08-23-2010, 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by madonps
I am new to driving a manual. My shifting is not pretty smooth but I really want to improve it. I have 2 questions though.
1. When shifting from 1st to 2nd, do you let the clutch out (and press on gas) pretty quickly (like the whole motion of letting out the clutch takes place in less than a sec i.e. immediately)? Or do you let it out slowly similar to what you do when going from a stop?
2. If you're driving around a parking lot pretty slow in 1st gear. Do you also press the clutch since the car is slowly and tends to shake?
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1. It depends...I shift slow when driving slow, and fast when going fast. It is easier to get the smoothness down when going slow. Once you have it perfected, speed it up a bit and go from there. And yes, when going fast, the whole motion of the shift is as close to instant as you can get it so you can get back on the gas again...but again, this skill is learned over time, not something perfected in a few days.
2. Use 2nd gear. 1st is basically just to get you started from a dead stop. You can go very slow in 2nd without killing it without even giving it gas, but yes, if you are feeling the car starting to stall...clutch in.
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