How To Drive a Manual Car, Never Stall Again!

Basic Clutch Control and the Biting Point broken down to help you understand it completely, so you pull away perfectly every time.

This video will help with
- Clutch Control
- Use of clutch pedal
- The Biting Point
- The gas Pedal
- Not stalling
- Getting a head start on your first few driving lessons
- Smooth pull away

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[guest]

thanks.
0:28 so it's clutch down, select 1st gear, press gas pedal
and gently release the clutch to the biting point, release the handbrake,
then slowly release the clutch a thickness of a pound coin at a time,
don't release the clutch fully until you're at a walking pace

about clutch and biting point
1:04 so the clutch is 2 plates, 1 clutch place is connected to the engine,
that's spinning.
the other clutch plate is connected to the wheel via the gearbox.
so as we bring the clutch up to the biting point like my hands they
start getting closer together until we get to that clutch biting point
just like my hands you can hear them rubbing on each other but the wheels
don't move because their handbrake is on, this is the biting point.
this is where we need to keep our feet really really still once we've
taken the handbrake off, that will allow the wheel to spin very slowly
and as we bring the clutch up more and more, they'll get squeezed
together so eventually they're spinning at the same speed. that's when
you can press the gas pedal and drive off down the road and the gas pedal
is in control.

how to know whether you got the clutch biting point ?
2:20 the back of the car will squat down, the engine noise will change slightly, once you got it, keep both feet dead still

how to release the clutch ?
2:50 slowly release the clutch a thickness of a pound coin at a time until the car reaches about a walking pace and then you can remove your foot from the clutch fully

driver seat position
3:17 you want to be able to press that clutch pedal all the way down and have a slight bend on your knee, this will stop you from stretching to push the clutch pedal down, give you way more control on clutch pedal.
next thing, keep the heel of your foot on the floor and pivot from your ankle, this again will give you more control over the clutch pedal and help you move the clutch pedal slowly without stabbing and shocking the clutch pedal up

[turtletrading]

I passed my test on a diesel car. My instructor told me to use only the clutch when moving off but I knew this was BS. If you are in the same situation, treat the diesel car as a petrol car. In that way you will move off smoothly every time and if you buy a petrol car after you get your driving licence you won't have any problems adjusting to it.

[shipaakther]

VERY clear video Sir so much easier than others video thank you

[BizQ]

I’m learning in a 1 series diesel and thought I could pull away with just the clutch but I was wrong. Helpful video thank you.

[comfortduncan]

Thank you God bless you. This video Is very useful

[ishtiaqkhan]

thats what i was looking and searching for..
Thank you sooo much

[andrexskin]

So this is the exercise that I will try tomorrow ahahah

I'm already driving with my instructor but I'm more used with their diesel car, which doesn't really need the power of the engine (I mean the gas pedal) to start moving.

I tried also a petrol car but I failed many times the start because I didn't set the gas, thanks for the video

[josephcook]

Thank you! I’m trying to learn in Australia where many assume your in an automatic and are quickly upset if you stall and hold them up slightly.

[ayeshakhanom]

Hi this video was very useful thank you. Please can you make a video about how to stay 1 metre away from the curb and how to drive past parked cars.

[sarahcallaghan]

Gas bite hold repeat ill use that saying on lessons and test .

[esrayorulmaz]

Wow I wish I went to you instead of this was so helpful, love ur videos

[ferdelnce]

Hello, interesting tips thank you! I’ve been driving a while now but I’ve recently moved to a new place that is on a hill. I’ve not had problems with stalling but rather the car shaking when I’m moving slowly out of my drive on an up hill road, I’m not sure why it is shaking as I give it around 2000rpm, is it because I’m lifting the clutch too fast or do I need to give it even more gas?

[rebeccajones]

Hello when setting off downhill at traffic lights or movint off in traffic should you set gass and bite if it's not a massive steep downhill?

[alexanderx]

I find it harder to use the handbrake. Better practice using just the pedals and sync it well (switch from brake to gas) when performing a hill start.

[purplerain]

Have you done a video on pedals when going downhill would be useful?

[Georgiameetslife]

I am learning in a diesel car and have just brought a petrol car, I have never had to use the gas to pull away in the diesel. This video has helped a lot with how to use the gas but I’m just wondering how I would deal with slow traffic and reversing? In slow traffic in my instructors car I only use the clutch I also only use the clutch when reversing, any help would be much appreciated I’m panicking that I will keep stalling!

[ebaimulema]

I brake uphill and find the bite point (when the engine is about to stall) then quickly move to the gas pedal. Its way easier

[tomfw]

Its weird because when i drive i use the foot brake and get the biting point with the clutch and you can hear the engine noise dip like you said. When setting of i take my foot of the brake and the car goes but very slowly as soon as this hapoens i slowly apply the gas and then slowly take my foot of the clutch. Is that right and does it work in a petrol car? Because im not having any issues with it and i dont think the car i drive in has a big engine either

[hassemsadiq]

Awesomen tips a question can anyone fit dual controls thanks

[ANGELUS]

I can’t get use to driving manual again 🤦🏻‍♂️drove two years automatic came back to manual which was a mistake now car just doesn’t go smoothly in second gear