Learn How to Drive a Manual Car in 19 Minutes

[00:05] Today I'm going to show you how to drive a 

[00:12] stop, how to change gear and when, plus clutch 

[00:47] so you can find the pedals quickly and as they're 

[00:54] The clutch pedal is on the left. Use your 

[01:20] gear then it won't move much side to side. 

[01:43] If you're driving a car with a key then turn 

[02:13] To move off, I'll press the clutch 

[02:35] Memorise this diagram in your car and remember 

[03:03] Now I need to set the gas. This is a 

[03:18] Then hold your foot still. You might overdo 

[03:27] You would need to give it a bit more gas if you 

[03:52] feet still. This is the car wanting to go 

[04:04] I'll do it again.

[04:11] The first part of raising the 

[04:20] If I raise the clutch too high then the car 

[04:50] Now I need to make sure it's safe 

[05:13] able to release it just by pressing the button. 

[05:36] If you release the clutch too soon then it could 

[05:56] I'm now going to pull up on the left in a safe, 

[06:17] Keeping both feet on the brake and clutch, parking 

[06:46] Now you can release the pedals and cancel 

[07:19] gear lever springs back to neutral. This will 

[07:24] It's well worth practising while you're 

[07:37] Let's go through all the gears. Neutral to first. 

[07:44] When you change from first to second have slight   pressure to the left on the gear lever 

[07:54] Don't forget the spring is 

[08:04] Second to third. Palm facing to the right, push 

[08:23] Straight back for fourth. Push forward slightly 

[08:31] To change to sixth, have slight pressure to 

[08:38] Changing down to fifth, slight pressure to 

[09:10] Now you know how to change gear, let's have 

[09:39] road you change up to second gear roughly at 

[09:51] But don't forget it's not precise and it's 

[10:13] The lower gears provide the most pulling power,   so if you're joining a fast, busy road 

[10:29] But don't accelerate for too long or 

[10:58] also for speeds below 10 miles per hour 

[11:07] It's easier to manoeuvre the 

[11:18] But you can't drive very fast in 

[11:27] Try moving off in a high gear and the car will 

[11:37] You'd normally change to a lower 

[11:43] As a rough guide, if you've reduced your speed 

[12:01] You'll also have to change to a lower gear 

[12:18] You can also change to a lower gear if you 

[12:24] Driving in low gears when going down 

[12:46] There's certain situations where you can block 

[12:59] For example, you can slow down in third gear 

[13:13] You can stop in any gear but 

[13:18] To help you, let's move off again and I'll talk 

[13:24] select first, set the gas, find 

[13:33] check mirrors, blind spot, check over my right 

[13:55] To change gear, off gas, clutch down, change 

[14:31] Feet still. Parking brake on, neutral, come off 

[14:57] A modern car will carry on going even 

[15:09] I'll change down to second.

[15:16] In second, it stays at about 9 miles 

[15:21] Let's try first gear.

[15:26] In first gear it slows down to about 5 miles 

[15:32] the car starts to judder 

[15:39] To drive slower than 5 miles per hour 

[15:44] To creep forward, a little gas and 

[15:50] Lower the clutch about the thickness of a pound 

[16:17] When you're slowly manoeuvring the car.

[16:21] At the moment the clutch is controlling the 

[16:35] Sooner or later you're going to come across 

[16:44] The car can roll back if you're too slow 

[16:54] The easiest way to deal with an uphill 

[17:02] Without the gas the car could stall and without 

[17:14] When you get more confident, you'll be able to set   the gas and find the biting point 

[17:25] Although I'd always recommend using 

[17:39] You will need to set the gas a little more 

[17:59] But using the parking brake 

[18:08] Moving   off downhill is a bit simpler. No gas or biting 

[18:38] Learn how to change gears smoothly