How to Drive Manual

Edited by Ben Rubenstein, Krystle, Sondra C, Nick and 94 others

Have you ever wanted to learn at least the basics of how to drive a manual transmission? Luckily, the basic concepts of starting to move a manual transmission car and shifting through the gears is a process anyone can learn. This guide will help you out so that when you do get in a manual car, you won't look too bad....

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   Try to get on level ground. Put your seatbelt on once you get in. While learning, it's better to roll down the windows. This helps to better hear the engine sound and adjust the gear changes accordingly.
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   Identify the pedals. In a manual car, there are three.
   • The one on the far left is the clutch , the middle one is the brake, and then the gas/accelerator is on the far right (CBA). This layout is the same for both left hand drive and right hand drive vehicles.
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   Learn what the clutch does: