Stick Shift...braking and slowing down...Help?

Question

1.How do you brake when coming to a complete stop?
From going 45mph on 4th gear to a complete stop.How

2.How do slow down to turn on a left and right turn on a intersection?

Answer 1

When coming to a complete stop, brake to slow down normally and as you get close to stopping, press in the clutch and change gears to first. Don't release the clutch until you start again. If you don't need to come to a complete stop, then down shift to second instead of first. A good rule of the thumb is to only shift down to first gear if coming to a near or complete stop.

Answer 2

1. When coming to a complete stop, use your right foot on the brake pedal to slow the car to a complete stop. While you are in the process of slowing down, you may choose to run through the gears in reverse order, i.e., 4th, 3rd, second, first. Once you are at the point of almost being stopped, make sure the clutch pedal is to the floor (left foot), so your car doesn't stall.

2. Use the same method when slowing down to turn at an intersection. You will find that second gear (in most cars) is about right for turning a corner. Slow the car until you can easily and safely make the turn, make sure it's in the right gear for your speed (i.e. 2nd gear), make the turn, and accelerate smoothly to resume driving speed.

Answer 3

45mph to 4th gear, apply steady brake pressure, downshift to 3rd and depress the clutch as you come to a stop.

Left turn, slow and prepare to stop, stay in either 1st, or 2nd gear if almost completely stopped. 3rd is ok if you are still rolling at 25-30mph. Right hand turn, depending on how sharp a turn, crosswalk, bikers, pedestrians, etc, downshift to either 2nd or 3rd gear and turn and accelerate.

You are asking good questions, but I suggest you find a large, empty parking lot to drive around in so you can practice shifting. I will give credit and say by the quality of the questions, you are really trying to learn, but there is no substitute for getting out there and putting written knowledge to the test and practicing!! Good Luck!

Answer 4

1. When you are about 100 meters from the intersection, shift it to 3rd gear, the car would slow down, then shift to 2nd gear,(both without using your brakes). Start braking to a complete stop about 10 meters before the intersection.

2. You follow the same instructions as above, except instead of braking to a stop, you should be in 2nd gear while turning.

Answer 5

1. Push on the brakes and when you get down to about 25 push in on the clutch while still holding down the brake pedal.
2. Push the brakes and slow down, when you get to about 30, then push in the clutch and sownshift into second while still hitting the brakes and slowing down you should be slow enough to let out on the clutch while giving the car a little gas. Then after you make the turn give it some gas and accelerate until you can shift into 3rd gear.

Answer 6

some people gear down from 4th to make a turn by letting off accelerator applying brake, then when just about at turn use clutch and move into 2nd gear, let off clutch and transmission will slow car down more, or resume same speed, if engine lulls, then your going to slow for second gears, then pop into first...sounds like you are a beginner..practice makes perfect...your good when you can shift without the clutch..

Answer 7

1. To stop from any speed, let off the accelerator (duh) downshift out of overdrive (5th) to 4th, downshift from 4th to 3rd at about 40mph, from 3rd to 2nd at about 25mph, and from 2nd to 1st at about 15mph while applying the brakes.

2. Do the same as for above but don't completely stop, and you should be able to downshift to 2nd or even stay in 3rd depending on the corner and be ready to get back on the accelerator about half way through the corner, and start shifting back up.