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How to Drive a Manual Transmission — Cars.com

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How to Drive a Manual Transmission — Cars.com

6,571,026 views October 25, 2018 30:56

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In brief

You’ll master the basics of driving a manual car, from understanding the pedals and shifter to smoothly starting, shifting gears, and stopping—ideal for beginners or those switching from automatic. The video also covers troubleshooting common mistakes and handling hills.

Key steps

  1. Learn how to read the tachometer for optimal gear shifts.
  2. Start the car and engage the clutch to begin moving in first gear.
  3. Handle hills by using the clutch and brake effectively.
  4. Park the car safely with the transmission in neutral.

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Description from the creator

Wanna learn how to drive a manual-transmission car? While fewer cars offer a three-pedal manual transmission, the ones that do are easier to learn on than old cars were. This video covers everything you’ll need to know to drive a manual car — from the basic mechanical interactions taking place and getting the car moving to footwear choices.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:08 Get to know the tachometer
3:12 Get to know the pedals
4:50 Get to know the shifter
6:18 How to start the car and engage the clutch
9:57 How to take off in 1st
13:49 What can go wrong?
15:27 Moving in higher gears
18:59 How to stop
20:22 Handling hills
22:59 Tips
26:04 Downshifting
27:36 How to park
29:31 Outro

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Cars.com published this 30:56 video tutorial on October 25, 2018. It has been watched 6,571,026 times on YouTube.

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October 25, 2018
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