How To Change Gears & When in a Manual Car

If you're new to driving a manual car, one of the most essential skills you need to learn is how to change gear. It's important to know when to change gear and how to do it properly to ensure a smooth and safe driving experience.

When to change gear does vary from car to car and it also depends on whether you're driving up or downhill plus how much weight is in your car.

Getting used to the sound of the engine and the feel of your car is important and gets better with experience.

How to change gear is equally important. In this video you'll see how to change gear using the palming method. It's the easiest way to change gear and make less mistakes.

How you change gear is not marked on the driving test but selecting the wrong gear could lead to problems.

If you're a beginner taking driving lessons & learning to drive a manual car, then this videos for you!

This video is perfect if you're learning to drive and just starting your driving lessons or need a refresher. It shows what to do with the accelerator, brake, clutch and gears.

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00:00 How to change gear intro
00:12 How to change gear
01:16 Changing through the gears
02:50 When to change gear
03:57 Lower gears
06:11 Mistakes to avoid
06:45 Engine braking
07:07 Block gear changing
07:37 Moving off & when to change gear talk-throughs
10:26 Outro

If you're learning to drive then make sure that you get professional tuition from a fully qualified driving instructor. This video is NOT an alternative to professional driving lessons and is only a rough guide. This video was filmed in the UK. Laws and rules in your country may vary. You are responsible for driving safely and legally. While World Driving aims to provide accurate and up to date information, we cannot guarantee at any time that all the information is up to date and accurate. The makers of this video cannot accept liability for misleading or inaccurate information or omissions in information given to us by external information providers. This includes, but is not by way of limitation:
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Jeremy Clarkson's prefered gear:

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My instructor give me so much information while I am driving I keep loosing track in what gear I am. Everything happens so fast.