I need some good tips on how to drive a manual, I'm just learning and im scared of hills!?

Question

Any kind of advice would really help!!

Answer 1

ok, there is no way you can do it unless you just practice. so go to a secluded spot where there is no traffic or cars around you and just practice. Find a spot that has a hill and just keep practicing. I learned how to drive at a municipal airport where there was a hill and no cars around me.

Answer 2

Your driving habits are different within the City Country and the state where you reside. If you live within a state with four seasons then your driving a manual will differ in comparison to Az where snow is not an element within the City. An old trick when driving a standard transmission while on a hill at a stop. Set the parking brake. As you release the clutch and feel it tug as you start off in first gear disable the safety brake and you are off. Winter driving on hills is tricky and takes practice and patience. Use the same method in snow when taking off providing that you have the proper tire for the element. Hint! Front wheel drive versus rear wheel drive. You will slide sideways with rear wheel drive where as a front wheel drive will automatically shift a spinning tires energy towards the opposite tire. Front wheel drive car anyday Miss.

Answer 3

Oh, the hills--that's a lot of fun, I managed to master that.

Just make sure you're pushing the gas and letting off on the clutch the same amount. You might have to push the gas a little more than on a flat surface so you don't stall out. I burned rubber a few times (slamming down the gas and letting up on the clutch a bit too slow) before I got the hang of it. Soon, though, I was able to stand at a traffic light going up a hill and not use the brake--just gas and clutch--though I wouldn't advise that.

Answer 4

Rule #1: Don't panic.

Practice was the key for me. Practice, practice, practice. Grinding sounds are bad. Listen for the gears to engage when you let out the clutch. Hearing the sounds your car makes and knowing what's causing it is a biggie. Too much or too little gas, revving when not in gear, chattering when gears are not completely engaged, that sort of thing. You'll have to be quicker/heavier on the gas when you are going uphill than on the level. If you are taking off up a hill, start giving it a bit of gas before you let off the brake.

I haven't driven a manual in 15 years, but I'm sure I always left it out of gear to park, and engaged the park brake. Started the thing in neutral.

Answer 5

You just need to practice, practice, practice! Go practice with someone who is experienced, and get a feel for the car. Practice in a parking lot, and don't try hills until you've gotten the basics down. When you're ready to try hills, go somewhere not budy, and remember to not panic and use your emergency brake to help you get going. Good luck! And don't listen to Cats mother, manuals aren't "****," they're better on gas and a lot more fun to drive!

Answer 6

Manuals are easy once you get the hang of them. Obviously you can just shift into neutral to go down hills and brake as needed to slow down (at least in cars) . When going up a hill, if you feel the car sputtering and starting to die, shift down a gear. You may have to shift down again if you still have problems. I have a stick and live in an apartment building. To get into my parking space, I have a rather short but steep incline. I ALWAYS have to slow and shift into 2nd and I still just barely get up the hill. If you are in 1st gear and still having problems - you better find a route that will take you around the hill.... or get your transmission checked!!!

Answer 7

wow, thats what i hate, thats why im getting an automatic lol.
basicaly u need 2 b good with the clutch n the biting point otherwise you'll rolled down the hill. go on the gas if the it starts inching back n off the clutch slow or you mite shoot out.
im learning 2 drive (im realy good bt jus need bit more practice) but wallington has sooo many hills but the instructors there are kind and might let me off ;)

Answer 8

When I was learning, my dad described the clutch and gears as two grippy jar openers. One, the engine is spinning, you use the clutch to lower the other until it 'grabs on' to the engine. If you smack them together, they lurch. If you just let them tickle each other, you get that grinding sound, because they aren't seated well.

So, SMOOTHLY let the clutch 'engage' with the engine to let the gears fit together smoothly.

Another good place to practice is cemeteries -- there are hills, turns and curves -- everyone drives slowly, nobody cares if you grind or squeal.

Answer 9

i'm scared of the hills too. what i did was practice on the ramp of a parking garage when the mall was closed. its all about getting comfortable with balancing the gas and the clutch. it is scary at first, and it takes some time to get used to it. Practice makes perfect.

Answer 10

Avoid hills at first. You can also try putting your parking brake on a VERY LOW setting. It will still roll back on a steep hill, but it will give you a bit more time to adjust the clutch/gas. practice a lot on an empty street. good luck!