How To Drive a Stick Shift Car
Technology has made life easy for everyone these days and we don’t have to put in any extra effort to complete our everyday tasks. Just take an example of cooking; you don’t need to wait hours for your favourite dishes, as they can be prepared in a few minutes using various machines.
Similarly, travelling has also become quite easy these days. People used to take a lot of days in order to move from one place to another, but they can cover that distance in a few hours, if not minutes.
Just like all other things, driving cars is becoming more user friendly with the passage of time. If you have an automatic car, you just need a little practice in order to hit the roads.
You don’t have to worry about shifting gears anymore, as the automatic cars have made things easier. When you start the engine, you just need to put the car in drive mode and hit the accelerator. There is nothing more you need to worry about and once you get used to the overall handling, you will be an expert. However, one should know how to drive manual cars too, as that is not a difficult task. If you are able to learn it, you will have no issues driving an automatic car.
Instructions
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1
Fasten your seatbelt
The most important thing is to fasten your seatbelt before you start driving the car. Make sure you do it before even starting the engine otherwise you may forget to do so. -
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Learn the paddles
When you sit in the driver’s seat, you will see three paddles where you rest your feet. The left one is the clutch, middle one is the brake and the right one is for acceleration.
In case of automatic cars, there are two paddles, one in the centre and the other towards right. The configuration remains the same, with the difference being that there is no clutch. -
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Make sure the car is neutral before igniting the engine
Whenever you start the engine of your car, make sure that it is neutral. In order to avoid any problem, it is ideal to press the clutch while starting the engine. -
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Start the engine and allow it to heat up
Once you have started the engine, wait for it to heat up a bit, especially if there is cold outside. -
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Press the clutch and shift the stick to first gear
After the engine is heated up properly, go into the first gear by holding onto the clutch and moving the stick slightly upwards towards the left. -
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Release the clutch and accelerate slowly
Now, start releasing the clutch and accelerate slowly. The car will start moving and you can now repeat the same process while shifting to other gears.
