shud i shift to 1st or keep it in 2nd n go?
@@ZONDOdriving okay so if my speed reached below 10 km/ph i should shift into 1st right?. Bcoz my driving instructor is like never shift into 1st when in moving condition, 1st is used only for pickup, even if slow then go in 2nd and too slow then press clutch and take it forward. So im confused. When i go on speed breaker slow, my engine stopped bcoz of no enough power . And i asked him should i shift to 1st? When going dead slow he is like no keep on second n play and do clutch play
Those people who go into neutral before the stop is to relieve the clutch... Holding down the clutch throughout a traffic like how you are showing is not recommended as it will damage the clutch
What if i want to totally start the car up on a hill cuz when i get my foot off the clutch the car starts going down and if i leave the brake still it starts goin down
If the car is going down when you come off the brake, it means you haven't got enough of a biting point. Make sure you feel a bit of vibration first before releasing the brake, that way you know you've got enough of a bite and it shouldn't roll back. Hope that helps. 😁
Thanks for teaching, your explanation is very clear and easy to grasp Watching from Uganda 🇺🇬 ,,, 👋
All the way from Uganda. Wow. Thank you watching! 🫶🏾
haven't drive manual for like 8 years. good refresh after watching your tutorial
Will you be driving one soon?
Another excellent video! Nicely explained. Thanks Mark
Thank you Shan 😀
Mainly for downhill, i feel like riding the clutch is a little excessive. I’d personally recommend staying in neutral and feathering the break, keeping the clutch from being engaged. To re engage in gear, put it in second once you hit a bit above you’re idle rpm and let the clutch back out. Excellent video, just wanted to add a personal tip to anyone this can help
Thank you. You have a valid point. I think I'd be more likely to use that technique if I was going down a long steep hill with no traffic ahead of me or if the traffic was moving at a decent pace.
Great stuff. I’m learning so much from your videos brother
Thank you Ousman 😀
Hi. Love this video, so easy to understand with how you explain it.
I am struggling with slowing down/ and gearing down at the right time to safely go from major roads to minor roads. Do you have any videos to help with this?? Thank you 😊
Thank you agentshadow13 glad. I have done a video on this before but will be doing an updated one soon.
Thanks a ton for a short and precise video
Thank you brotha, nice and simple explanation, watching from Perú
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🎉🎉❤ thanks from your great videos Love from Afghanistan😊
Thank you and glad to you are enjoying all the way from Afghanistan. 🫶🏾
my biggest fear is stalling
I used to feel the same way but the thing is, you'll always stall and you're just going to have to accept that. Accept that you will feel silly when it happens. We are not perfect.
I'm a year into driving a manual and I stalled twice today going up a dirt mountain road with traffic going 1-2mph.
Happened to me quite a few times. A couple of times at hills, slow moving traffic, and traffic lights. A little embarrassing and annoying while holding back a couple of cars but yeah... Just apologised and kept going 😅
1st year of manual
It’s good to fear I guess
I stalled yesterday for an entire stoplight. It happens! Take a deep breath and start again. Don’t rush yourself and always remember, You’re driving the car. No one else!
First time I stalled was in a 4 lane intersection. Luckily the guy behind me had a manual too and was just giving the thumbs up. Mistakes happen and people know that. Don’t panic or rush. Stalling is natural! 2-3 years later I won’t pay attention and stall 😂
Try to practice in a flat surface and bring the clutch up to where the car vibrates so much it's about to stall. Get used to that feeling and immediately clutch down everytime that happens. But it's safer to clutch down a bit earlier before the shaking happens.
Great video, just what I needed, thank you.
Glad it helped!
Nice video
But like to see you do videos on how to slow down at roundabouts and junctions. Something I struggled was with when I would move down from gear 3 to gear 2 I would panic, car would jolt or end up coasting. Slowing down/gearing down smoothly
I also think positioning on the road is another issue for me. Can't really tell how far I am away from a car beside me or when car is incoming on a two way road. Usually end up guessing/steering without really thinking how close/far I am from another car.
I have this same issue with parking on left. I kinda guess to see if I am near the kerb or not. I don't really calculate/judge it properly. I can only check once I park on the left and look at side mirror to see how far I am from kerb.
Hi Sunny. I will be doing a video based on your first paragraph. Will be uploading soon. 😎
I'm in driving school in Kenya, this is very helpful, asante sana bro.
Jambo and asante sana
Thank for the video
Thank you Sir. Very. helpful. I needed it.
Glad it helped
I had anxiety watching this. Thanks for the tips!
Why did it give you anxiety?
@@ZONDOdrivingI imagined myself driving
Thank you so much.This is really helpful
You're very welcome!
just got a civic si. thank you
Convinced. Getting my auto soon
Thanks 🙏
Thanks
Does Using clutch like that in traffic wear the clutch disc?
You make it quite fun. I have actually driven manual since I was a teen. In 2017 I bought a new A4 B9, six speed; however, the handbrake was gone, now it is a switch in the center console, activated and deactivated by the index finger. I live around a lot of city hills and it was quite an adjustment, always used to that forceful handbrake. Wonder if you have dealt with that change. In the US only 2017-2018 were available in six speed, so not many of us with this scenario here, I suppose. Thanks!
Nice. I'm about to do a video in a 6 speed because my main car is out of commission for a while. Lot's more gear changes 😁
@@ZONDOdriving Looking forward to watching
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Thank you for watching Patric. What a great compliment. 🫶🏾
I thought that staying in gear in heavy traffic was bad. So the proper way is to just shift into neutral. What's the correct way? I really need to know.
The correct way is to do what you find easiest for you. As long as the car is controlled.
If you’re at a stop light and it’s taking a while, it’s best to sit in neutral. However if you’re in traffic like this which is constantly stopping and starting it’s completely ok to stay in first and hold the clutch
I mean if you put logic in to it, you're not going to stall in neautral ever.. and you can rest more. if you're on First gear or two you're constantly pressing the clutch. So those 2 are prob on a scenario where you're either on a traffic light or you're on a moving and stopping traffic.
Beautiful explanation
Thank you so much 🫶🏾
Video on moving gears at a higher speed please 😢
Hi sir I really liked your way of explaining very nice
Sir can you help me because I already passed on Automatic car
But now I really want to learn on Manual car so what i need to do for it please Thanks so much
Thank you Qasim. Glad you liked the way I explained. If you check out the playlist called driving lessons, there are a lot of lessons on there for manual cars. 😁
@@ZONDOdriving okay 👍 Thanks so much sir
Hi thanks for the video. Really learned a lot. One question tho, isnt it bad if you step on the clutch for too long?
It depends what you're doing with the gas and whether the clutch is at the biting point or not.
What happens when my leg starts shaking from holding the clutch for 5 minutes. My clutch is stiff as hell. But 6:23 is exactly what I needed to know. That. And how to smoothly upshift. Somehow revmatch downshifting and pulling away from a stop in first gear were the easy things for me. Shifting from 1st to 2nd I still can’t get perfectly smooth my mirror scent always goes forward a smidge and it drives me nuts.
You should go into neutral every now and again. There should be no reason for having to keep your foot on the clutch for that long.
Video on moving gears at a higher speed please
I got you ua-cam.com/video/muO-JufMYnA/v-deo.html
Thanks for the resoan
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Hi Mark! I’ve got my test coming up soon, and this is exactly how I’ve been driving in slow traffic. I’m worried that the examiner will deem it as coasting though? Or is this not a problem? Thanks
Don't worry about coasting. As long as you have control of the car, it doesn’t matter.
Can I ask is holding down the clutch (staying in first gear with handbrake on) bad for the clutch should I have the clutch AND brake down when sitting in traffic temporarily or is it ok clutch only ?
Either is OK. Whatever is easiest for you. The main thing is that the car is controlled. It's not bad for the clutch. My car is almost 9 years old and it's driven by leaners that way all the time and it's still fine.
Zondo is this a car a diesel one? If I use my clutch alone I always stall. I am surprised that you said you moved without gas
Hi Doreen. This is a petrol. Some cars are really easy to stall which might be the case with your car.
Unfortunately my clutch does not work like this. It’s either all or nothing or it stalls.
Same. The car I use needs alot of gas to move off a hill otherwise it either won't move at all or it stalls.
Am Josephine from Uganda but i need a video on how to move gears
can I please ask as the car moving slow in traffic , I hear you saying I must find the bite point with the clutch and be around bite not over a bite because speed may be rising but you quite about the gas , should I not use it????
At really slow speeds, most of the time you won't need to use the gas. If you're on a steep hill and your car is struggling, you might need a bit of gas.
When going downhill and putting the clutch down isnt called coasting?
Not in the example I gave. Coasting is when it's not controlled and that usually involves higher speeds.
I am really having difficulties with balancing on a slope or something
Try this: ua-cam.com/video/wQQTNyJ2mog/v-deo.htmlsi=NttDFTkbMR9W3z44
@@ZONDOdriving thank you
Now im on 2nd n there is a uturn, now i wont stop but vl go dead slow,What should i do when i get dead slow but don't want to stop , but pick up in that pace ? Shud i shift to 1st or keep it in 2nd n go?
I'd change into 1st. Keeping it in 2nd in my car will make the car shake and also won't give me the acceleration that 1st would give.
@@ZONDOdriving okay so if my speed reached below 10 km/ph i should shift into 1st right?. Bcoz my driving instructor is like never shift into 1st when in moving condition, 1st is used only for pickup, even if slow then go in 2nd and too slow then press clutch and take it forward. So im confused. When i go on speed breaker slow, my engine stopped bcoz of no enough power . And i asked him should i shift to 1st? When going dead slow he is like no keep on second n play and do clutch play
Those people who go into neutral before the stop is to relieve the clutch... Holding down the clutch throughout a traffic like how you are showing is not recommended as it will damage the clutch
What happens when my leg starts shaking from holding the clutch for 5 minutes. My clutch is stiff as hell
Go into neutral and shake it out 🦵
how do i yield for a car on a right turn without completely stopping the car and having to start from gear 1 again
It's a lot to do with timing, how the other car moves, whether you're on a hill or not and more.
What if i want to totally start the car up on a hill cuz when i get my foot off the clutch the car starts going down and if i leave the brake still it starts goin down
If the car is going down when you come off the brake, it means you haven't got enough of a biting point. Make sure you feel a bit of vibration first before releasing the brake, that way you know you've got enough of a bite and it shouldn't roll back. Hope that helps. 😁
On the downhill part, can’t you just put it in neutral and control the car with the brake
is this true ?
You can. As long as you're good at getting back into gear again quickly enough once the traffic starts moving faster.
I feel you could panic when in free gear since you don't have much of car control.
You will overheat your brakes if it's a long trip down the hill (e.g. 45 minute journey down from a mountain).
google "engine braking"
can i do brake and then clutch?
You can if you're going fast enough. If you do when going too slow, you risk the car stalling.
Thanks 🙏