Gas before clutch or clutch before gas - moving a manual car from a standstill.
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- When moving a manual car from a standstill, should you lift the clutch before adding gas or should you add gas before lifting the clutch. In this video I explain and demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages of both methods and which method I recommend. I also touch on the difference between a petrol and a diesel car.
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00:00 Intro
00:28 Why add gas first?
01:19 Demonstration without gas
02:51 How a diesel compares?
04:04 Most modern cars help
05:37 Demonstrating different methods
07:53 More advice
08:43 Outro
To add gas first before lifting the clutch helped solved the problem of always stalling my car in traffic, and also, restored my confidence of being a good driver and worthy to be on the road and in any lane.
However, I was taught to lift the clutch first before adding gas by my instructor. But, it never helped me at all.
Thanks a great deal by ur wonderful online teachings.
Much appreciated.
I have exactly the same problem as you and that's why i'm here, I hope this also helps me!
I'm scared it'll wear my clutch out though, and especially with my car, for some reason you need to take your foot off the acclerator quickly or else you'll end up in someone's backside. It starts off slow, then just zooms after like a couple of seconds.
I was taught to lift the clutch to biting point first then add gas.
So was I then when I got a petrol car I couldn’t even start it lol
only for hill start with the handbrake engaged is when i do that
try that in old cars and see how many times you will stall
It might be because it’s a diesel? Most people who’ve been taught clutch in, biting point, and then gas will stall 100% on a hill in a petrol car, guaranteed. So the reverse process is a must, ie clutch down, gas, biting point.
Won't likely work with petrol cars. You'll need to give some gas before clutch.
My instructor initially taught me clutch before gas but gas before clutch is just better in every way. Easier to find the biting point, less chance of stalling, basically just lets me be more confident with the use of the clutch. Your videos changed my ways!
I think clutch before gas is easy
Will the life of clutch detoriate if I use gas before the clutch, my instructor advised me to use clutch first always else I will srew up the clutch. How true is that.?
@@tenacity8281 that's clearly a bad instructor unfortunately.
@@smcha4 that's not rly true...gas before clutch heats up the clutch resulting in clutch wear
@@art__3842 that depend on how much gas you if you give 2000 rpm then it might affect
I was taught to just only lift the clutch up in the driving school. I just only found out here on youtube to first give gas and then lift the clutch up, because after I had my driving lessen I started to practice with my mom's' car and kept stalling and it was impossible to move off with just only the clutch no matter how slow I moved the clutch up...
So I'm happy I learned the correct way here on youtube
This has happened to me, I passed my driving test but when I got my own car, I stalled a lot more than I did when learning ironically 😂. Then I learned that I needed to set the gas prior to lifting the clutch. Thanks for this reinforcement 🙏🏼
SAME
YEAH, FACTS! I drove my petrol car for the 1st time today and i think i stalled it more times than i did throughout all of my driving classes
@@MrChickenNuggets Yeah thats so annoying when the car stalls numerous times in a row because of freakin clutch... :(
This happened to me today i passed test last week and stalled it so many time today 😅
Are you me?
i literally would stall at least once every driving lesson and my instructor would still not tell me gas before clutch...i’ll make sure to do it now
I have been taught the same way, release clutch first and then add gas. Honestly I struggled nearly every time in my first week of lessons. Then I found your suggestion and started adding a little bit of gas sneakily under the nose of my instructor. Now I almost never Stall while starting from a standstill.
😉
Yes!
😀 under his nose , cheater lolll
bro im trying to do that. adding gas with my instructor knowing on a diesel, but im struggling with my uncles car petrol.
One doubt, wouldn’t this cause a lot of sound which is noticeable, when you add gas with clutch down?
Is that ok? Or am I dng something wrong?
I had issues when I got my first car, never realised I needed to add gas to prevent stalling when setting off. I think my neighbors were laughing at me when I stalled 8x at the end of the road 😂
It’s amazing to me how little some driving instructors teach you about how the car actually works. I passed my test finally after 4 tries in September 2020, mainly due to poor teaching & my anxiety/confidence getting worse with each fail. Your TH-cam channel has helped me so much! I’m far more confident now as a driver, than I have ever been! I was taught by two different instructors and both said just to reach the bite point on the clutch and come off slowly, without adding gas. Since watching your videos, I have realised why I was stalling so often. The fact I wasn’t adding gas first, meant my moving off was likely to end in stalling. I’m so glad i found your page! I truly believe it’s the reason I passed on my 4th go. 🤞🏼🙌🏼
They want you to fail so you pay for more classes... or they hate their job and take it out on you.
Same!
You can actually move away with just the clutch. It's like 0.5s slower, but you absolutely can
You actually should learn to drive the car with just the clutch first, it would drill in that it's the clutch moving the car, which WILL help with the stalling. Gas controls the engine, not the movement of the car. Are you sure that you control the gas well enough so you don't make the car surge/jump while pushing the gas without having complete control of the clutch?
Stalling is much less of a problem compared to giving too much gas and hitting something.
As an amputee learning to drive manual, this is super useful because I cant feel when the clutch bites, and I was having problems with stalling. Thank you!
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I've learnt in diesel cars and had refresher lessons in a diesel, too. When I then tried to drive a petrol car, I've stalled way more than ever before! Pulling out of junctions, at traffic lights etc - stalling all the time! What I've learnt from your videos is that I'm not alone - and I'm going to try using gas before clutch and see how it goes!
I hope it goes well!
did it work better? please update
Update
I just passed my test in Bulgaria with a small engine diesel, then tried driving my mom's car which is petrol and to my surprise managed to not move a meter without stalling a dozen of times
Years ago when I got my license in Bulgaria, I was used to the training VW Passat with a diesel engine, which would go without gas even on an incline. Oh, was I in for a surprise when I started driving our family car with a petrol engine. I remember not being able to get going on a stoplight on a very steep incline, while a bus full of people was waiting behind me. I missed a whole green signal, before I could get going on the second one. It didn't help that the clutch of our family car had a very high bite point. Very different from the one I was used to.
Congratulations on passing!
@@aaRept I have the exact same problem and I'm also from Bulgaria. I found driving my instructor's car so enjoyable but now I'm terrified of driving my family car
@@dari2084 Don't stress too much over it. You'll get the hang of it and you'll enjoy driving again. I've found that even after years of driving, Conquer Driving's videos help me a lot with understanding what I'm doing with the car. Try watching his videos on what the clutch actually is, and once you have an idea, it's going to be much easier envisioning what you're doing with the pedal. Good luck, have fun and stay safe!
@@aaRept thank you
Just passed my driving test on a Dacia Duster, diesel, with ease. Started driving my mom's Suzuki sx4, and it was impossible for me to move or start going. And also, the instructor did not teach me the technique with hand brake, so this video is a life saver.
I was taught by lifting the clutch first and then adding gas and when I got my first car I kept stalling uphill everytime in traffic.
I started to use gas and then lift the clutch to the baiting point and since then I have not stalled my car.
It did take a while for me to get used to this change.
Love the videos have been really useful.
so i passed my test, on the 5th attempt, about a year and a half ago. i’ve just got my first car and on top of the fact that i haven’t driven in a while, the clutch is completely different. i’ve stalled so many times despite doing exactly what my instructor told me to do. this video has helped me a lot as my parents have been trying to explain to me the adding gas first. not only was i taught the other way but my driving instructors car also had a button for a handbrake so i now have to learn hill starts all over again 😂
I got my license in 2012, in a 2009 Opel Corsa running on diesel. I was taught specifically to lift the clutch to the bite point and then add gas. That car sprinted away while lifting the clutch. I now understand why the change to my parents' petrol Ford Focus station wagon from 1999 was so difficult. I did know what to do, because I was taught to add gas, but I stalled a lot. If I'd started with gas before the clutch, I reckon it would've been so much easier. I've only known that is a thing since I watched your video on clutch wear just before this one. At least I'm very good at driving away with clutch first now, but I might try the other way around.
I’m so glad I came across this video, I learned to drive in a modern Golf and was taught to lift the clutch first, but I rented a van recently and couldn’t figure out why I kept stalling, even if I was really gentle with the clutch (to the point cars behind me started to honk their horn because it took so long for me to get going). This video is a lifesaver, it’s gonna safe me a lot of embarrassment in the future!
My instructor taught gas first before clutch, but the thing that annoyed me most was he never taught how to start on a hill with the handbrake because the car had hill start assist so I never really needed to use it, which is what completely made it harder for me later when I owned my first car a 1995 Polo, I had to learn to do it on my own from over relying on a modern car's system much.
I've just passed in a modern, very forgiving diesel, and was taught not to use gas until we were moving because that car didn't need it. Now I'm buying a little old petrol car. Thank you for your brilliant videos - I'm using them to brush up on some bits with my new car in mind!
7:40 i agree this is very important, but for beginners learning how to uphill start, a mini cooper is a very forgiving choice to teach them. Of course, that's just quality of life, but it has a "start stop" feature where if you are uphill, it will hold the brake for a second or two so you have time to gas and clutch all you need to start uphill. God, really love driving the cooper, amazing car. Great video!
I'll tell you one story. I passed my exam 8 months ago, car was petrol, golf 7 if I recall correctly. Very nice modern car that doesnt require gas in order to move even on very steep hills which in fact my city have a ton even in central part of it. And I almost never stalled because I thought that its that simple. I didnt know that I needed to add gas in order to start moving, also I didnt know that computer was adding gas for me which actually I learned couple of months ago via your helpful videos. And when I started to drive my own car which is nissan 2004 diesel car I struggled when I was uphill and in traffic at the same time. I stalled first time. Luckily... no one was behind me. And my dad was with me and he told me that I need gas and I was like what??? I had no idea what he meant. And then I started to add gas but it was so harsh cause I was not used to be so gentle with my right foot for gas as I was with my clutch for left foot. And that was massive issue. And to add up... I am watching your videos because I am attending school to become driving instructor believe it or not. I feel in love with driving when I was learning and instructor told me that I should be driving instructor because I was literally his best "client" or should I say learner. And he's not young, in fact he's in his early 50ish...he told me that he has 25 yrs of expirience being driving instructor. And yea... Now I know a lot more than he taught me just by watching videos even tho I am not from UK but it still helps a TON. And to this day I am not confident fully with steep hills but I can move of them quite calmly without stalling. So yeah.... quite a journey...
EDIT: TYPO
nice i have golf 7 as a learner car as well
I'm happy to hear I'm helping you.
I’ve had the exact same problem. Recently started driving my parents 2 litre engine and stalled constantly. I figured this out for myself, but I’m glad I found this video because it confirms that I wasn’t driving “wrong”, I just wasn’t driving the best way.
Im one of those people who had a modern car (diesel, manual) in my driving school that only needed the clutch to start moving even on a steep hill but now my dad gave me his 20yr manual petrol car that stalls even on a flat surface if i don't add gas. I just started learning this new "way" of driving and your videos are a lot of help, thank you!
Edit: Oh also i wasn't taught how the handbrake works, the driving school car had an automatic one where i just pushed a button.
My instructor (in Denmark) never taught me to add gas before lifting the clutch, and I remember asking my friends and family how to get going fast from a standstill correctly, but everyone just told me that it was a simultaneous motion. It took me over a year to realize that you just need to add a little bit of gas before lifting the clutch.
I had a very difficult manual car to start learning. It was a Shelby gt350. A centimeter of gas and you have 2000+ rpm so controlling the gas was definitely the key. Plus I was taught to clutch then add gas but after seeing this, it made my stalling a thing of the past
@awesomefan935 Exactly the same is happening with me! I was driving great on diesel until passing exam, got my first car, a gasoline car, a few days ago and stall sometimes and thought the gas pedal is so sensitive a tiny bit of pressure lunges the car forward and doesnt feel safe, Im gonna try it like this!
I test drove an Accord V6 6MT and it was the same story. You tap the gas pedal and suddenly you're at 3000 rpm.
Adding more gas gives better biting points. You can lift the the clutch more higher so more faster shifting 👍
Could you explain pls?
@@siani5299 did you learn it ?
@@siani5299 adding more gas increases the power of the engine and makes the engine more resistant to stalling allowing you to release the clutch much quicker
My new manual car allows me to lift the clutch before adding gas but then I realized I could never get away that fast so I naturally practiced adding gas myself and then found this video!
Man I passed my licence, yesterday I was driving my Aunt's Nissan NP300 and it kept Stalling, and I didn't really know how much guess to apply. It bothered me so much I had to go on TH-cam and figure out what's going on, found your video on how much Gas you need and I've been driving with no problems since😅 I'm from South Africa by the way
Love Richards videos. Precise, easy to follow and best of all these techniques actually work well. Top work sir, I will be sitting my test start of 2021 and feel ready thanks in no small part to yourself. Thank you and keep up the good work.
great explanation as always. There are so many careless instructors out there that I do not know how I would have learned without quality youtube videos such as this one.
Omg this video was made for me. Passed my exam in a diesel with flying colours only to stall my new Skoda from 2010 relentlessly. My instructors never told me this nor did they tell me about handbrake hill starts! Feels like I’m starting all over again. 😂
I've already commented on other videos over the years, so I'm just repeating myself: THANK you for these wonderful videos! The manual Ford Ka+ (2018) petrol that I just bought REALLY needs gas. Man that thing can stall if you don't tell it what to do🤣On my first rides I had no clue what I was doing wrong (got my license in an easy diesel BMW). Managed to stall it in the middle of a busy intersection. Jeeezus (props to the other drivers, no honking. Just polite waiting, as if everybody understood the problem).
I was taught to move off by just using the clutch. It worked fine in my instructors car however when I tried driving in my family's car I was stalling in the worst imaginable places like roundabouts and junctions... Thank you for the video, hopefully I won't be stuck in the middle of a junction again with this technique
Richard, thank you so much for making this very important video. For someone like me who is learning how to drive a car, this is such an important deliberation to understand. I've been watching all your videos in the process of this phase of my own learning. And I must say, even though I'm learning to drive in a city like Delhi, all of this information and demonstrations you so diligently make available for us, I'm feeling like you are truly answering all my ongoing queries as I am learning to grapple with the most gifting skills everyone should ideally have.
It’s a shame I didn’t find this video a little earlier, because I really wasn’t prepared for driving a classic car after getting my license. I had three different cars at my driving school in Finland, all of which were fairly new and probably had some kind of computer assistance when setting off from a standstill. I actually passed my driving test (3rd time) in a diesel Subaru Impreza, which certainly was quite easy to drive. But then I got in my family’s 1980 Saab 99, and pretty much stalled at every light (I can count the number of times I stalled the Subaru over a couple of months on my hands for comparison). My dad told me to just use more gas, but it felt counterintuitive based on what my instructors had taught me. Thanks to this video I now know to use more gas.
I found your channel already before I passed my test, and your videos helped me to reduce my anxiety while behind the wheel a lot. I’m glad I can still learn from these videos going forward. Thank you for making them.
Cheers from Finland!
It just happened to me a week ago when I stalled up a hill because my car would not give me enough power by just lifting the clutch biting point. A fellow driver on the opposite side of the road had to advise me to rev up the gas first while I had the hand brake on. Only then was I able to progress up the hill without stalling for like the 5th time. It was nerve wracking as I was creating traffic already. Will definitely practice the gas first method from now on.
I started learning to drive a car earlier this year, found that I could sometimes get away with pulling off with clutch first on flat roads if I held the clutch at the bite point for a bit longer, but at any incline pushing accelerator is a must. Obviously on a downhill you can clutch up and allow the feedback from the wheels to synchronise with the engine speed and then accelerate.
Recently took up driving lessons again after around 50 hours in a diesel several years ago. Now learning in a petrol and was wondering why it felt so much different. My instructor has never realised/addressed it. This explains so much.
Finally I've figured why I'm stalling as much as I am. Basically I've had three lessons so far and I'm learning in a diesel currently and I'm finding it hard work. My general safety, movement, positioning and control are ok but I keep stalling. Stalled on my first lesson just the one time which is fair enough but then several times on my second upon turning left out of the junction and into the junction and today on my third, I kept stalling at this one junction, slight incline, turning left. My current instructor has taught me to move off ONLY USING THE CLUTCH. My previous instructor many years ago now I remember told me the method you are using here and I barely even remember stalling with me during our lessons. Now it all makes sense! I've been bashing myself for stalling every lesson but this is exactly why - I'm trying to find the bite using this heavy thick clutch and trying to move off too quickly and then applying the gas and like you've demonstrated here it's not that effective and at this point my clutch control is not good enough.
I need to change instructors and go to one who taught me like before - set the GAS FIRST then raise the clutch, biting point and GO.
I first learned at 23, I'm 38 now and it's hard enough as it is but I remember the good instructor spent most of the first lesson making me find that biting point over and over again so became natural asap. As a result I was so much better back then and made excellent progress.
Many instructors teach clutch first now as they feel it will extend the life of their clutch and it's less to do. But it doesn't work in all cars.
@@ConquerDriving I've stalled in all of my first three lessons several times now and it's affecting my confidence 😔
I got my wheels today and the ride from the dealer to my house was an adventure I tell. I stalled so much that my friend in the car asked me to go get a refund from my driving school. 🤣 I was so shocked because I hardly stalled during my lessons.
Thanks to this video I manage to figure out I wasn't adding the right amount of gas and releasing clutch to quick.
TOMORROW I'm going out to face all the traffic lights, junctions, roundabouts and hills with a renewed confidence because I Am Confident in my Driving Skills.
I guess I'm actually lucky to have been taught by my late husband's friend who is a bmw enthusiast, and not a paid instructor. He has agreed with virtually everything Richard is teaching us (my guy likes coasting to a stop, but I am using more engine braking as Richard has instructed). These videos have been so helpful to watch between lessons.
Yeah, my instructor was like “yeah this is a diesel you don’t need to do that” great....
Same
I was taught to lift the clutch first. One day I struggled when borrowing my friend's car which was a '95 Toyota Starlett. I remembered watching this video though and tried adding gas first. It was a smooth take-off. From then on I always added gas in any car I use because it gives better control.
Gas first generally allows for smoother, more reliable and faster starts.
I succeded my driving test on the 4th attempt. Learned on diesel and newer petrol cars. Bought a 20 yo petrol car and stalled all the time, sometimes 3 times In a row. I almost gave up driving. My husband told me to add gas before clutch and now I rarely stall the car. But if a situation is stressful (e.g. I'm first at the lamp on a busy road) it still often occurs that I give too much gas and the engine roars and the pedestrians are looking at me... I envy the people who just get their licence and go bravely wherever they want. Driving for me is a self-awareness / self-improvement journey.
Congratulations on passing. It's important to work on reducing the stress, if you are first in the queue at the traffic lights it's important not to be stressed. You can reduce stress by rationalising what it is that is causing the stress. To be a safe driver you need to be calm and not be pressured. It's hard to control how pressure affects you but it's easier to control what you allow to pressure you. It does take practise and reasoning though. Acceptance as well, this video may help th-cam.com/video/YMOieAQ_n_c/w-d-xo.html
@@ConquerDriving thanks a lot! I have to say that I am a regular watcher of your videos, and I have learned the handbrake start from you :) thanks again for the advice!
Thanks so much for this. My instructor was fantastic, but for some reason she only ever taught me to move off with clutch up first, gas after. Now I’m finally in the process of buying my first car and I found myself stalling almost every time I moved off during the test drive. Glad I finally know why.
I did my lessons in a diesel car. My Dad's car is from 99 and is a petrol one so it was a little bit difficult for me at first but after watching your videos I gain a lot of confidence and now I don't struggle that much. So thank you for your vids man💪
Now I finally know why I stalled when I drove a van years ago even I did fine on a 2015 Chevy Colorado. I was focusing on clutch first then gas on the van which I had been stalled many times. I also think the Colorado has an assist when lifting clutch (as Richard said) because I didn't need to put gas to move when I do reverse and first gear that's why its easier.
Thanks for this video, I hope to test this out on my next car in the future.
As I live in a hilly area (Lower Himalayan region) so it's quite rare to find a road where the car doesn't role back😅 and performing the handbrake start every time while moving is quite uncomfortable and time consuming.
So I lift the clutch near to the biting point and side by side lift my foot from the brake pedal and put it on the gas pedal quickly adding some gas and lifting the clutch further according to the car's response. The car doesn't role back too much.
If I encounter more sloppy area then I use Heal and toe method.
FInally if the slope is more steep and I got stuck in traffic then I prefer to use the handbrake.
But your videos have made a great impact on my learning ❤ You're too good brother.
From India.
Great tip. I’ve been stalling in my Mini petrol on hills during driving practice but did gas first tonight and nailed it. I normally do clutch first in my driving instructor’s car.
I passed yesterday (3rd time). I practiced in a diesel car before he changed his car to petrol 3 weeks ago. Your videos have been really helpful for driving in a diesel and petrol car. Thank you.
Wow I'm surprised after reading the comments that so many people have been taught to lift the clutch first. I did my lessons last year and passed in December. And my instructor always told me to add gas before lifting the clutch. I must just be lucky to have had a good insructor.
I had my first manual lesson last week, and the instructor taught me to lift the clutch up to the bite point then add gas. It was always a rough start doing it that way, and I had absolutely no trouble shifting to 2nd or 3rd once I got going, but it would always be a rough start to get going from a standstill. After watching this, it makes sense as to why. Thanks!
My instructors car was diesel and I learnt to lift the clutch first and add gas later. 4 yrs after I passed I’ve bought my first car and I’ve been stalling more times than I ever did whilst learning. I’ve only just recently realised it’s because contrary to the way I was taught in my instructors car, in my car I should be adding gas before lifting the clutch. It’s taking me a while to get used to adding enough gas and managing the clutch. Anyone else in the same boat? At one point I felt like an absolute failure and that driving manual (although I’d passed first time) wasn’t for me
I am exactly the one who have the same situation. Passed the test and got the license 5 years ago, then got my 1st car last month (61 plate). I stalled plenty of time and I doubted that is my problem as I never drive after the test. Now I will try gas first with my old Aygo.
Many people are in the same boat as you.
I was completely clueless about the importance of the gas pedal to get going ( either starting from first gear or changing gears ). I'm being taught in a diesel car and I was taught to slowly lift the clutch up ( not even to get to the biting point, just slowly lift it ) and then, once it's fully lifted up, you can start accelerating. I've rarely stalled the car, but I had a hard time starting uphill. This explains a lot and I wish I was taught this earlier. Thanks!
Me too was never taught about biting point
I was taught to use clutch first too... This is a game changer!
I have generally owned autos... but, had a manual can for a whole year at one point. Never had an issue... never stalled... on the flat or uphill... didn't matter. I recently purchased a new car, and decided to go with a manual. I found that the new car was a lot more difficult to get moving from a standing start or uphill. It only took me a week or so to get used to having to control the gas a little more... but, it just goes to show that every car is different and you can't/shouldn't always rely on the ECU to take care of things.
I'm sure a lot of people think they can drive a manual, because they've driven a modern manual with a lot of ECU controlled assist... but, they would find themselves struggling to drive a heavier vehicle, vintage/low tech, sports car or truck.
Your videos are great... I'm sure you've helped a lot of people improve their driving.
On the first lesson I was taught to just use the clutch, but after that I used the gas every time, maybe not when trying to move slowly on flat ground though. On hills I was taught use to use plenty of gas, but I occasionally didn’t use the gas initially when in traffic on a hill so that I didn’t have to use the handbrake (although I had and have good clutch control)
Me and my mother passed our driving test together and we were both taught to start only using the clutch ( we were using a diesel), but after we got our driving licenses and tried to drive our own car which only has a 95 HP petrol vti engine with no fancy electronics my mother needed about 5 or 6 months to finally get her head around using the throttle at the start. As a car enthusiast I didn't have as much of a problem.
Thanks for the explanation. Yes, this has been a nightmare, but now I realise what’s been happening thanks to you. Not sure why this was never explained to me, not even my mum could offer any advice! We don’t all have £25,000 for brand new cars!! Cheers
You have literally told me something I have been wondering for 35 years 😮and most people long time or beginners still don't know about older cars and giving it gas. Thank you 🙏
Your comments are spot on for beginner drivers. For those with a little experience I would say: get to know your car, and how it behaves, so you can utilize that knowledge. In that case, knowing if and when you don't have to press on gas and be able to move off really gently, such as in traffic jam, while correcting your parking position, etc. And as long as you don't know your current car (like getting to drive someone else's) do not try tricks but do it by the book until you get the feel.
On another topic, learning handbrake start is a must in my opinion, it is really useful. Don't know about UK exams, but here in Poland it is a mandatory part of the exam, performed on test ground before you get to hit public roads later during the exam. In my opinion it is also very useful to learn quick uphill start without handbrake, by quickly moving your foot off the brake pedal onto gas and letting go the clutch in the same time, in tight coordination. You'll roll back a bit, but not too much, if you master the technique. I remember having to rely on it heavily one summer vacation in the mountains, when my handbrake cable snapped on Saturday - and a local mechanic opened only on Monday.
It worked well until I got to a particularly nasty and steep intersection with yield sign... I had a very underpowered car then - even if I floored the gas, the car started to roll back really fast before the engine revved up, so I was afraid of letting go the clutch not to wreck it. I let the car roll back slowly (holding the brake) to a flatter section of the road, then did a head start, but when approaching the intersection I saw incoming traffic, so I had to stop, roll back again etc., several times.
In the end I had to do a dirty trick: head start on the flat, drive up to the intersection then stop, roll back slowly and turn onto the shoulder, rest my bumper against a roadside pole to arrest rolling back, wait for traffic, floor the gas and lift off. HAHA I DID IT and got out of a problem, but I was really happy to have my handbrake repaired next Monday.
Hi Richard. Could you please create a video teaching us how to reverse parallel park into a tight space?
In my head the entire car pivots around the back tire that's on the side of the road once it's in the spot, and you can only decide it's place the first time you reverse.
So the back tire on the road side needs to be in the spot where you want it to be the first time you steer ahead into the parking spot.
Don't worry about the back tire on the curb side as it will slowly jiggle into position as you move the front of the car back and forth into the parking spot. (As your car is more narrow than a parking spot it won't hit the curb if you place the first tire correctly.)
Now you go from steering full lock one side moving ahead to steering full lock the other side going reverse, until you're straight.
You can practice by putting the car in neutral and pulling the hand brake and looking how much space you have.
Glass buildings and big windows are very useful as well.
_All this assumes you already know how to parallel park with one steady reverse motion. (which is mandatory to pass the test where I live)_
I do have a parallel park video on the channel somewhere, worth searching for.
Thank you soooo much this. I could drive my instructor's car by doing clutch then gas but I couldn't drive my dad's car because it was an old model! Thank you soo much honestly. I now know what to do.
Yup yup,
I’ve been driving for ages now, I passed when I was 18 and I’m 23 now. I passed in the newest fiesta at the time and it was brilliant, applied the gas for me and everything. Then I got my first car and it was a 2009 fiesta titanium and I was struggling to pull off due to how I was taught in the newer fiesta. Interesting stuff just as you said.
Yes this is exactly what I needed !
My instructor recently changed his car from diesel to petrol and when I was learning in the diesel I would hardly EVER stall, I would always get away with no gas before clutch but then when I drove his petrol, that method didn’t work, I found myself stalling every time I moved off in 1st gear which I now know was because of the fact that petrols are generally quieter than diesels so it’s much harder to find the biting and the biting point is very narrow in petrols, so just lifting the clutch a little higher would result in stalling . I now realised that gas AFTER clutch is bad practice ,especially on hills because you’re much more likely to stall and also move off slower-not ideal for busy junctions etc!
This video helped me sort that.
Thanks Richard, keep up the great work 👍🏻🙏🏻
Adding gas will increase the length of the bite point to make it easier to control. Not too much gas though or you will overheat the clutch.
@@ConquerDriving yes of course, gas before clutch is not to be confused with LOTS of gas as that can cause clutch burn, though I do find myself adding too much gas sometimes, I think that’s because it’s a hard pedal, press to little and no gas , press a little more and you’ve got too much haha.
this is exactly me! i haven’t taken my test yet however i did get my own car so that i can practice between lessons and it’s felt like a huge confidence knock, as i struggle to drive it! i’m just not used to adding gas first at all, so this came at a great time thank you!
Im in this exact same position. I also never use the hand brake in my instructors car so its been a huge learning curve but no doubt it will be for the better once i get used to it
Same here
Was taught clutch first. My driving exam instructor mentioned it was the wrong way to do it and that too many instructors taught it like that, but of course he still passed me. Took me a long time to really get what I was supposed to do instead. I studied in a diesel car and every time I got in a petrol car I struggled. Now I finally get it and can drive almost any car smoothly.
I added gas before lifting the clutch, but my driving instructor scolded me for it and said that I should only add gas when I have lifted the clutch up until the bite point. Good to see that both options are valid! I prefer gas before clutch though, I'm slow and can't do everything fast while doing turns etc
Its like you read my mind, I've just been asking this question the past week 😅
Ha ha - our next video is on exactly the same subject! 🙄👍🏼
Nice to see you over here!
So, then you can't eye roll him, *you're* copying: how cheeky emoji! 🙄
👉🏾 This is his 2nd video on this subject also! #ImitationisthesincerestformofFlattery😂
British driving channels unite!
Advance driving school, big up all the best ,love from Uganda 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬
I shall look forward to it.
This is my exact problem rn. Learned and passed my test in a late 2010s diesel after quite a few tries, don't wanna give my instructor the fault but most of the time he'd just let me do what I was doing while texting or whatever which really shows in my basic understanding of how clutches work. I've never had any problems with stalling, even on steep hills you could easily take off with no gas at all. Now that i'm driving by myself in an early 2000s petrol car i'm having so much trouble taking off quickly at stop lights and on hills. Gotta try this tomorrow, I appreciate it! Makes me feel a bit better knowing I've just never been taught how to do it properly. Greetings from Germany
Found this video so so helpful. My instructors car is a petrol, the car I practice in mainly at home is a diesel. I had a nightmare week, stalling e almost every time taking off at traffic lights having applied the electronic brake on my car and handbrake on his car. I can NOT hear very well at all, and feeling in my feet were affected in an accident, damaging some nerves, so I feel very little through my feet.
Was being taught clutch to bite point then gas. Nightmares !!!! Real nightmares !! So swapped to using the Rev counter, as I can’t hear and feel much plus gas first then clutch, hallelujah praise this video, so far 2 days later and I’ve not stalled. Will be telling my instructor this week, my way or I will use someone else. But then their all booked up at the moment !
I passed my test in a diesel car. Just needed clutch to get moving, which made moving off very straight forward, especially as a learner. My 1st car was petrol and It was a complete contrast. The clutch alone was almost a guaranteed stall if I wanted to move off with some speed. It took some time to getting used to using gas to move off.
You are not alone i know this is a late reply but i have the exact same. First press gas up to 1500/2000 and then release ur clutch slowly. But starting ur car again at uphill is another story lmao
@Captain Oblivion THICC so how do you not roll back without the handbrake on?
@@shakoor3218 When ur a little more experienced with the car and stuff you can just use the brake pedal and then quikly switch to gas and lift up the clutch pedal. On steep uphill i would recommend using the handbrake tho its better because there isn’t any delay between you switching pedals with your foot for example
wow, I've been driving for a year and just realised that such an anti-stall feature exists in some cars. Looking back the car I learned on definitely had this feature but my first car doesn't. So that's why my car needs so much gas to start going lol
Finally! I have almost a year since I passed my exam and my first car was a Dacia Logan 2006 D :). Many people told me that I drive very good and if I managed to control that old car, others would piece of cake . But I got - funny - a 2023 Dacia Logan from work.Petrol.999cc engine. And yes it is assisted. My god it took all my concentration to get home on the first trip. I thought I am so far behind on how a new needs to be driven that I was about to tell them I will come with my own, old care to work. Cheers mate!
I didn't know I had to add gas first sometimes, stalked alot.
Thank you for teaching the right method.
Thankyou sir
I have Suzuki astar manual 2010 and a year ago I completed my 18 years and been driving this astar from one year
You are my motivation and am very happy to see different techniques of driving
And now I drive daily in city and highway steep hills and traffic without any issue or stalling
Tommorow is my driving test for licence thankyou for teaching me everything free of cost
Good luck tomorrow!
I've been taught to lift the clutch first and add gas second, and I was struggling in some cars afterwards. The time I realised that it's easier the other way around was when I was learning to drive a truck, and to get that old 7.5 ton truck moving without adding gas first was not possible at all. It was only then when I changed my habits.
so you are adding gas first now ?
@@MohammadMahadiHassain yes
@@AlexGonoffIn today's driving lesson, I pressed gas first and the car started moving flawlessly. THANK you so much for the suggestion
I learnt to drive in a 2018 Ford Focus, my first car is a 2003 Mercedes A-Class. Needless to say there was a lot to learn (and a few bad habits to un-learn!) and your videos have been super helpful. Thanks Richard!
I've been driving mostly manuals for over 20 years and still find helpful items from your videos!
Your videos are still helping me even though I have passed my test!!! I am in this exact situation right now! Just got a cheap and cheerful 2008 Clio and keep stalling, been sitting outside my house and experimenting with the amount of revs I need to move off.... this was after an extremely scary situation in a supermarket car park yesterday! I backed out of a parking space and was struggling to drive on as I kept stalling, I was under pressure as people were waiting. Pressed the accelerator a little too hard and shot forward 🤦♀️ thankfully I managed to brake before hitting anyone or anything! It's really affecting my confidence! Having similar issues at junctions and traffic lights! And with reversing!! Do I need revs to reverse too?
You may need revs in reverse, you have to see how the car handles your inputs trial and error in a safe place. This is why I think it's important to teach people to add gas before lifting the clutch.
Definitely!! Your learners are very lucky to have such a thoughtful instructor. Thanks for the advice, I will definitely find somewhere safe to practice! Great video's! 👍
Perhaps you could start a newly passed series Richard, a lot of people (including myself) really struggle with buying a first car, adapting to a new vehicle and learning about maintenance.
I got my 5th driving lesson today my instructer always makes me use cluth biting point then gas once i start slowly moving 🤷🏽♂️
OMG thank you so much, you replied to my comment on a previous video where I was taught clutch first in a diesel and you linked me to this one. This will help so much. Thank you.
You are the master of basic driving ! Thanks for your approach of driving skill . This is great !
I use to use clutch to take off but it's much easier to add gas first and control your take off speed whilst easing the clutch out
How about when driving on hills? Do you still do this ?
@@mr.babadook9640 sometimes depends on the hill
Add gas till 1.5k rpm ease the clutch out till it's bites and take off
I do both at the same time because I'm a master of the dark arts.
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Yeah, it takes a lot of exercise.
Very relevant video, I was taught to lift clutch first to find the bite and then add gas, and recently bought a car that I found difficult to start off with. I found this video after realising that I need to add gas first! Thanks for the helpful video.
Bang on mate. The lessons taught in your video should be given to every driving student.
Who else watches this just for fun coz they don't have a car to drive😂
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I’m good with the bitting point but I press to hard on the gas
You need to go 60mph and then turn left sharply. That should help the problem
The only reason the car stalls when releasing clutch is because the revs drop, so in theory you can redline your car and then dump the clutch and it won't stall now with this information you have to master releasing the clutch and slowly adding gas at the same time, don't rev engines up and then release, just release and throttle at the same time , and just remember as long as your car doesn't go under like 300rpm and you just keep the gas control then you will never stall
Try practising the gas when you're parked. It does take some getting used to.
More information that I should share to help is that people often think that they are giving it too much gas but the real problem is that they aren't letting off the clutch fast enough, I know this because I used to do this. It's ok to give it up to 2k rpm of gas but make sure you're letting off already by then, and when doing this don't stress you only need to apply the gas softly and slowly and then remove the clutch ease bit don't be a granny the letting off the clutch extremely slowly will never develop your skills, just find the bite point, give gas and continue releasing clutch
@@ConquerDriving What I found helpful was to aim for a rev target and try to get to it and hold it. Then try a different one. Then try to get it more quickly. Still a long way to go since I haven't got a car, but it helped me alot 😁
With my new instructor I was stalling at every stop sign with the clutch up first method. And my confidence on the road was going lower and lower everyday.
Untill I remembered what my first instructor taught me. For some reason the clutch just works better with a bit of gas first.
my driving instructor actually started to teach me this after i asked for it because the car i drive in has a really wonky clutch.. now she is teaching it to the other students aswell as it really helped with stall's
I'm 2 lessons in and I am being taught clutch starts only so no gas. I did notice my parents used gas before to 2000 rpm then bite point to go. So I found this video and it's a great find!
This explains so much what I been going through with my first new car. Don't know why my instructors in this time don't give me more information and what to loon out for. Thank you this was so helpful.😊
It was always a handbrake start when I had lessons 6 years ago so clutch first , I passed bought an automatic because it was going cheap and now I’ve just bought a manual and completely forgotten most of the skills required so I’m finding your lessons really helpful!
I’ve been driving automatic for 10 years so am an experienced driver but just got a 1990 740 turbo wagon and it’s a manual, wasn’t gonna let that stop me from getting that sweet car!! This vid helped me a lot. Thank you!
Nice, I hope you enjoy it.
Ah, I now realise why so many accidents happen when cars are starting. I never knew people are actually taught to give gas first. This explains a lot.
I'm from Peru but I'm getting my licence in italy, I can only say that all I know about driving I learnt it from your channel, and I cannot thank you enough for that, thank you, thank you , thank you !
I passed my test in my instructors fiesta st lifting the clutch first but when it came to driving my Ibiza I just kept on stalling. I learned through trial and error and raised the clutch first but added more revs, over revving a lot. This just makes much more sense and I'll have to cut that bad habit I picked up from my lessons
Its very good you made a video on this specific topic because as a learner Im struggling to understand clutch behaviour so its beneficial to take lesson from a scholarly personnel like yourself