How To Reverse a Manual Car - Clutch Control in Reverse Tips

Easy tips on how to use clutch control in reverse. FAQ about reversing a manual car in a straight line answered in this video: Which way do I steer in reverse? How do I use clutch control in reverse? How do I reverse a car? How can I reverse in a straight line?

Reversing a car in a straight line with clutch control. Learning to drive a manual car can be difficult. To reverse slowly will take good control of the clutch. During this video we'll give you some clutch control tips. Learning to drive reversing help.

Reverse gear can be located in different places, depending on the car. Reverse gear is represented by the letter 'R' on top of the gear stick. Changing into reverse gear will turn your white reverse lights on automatically behind the car. Make sure that it's safe all around before you reverse, especially looking out for pedestrians, cyclists and motorbikes.

Give it a little amount of gas depending on if you're reversing uphill, downhill or if it's a flat road and then find the biting point. When you get the biting point in reverse, the back will raise up. Lowering the clutch will slow you down. Raising the clutch to the biting point will make you move faster. Don't let go of the clutch completely or you'll move too fast which will make it harder to control.

Steer to the left in reverse to make the back of the car go left.

Steer right to make the back go right. Having a reliable point on the back window to keep the kerb lined up with can help.

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Chapters:
00:00 How to reverse a manual car intro
00:29 Reverse gear
00:52 Hills
01:03 How to reverse on a flat road
01:42 Where to look & which way to steer
03:38 Clutch control
04:30 Outro

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[AzNightmare]

*This guy has to be a driving instructor... he's just too awesome at teaching. There's just no way he's not a driving instructor. Easily the most thorough and patient manual driving tutorial video online*

[CrimeWithC]

As a learner I can't be on my own when I say reversing is at first the weirdest gear. You treat it like gear 1 except going the other way and you release the clutch too fast and go bakcwards like a maniac

[rickdoherty]

POssibly the single most important tip for any beginner: To generalize everything and put all in a nutshell: regardless of what type of gorund you're driving on (flat, uphill, downhill), the importance of being very used to a concept of __"half-clutch"__ is crucial to get a hang of most of the challenges in driving standard transmission.
I would say that you should even go as far as thinking of the clutch pedal as having 2 modalities of use:
1) To push in entirely (allowing you to stop in gear w/ engine continuing to work and be on, as well as for allowing a change of gear)
2) To hold the clutch halfway in (moving your foot slightly to vary it between halfway and bottom-half OR halfway and "half-clutch". Crucial for crawling speeds, and getting into motion, regardless of flat/uphill/downhill

[keysersoze]

Straight away you tell me where I've been going wrong - I took the clutch off completely so it was too fast. Thanks.

[drdellorama]

hello from across the pond, im learning manual transmission and i think your videos are the most helpful out of all the youtube videos out there, thx man!

[rockingchairpiperscotland]

Hi Chris,
I left you one comment before about your excellent videos and the calm way you explained everything.
During my learning I watched your videos and then used what you explained while with instructor, this went on for several of your videos and lessons with instructor who at one stage said you seem to be very cued up on what you are doing, I said I have an online friend who helps me before each lesson lol.
Today Chris I am very happy to say I passed mt driving test with just one minor, the examiner said at the end of test you have a very good knowledge about driving and reading the road well ahead, you drove an excellent test and I am more than happy to tell you that you have passed with ease.
Chris can I say a very big Thank You for all your help provided in all your videos, I can say without you as a silent instructor things may not have been so simple and relaxed.
If I can pass my driving test with your help first time at the grand old age of 67 first time I highly recommend all to use your videos and gain the same first class knowledge that you gave me.
Big Thank You once again :)

[flynner]

Just watched this before I went out to practice and I got it right for the first time ever. Thanks so much!

[KarenTookTheKids]

This has to be the same guy from Headpsace 😂

[markess]

I would just like to say thankyou for all of your videos, they have come in handy! 4 weeks ago I had no idea how to drive manual. And now all I drive is manual. Thankyou again all the way from Australia

[softemosh]

I’m so glad to see videos using a Fiesta 🥺❤️ I have a Fiesta and I’m still learning to drive so thank you for your videos 😊

[MichaelMyers_]

I learned now thanks to this video thanks! from the U.S.

[thisisAmy.G]

Thank you so much for your videos!!! I have my driving test in a month and your videos are super helpful!! Love from Australia!!!

[khadijabhatti]

Thank you so much dear... i have watched almost all your vedios at your page of driving course and that helped me alot... Thanks agian .. God Bless You❤❤

[sunnivagravdahl]

Wow, after watching your channel I understand everything a lot better. Thank you from Norway! :)

[trynagta]

Big thanks bruv. I definitely needed a more in-depth explanation into this! Always helps and I'll drop a subscription!

[janbalog]

I just love how the Volkswagen CC just flies by

[callumT]

Brilliant and very informative, you sound like a brilliant instructor

[AMBLloyd]

I'm a pretty confident driver (not yet an FLH - test booked for July '15 - with some experience driving without my instructor) and I don't consider myself to be 'learning' so much as 'practicing' now (though of course a driver never truly stops learning).

I like to watch all of your videos though - I often find it useful to look at a different technique to the one I'm used to, or just to think about situations a different way. I look forward to your next video :-)

[bluiska]

Your videos are great! Thank you for making them. Please make some more general driving ones where you explain what you are doing. Where you are looking, how you are preparing the pedals... etc. Keep it up!! :)