Actually, for engaging parking the order is this: -Depress the brake -Put the car in to Neutral -Pull the handbrake/footbrake lever and let it take the weight of the car -Engage Parking. Most handbrakes have enough rollback to still cause the issue if they are not allowed to take the strain first.
This is quite a piece of illuminating information. Very grateful. Please also shed some light on shifting from Drive to S or 2 (depending on the car) when car is moving.
Very educative content. Thank you. I have two questions: first one is when is it appropriate to use the low gear (L) on an automatic vehicle and the other question is you have talked about modern automatic cars, which ones are they or in which year of manufacture category do they fall into?
Low gear is used for steep hills and when you notice that the vehicle lacks power when climbing the steep hill. The Low gear provides more torque which is helpful in these kind of situations. After climbing the steep hill, you can put it back to Drive "D".
The point on towing is on point. The crazy part is how it ruins the transmission. What happens is that the drive wheels, be it front, back or all when turning during towing actualy turn the oil pump in the transmission creating oil flow through the transmission. The longer the distance towed, the hotter the transmission oil gets and since there is little active cooling through the trans oil cooler via natural airflow and powered fans when the car is off, the fluid gets easily overheated and burnt and loses lubricity. Next time you drive it you end up destroying the transmismission clutch packs and thus the transmission.
Great content. Something of note and questions I have. Que 1. I use Low gear (1) during vehicle jams. Is this advisable and economical? Que 2. How to use gear (2) or sport to overtake in automatic. Its not like manual so I need the help? Que 3. Order of parking is Brake, Handbrake and Parking. Are the following still okay? A. Holding the brake, engage parking, then handbrake. B. Holding the brake, engage neutral, handbrake then parking. Que 4. What's the order from parking to moving? Is it the reverse or is there an order ? Que 5. During a long duration jam is it bad to still have the vehicle on drive while in a slug movement? Thank you
1- Being an automatic, there is no point of shifting to low gear in a jam. Leave it on drive. Low gear is for driving on very steep hills when you need maximum torque at low speed and also slowing the car down in very hilly descents where you are trying to keep brakes from overheating and fading..like driving on number one gear in a manual car. 2- To overtake in an automatic, just stomp on the accelerator and the car will automaticaly downshift gears to increase the torque for acceleration no need to downshift by hand like a manual though some automatics have that feature. 3- The sequense suggested are advisable when parking on an incline.On a flat surface, stoping then putting the car in park, then pulling the handbrake is OK. Sequence B is also Ok .4- From parking there is no need of a sequence. 5- In a jam the transmission is designed using its torque converter to stay in drive at a stop so there will be no harm in keeping it in drive. If it's uncomfortable to keep your foot on the brake for too long, just put it in park then back to drive if you have to go.
Hi! How about, 1.Step on the brake to stop the car, 2. Shift to park. 3. Pull and securely engage the handbrake. 4. Let go of the brake pedal. Does that work?
Is it ok to downshift an automatic transmission to use engine braking to supplement normal braking? I mean sequentially selecting lower gears for every stop you make, as a routine.
Hi Eric, Thanks for your educative programs. Please be sensitive when commenting about Uganda and Tanzania car age limits. Atti Wuganda na Tanzania,wanna import,”VIBBAKULLI”.TAFFADDALLI!
Erick with CK, PLEASE do a video on doing a test drive to buy a car. Should I red rave it? slam on the brakes etc etc just to be sure and check lights to watch out for.
Have learnt something this Monday thanks soo much .Eric humble request about nissan serena this problem they have like kukosa nguvu kwa mlima what can u do to improve iyo shida iishe kabisa help thanks Good day
Hello I just came across this channel and I love it. Please I want to learn how to drive and interested to learn with my hubby's manual. Please do a video for learners or what should one know and give a demonstration of a new learner
Your brake pads and rotors will wear out faster because of the constant friction. You can damage your brakes and also put unnecessary stress on your automatic transmission, and that can lead to an expensive failure.
My cousin is a two foot driver and she won't change coz that is how she is comfortable and has been doing it for 20 plus years. Kuna watu who just prefer it.
Vvti is engine valve lift timing tech. It exists in both the Fielder & the Probox. These 2 vehicles share the 1NZ engine (1500cc). The probox however also comes with 1300cc engines, which is a bit smaller in comparison to the 1500cc 1NZ-FE standard on the Fielder. CVT is a gearbox type that uses a belt to transfer motion from the input end of the gearbox to the output... Nowadays, most fielders (from 2006 i suppose) and Proboxes share this gearbox too. Your question (economy) here boils down to engine power to the particular vehicle's weight. The probox is lighter in weight than the fielder so if they happen to have the same engine & gearbox the probox will emerge more efficient & it will use less fuel to pull its weight than the fielder. There is a catch however: bigger engines do not strain when pulling their vehicles' weight the way smaller engines do. Loading conditions and nature of driving (hard accelerations vs lighter ones ~ yani ukiwekelea mguu kwa accelerator kama mawe itakunywa zaidi than when u place ur foot there lightly), plus anticipated acceleration vs coasting on the highway all determine how good or bad ur vehicle's fuel economy will be!
Thank you Erick. Assume u are on highway with a bit of speed , and u abruptly spot a hump. Is it ok to shift gear from D to N while at the same time breaking?(Automatic transmission) ie for a fast speed reduction.
I understand your concern on driving with two feet. It's a popular one. However I believe it is a popular misconception. I have driven with my right leg alone and with both legs and I know that driving with both legs gives more control. It is not what rookies do. On the contrary, I think you will drive more professionally when you have your right leg dedicted solely for acceleration and you left leg for the brake. It is better to have each leg playing a particular role than for one leg to be multitasked and alternated between the brake and the accelerator while one is completely idle. The only risk is that a rookie may wear out his brakes faster but I think it is a smaller price to pay than repairs for bashing your car or someone else's car when you lose control.
Automatic transmission vehicles have engine-powered brakes. If you maintain pressure on the accelerator and brake at the same time, let go of the brakes and then brake again, the braking power reduces. It is very dangerous
Neutral if the car is moving and you don't wanna speed up, just to rev for noise purposes and you can do park and neutral both if the car is stopped (with the handbrake on if on neutral).
As always, good job guys. Now I have two questions. First, in 2020 I killed the gearbox on a 2007 Toyota ISIS by towing a broken down friend for like 20kms. Mechanic said autos are not meant for towing, but I see all modern heavy duty pickups come with autos. Was my gearbox already on its way out or did I kill it that day by towing. I love me manual transmission cars. I have an old 504 that's never had its gearbox serviced as far as I know. A few clutch replacements and diff oil top-ups, that's it. Autos should have ATF replaced every 40K kms or so. Should I be doing more for that old manual gearbox?
I've been telling a friend engaging neutral doesn't save a sh*t but nimbishani banaa...anyways nimwetafuta pale fb mnanilisha tiki samawati,share your contact need your service
Actually, for engaging parking the order is this:
-Depress the brake
-Put the car in to Neutral
-Pull the handbrake/footbrake lever and let it take the weight of the car
-Engage Parking.
Most handbrakes have enough rollback to still cause the issue if they are not allowed to take the strain first.
This is what I learned back then
Automatic cars, you need to just park no handbrake at all. Handbrake use was for Stick shift
I concur
@@elizabethmuganzi6261 you are that student that pulls the mean score of a class back.
@@stanstano6064 😂😂😂😂
Thanks so much bro......things that are not taught in driving school.....Thanks for your educative videos.... 🙏
As a driver soon to be , this has been insightful ep
This is quite a piece of illuminating information. Very grateful.
Please also shed some light on shifting from Drive to S or 2 (depending on the car) when car is moving.
Very educative content. Thank you. I have two questions: first one is when is it appropriate to use the low gear (L) on an automatic vehicle and the other question is you have talked about modern automatic cars, which ones are they or in which year of manufacture category do they fall into?
L unatumia kwa steep hill kupanda.... L packs more power...
Low gear is used for steep hills and when you notice that the vehicle lacks power when climbing the steep hill. The Low gear provides more torque which is helpful in these kind of situations. After climbing the steep hill, you can put it back to Drive "D".
Aisee you guy umetuelimisha sanaaa..this content is life
I'm the guy who presses brakes while already shifting to P.
Im gulty. Learning alot from you. Thanks
There for parking I fail mostly 🙃 🙂 😅 but am well informed how to park correctly thank you
The point on towing is on point. The crazy part is how it ruins the transmission. What happens is that the drive wheels, be it front, back or all when turning during towing actualy turn the oil pump in the transmission creating oil flow through the transmission. The longer the distance towed, the hotter the transmission oil gets and since there is little active cooling through the trans oil cooler via natural airflow and powered fans when the car is off, the fluid gets easily overheated and burnt and loses lubricity. Next time you drive it you end up destroying the transmismission clutch packs and thus the transmission.
Great content. Something of note and questions I have.
Que 1. I use Low gear (1) during vehicle jams. Is this advisable and economical?
Que 2. How to use gear (2) or sport to overtake in automatic. Its not like manual so I need the help?
Que 3. Order of parking is Brake, Handbrake and Parking. Are the following still okay?
A. Holding the brake, engage parking, then handbrake.
B. Holding the brake, engage neutral, handbrake then parking.
Que 4. What's the order from parking to moving? Is it the reverse or is there an order ?
Que 5. During a long duration jam is it bad to still have the vehicle on drive while in a slug movement?
Thank you
1- Being an automatic, there is no point of shifting to low gear in a jam. Leave it on drive. Low gear is for driving on very steep hills when you need maximum torque at low speed and also slowing the car down in very hilly descents where you are trying to keep brakes from overheating and fading..like driving on number one gear in a manual car.
2- To overtake in an automatic, just stomp on the accelerator and the car will automaticaly downshift gears to increase the torque for acceleration no need to downshift by hand like a manual though some automatics have that feature.
3- The sequense suggested are advisable when parking on an incline.On a flat surface, stoping then putting the car in park, then pulling the handbrake is OK. Sequence B is also Ok
.4- From parking there is no need of a sequence.
5- In a jam the transmission is designed using its torque converter to stay in drive at a stop so there will be no harm in keeping it in drive. If it's uncomfortable to keep your foot on the brake for too long, just put it in park then back to drive if you have to go.
@@tomm487 Much appreciated. This clears up so many thing. Big ups 👍👍👍👍
Hi!
How about,
1.Step on the brake to stop the car,
2. Shift to park.
3. Pull and securely engage the handbrake.
4. Let go of the brake pedal.
Does that work?
Would also want to know
Always angage handbrake before shifting to park
Hey Eric...please approach the Mobius Kenya and ask for a review. We need to know your pov on the car.🙏
Is it ok to downshift an automatic transmission to use engine braking to supplement normal braking? I mean sequentially selecting lower gears for every stop you make, as a routine.
Hi Eric,
Thanks for your educative programs.
Please be sensitive when commenting about Uganda and Tanzania car age limits.
Atti Wuganda na Tanzania,wanna import,”VIBBAKULLI”.TAFFADDALLI!
If I could double like, I would, that was very insightful thank you.
Very informative👍🏾 although nilishindwa driving using one foot🙈
Erick with CK, PLEASE do a video on doing a test drive to buy a car. Should I red rave it? slam on the brakes etc etc just to be sure and check lights to watch out for.
Best Car channel in Kenya. Good job ERICK!
This has been very insightful. I was doing it all wrong on the parking/handbrake part. Now I know better. Keep up with the good work.
Have learnt something this Monday thanks soo much .Eric humble request about nissan serena this problem they have like kukosa nguvu kwa mlima what can u do to improve iyo shida iishe kabisa help thanks Good day
Kaizen: continuous improvement.
Guilty of fast 3-point turn to avoid blocking traffic, (D to R to D whilst car not stationary). Thanks for the tips.
Hello I just came across this channel and I love it. Please I want to learn how to drive and interested to learn with my hubby's manual. Please do a video for learners or what should one know and give a demonstration of a new learner
My hubby is very strict hadi naogopa,
Good one. Do something about these OBD diagnostic tools
Parking procedure... Brake first, shift to neutral, engage parking brake, release the brakes, shift to park position.
So you mean from neutral to parking without press break??? R u sure or is wokabi sure?????
@@ilikepremios.amanofunofhyb4751 exactly! The idea is the parking brake should carry the weight of the vehicle and not the park position mechanism
Then shifting from neutral to park you have to press brakes.
@@ilikepremios.amanofunofhyb4751 Nope. The parking brake should be holding the vehicle.
I knew today
Good content. Out of curiosity, what are the dangers of driving with foot brake on?
high fuel consumption .nothing thaaat serious
Your brake pads and rotors will wear out faster because of the constant friction. You can damage your brakes and also put unnecessary stress on your automatic transmission, and that can lead to an expensive failure.
Just means your car is dragging in fact it will strain moving
In what circumstances are you supposed to engage the neutral gear?
My cousin is a two foot driver and she won't change coz that is how she is comfortable and has been doing it for 20 plus years. Kuna watu who just prefer it.
On the neutral part, mine tends to indicate hi fuel economy numbers.
i like your content. Is it possible for Carnversation to feature motorcycles ama that is not in the scope of reviews!
Hello,
After starting the car, am i supposed to drop the handbrake first then switch to drive?
switch to drive then handbrake down,,then remove ua feet frm the brakes and press the gas pedal gently
After removing your feet from the brake pedal the vehicle start moving on itself. Then you accelerate.
Thanks for the safe driving tips. A Probox VVTI and a Fielder CVT which is more fuel economy?
Vvti is engine valve lift timing tech. It exists in both the Fielder & the Probox. These 2 vehicles share the 1NZ engine (1500cc). The probox however also comes with 1300cc engines, which is a bit smaller in comparison to the 1500cc 1NZ-FE standard on the Fielder.
CVT is a gearbox type that uses a belt to transfer motion from the input end of the gearbox to the output... Nowadays, most fielders (from 2006 i suppose) and Proboxes share this gearbox too. Your question (economy) here boils down to engine power to the particular vehicle's weight. The probox is lighter in weight than the fielder so if they happen to have the same engine & gearbox the probox will emerge more efficient & it will use less fuel to pull its weight than the fielder. There is a catch however: bigger engines do not strain when pulling their vehicles' weight the way smaller engines do. Loading conditions and nature of driving (hard accelerations vs lighter ones ~ yani ukiwekelea mguu kwa accelerator kama mawe itakunywa zaidi than when u place ur foot there lightly), plus anticipated acceleration vs coasting on the highway all determine how good or bad ur vehicle's fuel economy will be!
automatic brake system is the reason i shift to newtrol..how do you deal with that
"We have a group of people who.......🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great show, educative and inspirational
Would love to see do live fuel economy test videos. Thanks. Huge fan and Subscriber of your videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Erick. Assume u are on highway with a bit of speed , and u abruptly spot a hump. Is it ok to shift gear from D to N while at the same time breaking?(Automatic transmission) ie for a fast speed reduction.
No, do not do this not advisable it can lead to losing control of the car
Thank you very much. Kazi Safi 👍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Always insightful
Very Informative!!
Great content. I am learning a lot from your videos.
I heard in an inclined position; press the foot brake, engage neutral gear, pull the hand brake and last shift the gear to parking
Same. In fact I was told to be following that process whenever I want to make a stop.
Review of Mitsubishi outlander roadest please
Kindly review w204 c200 CGI.
And what is the O/D button used for ?
Hio point ya kwanza very useful
I understand your concern on driving with two feet. It's a popular one. However I believe it is a popular misconception. I have driven with my right leg alone and with both legs and I know that driving with both legs gives more control. It is not what rookies do. On the contrary, I think you will drive more professionally when you have your right leg dedicted solely for acceleration and you left leg for the brake. It is better to have each leg playing a particular role than for one leg to be multitasked and alternated between the brake and the accelerator while one is completely idle. The only risk is that a rookie may wear out his brakes faster but I think it is a smaller price to pay than repairs for bashing your car or someone else's car when you lose control.
In US, driving is only with right foot, you master and are good all time.
I agree with you. I use both feet and its been working for me for the past 10 years.
...😂😂😂
wueh.
Ata when we drive manual, we never use the left foot on the brake. My foot hurts at my knee when I try to do that. Maajabu.
Driving with two legs will one day cost you its not a matter of if but when
Automatic transmission vehicles have engine-powered brakes. If you maintain pressure on the accelerator and brake at the same time, let go of the brakes and then brake again, the braking power reduces. It is very dangerous
Why does the Peugeot 208 1200cc petrol have a jerk on gear one and reverse
I will have to relearn how to park. Thankyou wokabi
During parking, is shifting to neutral, engaging the handbrake and finally shifting to park okay?
100% correct
Perfect
Good content. When revving are you supposed to do it on park or neutral
Neutral if the car is moving and you don't wanna speed up, just to rev for noise purposes and you can do park and neutral both if the car is stopped (with the handbrake on if on neutral).
Great insights... Keep on keeping on
Can you do an older Toyota rav4 especially a two door.
Good content!
How about if you step on the brakes ... Put the car in neutral... Pull up the hand brake and then put the car to parking
After pulling up the handbrake let go of the brake to let the weight of the car settle onto the handbrake, then put the car in parking.
That merc is clean
Very informative episode keep up the good work 👏
What of driving in traffick Jam. Neutral on long stops?
No do not shift to neutral kwa jam
If you want to save fuel doing that will not save any fuel
Automatic cars are built to save fuel on their own
keep it up wockabi
What about manual transmission?
What do you mean by flatbed
This car is nice. What is the car
Ukikanyaga both accelerator na brake pedals gari inachukua screenshot🏃
Hahaha.
Thanks for this
Insightful
Thank you 🙏
Leo nimepatikana. I drive with both feet.
I always mess on three point turn , now I know
I'm so guilty of the 3 point turn mess
Educative episode
Super informative.
Na unaexplainia watu with iven Photos too. NOT every one juas those jagons!!
am guilty of coasting and am not stoping any soon
Mann somethings are too natural, I just started doing this without learning.
Educative
rally drivers drive with two feets
Good Content
Next talk about tire pressure is it 35 or 40
Check your owners manual for vehicle specific figures.
Good stuff. We learn everyday..
As always, good job guys. Now I have two questions. First, in 2020 I killed the gearbox on a 2007 Toyota ISIS by towing a broken down friend for like 20kms. Mechanic said autos are not meant for towing, but I see all modern heavy duty pickups come with autos. Was my gearbox already on its way out or did I kill it that day by towing.
I love me manual transmission cars. I have an old 504 that's never had its gearbox serviced as far as I know. A few clutch replacements and diff oil top-ups, that's it. Autos should have ATF replaced every 40K kms or so. Should I be doing more for that old manual gearbox?
I'm a 2 feet driver actually😂 I feel much safer because there's no way I can confuse the brake and accelerator, a high risk factor when using 1 foot.
Modern cars means from which year ?
Any auto tuseme
Toyota Probox drivers how do you save fuel on a car that is already fuel economical. I feel attacked
😂😂😂😂
Gari mali safi
Actually you are misleading on parking process.....brake, neutral,handbrake, parking.
I’ve done it wrongly all those years 🤭
Now you know
@@CARNVERSATIONS what about starting a car, do you change gear to drive and drop handbrake or vice versa
@@jullietwanjiru8986 Engage gear first then drop the handbrake
@@CARNVERSATIONS thanks
Driving with 2 feet, If you step on accelerator & brake together...the car with take 'screenshot'
🤣🤣🤣silly
🙆🏾♂️
How do you save fuel in a car that is already fuel economical....hehe
I've been telling a friend engaging neutral doesn't save a sh*t but nimbishani banaa...anyways nimwetafuta pale fb mnanilisha tiki samawati,share your contact need your service