How to Handle It When Your Car Stalls

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If you are driving down the road and your car suddenly dies, you need to know how to avoid a crash.

Step 1: Don’t panic
Do not panic. Panic will only distort your judgment and increase your chances of causing an accident.

Tip
Steer the car to the shoulder of the road. You do not want to stop in the middle of traffic.

Step 2: Depress pedals
Depress the clutch and brake pedals simultaneously.

Step 3: Put the car in neutral
Place the shifter in neutral.

Step 4: Turn the key to start
Turn the key to the start position until the engine is running. You may need to repeat this several times.

Step 5: Move the shifter to first
Move the shifter to first gear.

Step 6: Work the pedals
Slowly remove your foot from the clutch while slowly pressing down on the gas pedal. Proceed slowly.

Step 7: Drive
Continue on your merry way.

Did You Know?
In 1904 the Sturtevant brothers invented the first automatic transmission.