Question about Manual Cars?

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imran

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In a manual car, when the car is stationary like in traffic the car must be stopped do I have to put in the clutch or can I just press the brakes or handbrake. If you can't hold the brakes can you explain why?
 
To remain stationary in traffic with a manual you have 3 choices. You can remain stopped with the clutch pressed in and the brake pressed, while you're in gear. The alternative is to press in the clutch, shift into neutral, then release the clutch. The only bad part about this is you have to quickly press the clutch back in and shift back into gear when the light changes. Or, you could shift into neutral, let the clutch out and release the brake and just put on the parking brake. If you don't have your foot on the brake or the parking brake on the car could start moving before you want it to. You should not release the clutch at a stop unless you are ready to go somewhere, if you release it without giving it gas it will buck and stall.
 
in a manual shift car if the motor is running and the car is stopped it either has to be out of gear in neutral or the you will need to have the clutch in. if you try to stop with out putting in the clutch the engine will stop.

the common procedure with a standard shift car as they are slowing down to stop, they put in the clutch and hold it in while placing their right foot on the brake, if they are stopping for a stop light or for a period of time, they can shift into neutral and let the clutch out. as the light turns green, they put the clutch in and shift the gear shift into first gear take their foot off of the brake, press lightly on the accelerator as they let the clutch out to start moving forward.

you can use the emergency brake to assist starting out on steeper hills.
 
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