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Watch more How to Drive Safely videos: http://www.howcast.com/videos/6570-How-to-Drive-a-Stick-Shift More power and better gas mileage are just two of the reasons you might want to learn how to drive a stick shift. Step 1: Locate the clutch With the car off, locate the clutch, which is on the floor in front of the driver to the left of the brake pedal. The clutch must be pressed down when shifting gears. Using your left foot, practice depressing and releasing the clutch pedal. Step 2: Study the gears Study the gears. Manual cars can have up to six gears; a guide is usually on the head of the stick shift, which is the lever to your right. They are often in an 'H' pattern, with neutral in the middle. Step 3: Locate reverse Learn how to put your car in reverse. This usually involves pressing down on the stick shift and moving it to the far left or right and then up or down. Consult the pattern on your stick. Step 4: Practice shifting With the car still off, press and hold the clutch down as you practice shifting through the gears of the car. Practice both shifting (or speeding up) and downshifting--lowering gears to slow down. Step 5: Test drive Find a flat and open area, such as an empty parking lot. With the car in neutral, depress the clutch and foot break. Turn on the car. Step 6: Put it in gear Put the car in first gear. Now you’re ready to go. Step 7: Start moving Release the foot break and slowly press down the gas pedal as you simultaneously release the clutch -- the car will move forward. Tip Easing down the gas while releasing the clutch is a delicate maneuver that takes practice. In the beginning, you’ll probably 'pop the clutch,' meaning the car will lunge forward and stall. Step 8: Increase speed and gears Continue pressing the gas to make the car go faster. Once you hear the engine begin to rev higher -- or see the tachometer hit around 2,500 rpm -- depress the clutch and shift into second, then slowly release the clutch while giving it gas. Tip Don’t keep your foot on the clutch -- called 'riding the clutch' -- when you’re not using it. You could wear it down. Step 9: Keep shifting As you go faster, repeat the shifting process for higher gears. Tip The following is a general range for the different gears:First: 0 to 10 mphSecond: 3 to 25 mphThird: 15 to 45 mphFourth: 30 to 65 mphFifth: 45 mph and up Step 10: Slow down To decrease speed, go through the gears in reverse order. To stop at a light, either release the clutch and put the car in neutral or keep the clutch engaged with the car in first gear. Tip If you will be stopped for any length of time, it’s better to have the car in neutral. Step 11: Try hills Once you’re thoroughly comfortable starting, stopping, and shifting gears on flat land, practice on hilly areas. Keep on trucking! Did You Know? The first cars used levers, not wheels, to steer.
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Empty parking lot in NY? Ha, there's a funny thought!
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step 1: buy a bicycle
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Well thats supra going be goin now
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I will get a stick shift once passed the test. Howcast, what is the cost of a stick shift?
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No one can steal mine. Ha ha!
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Thanks 😃
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It's actually very good to learn on a ATV first it's very similar and you can try over and over popping the clutch and get the fundamentals of how a gear is supposed to be released with the clutch and put gas to to excel the vehicle out.
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THIS VIDEO JUST HELPED ME OUT A LOT, TIME TO IMPRESS MY DAD 😂😂💯💯
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releasing the clutch is a HIP MOVEMENT not just the foot. lifting the hip so the foot smoothly leaves the floor is how to shift without the hiccoughs
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My Mazda x-8 2006 third gear goes way fast than15-45 in third gear lol
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Ive already learned but I'm watching for tips. (still a beginner)
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I remember watching this video before I knew how to drive stick. I basically just used it to get down the basics, but practice is all it takes to get it right. Have patience if you're watching this and good luck learning stick!
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I think I'll take up manual when I'm more experienced
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do you keep your foot on the gas when shifting or do u let off between shifts?
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Get manual so no one can steal your car.
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Step 1: Don't be an American
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That scarf tho 😂
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instead of watchin a crappy tutorial , isn't better just to ask ur dad or somethin ? I mean that's how u really learn
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Lmao the scarf tho 😂😂😂