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Manual Transmission

Come to a full stop before you shift
into reverse. You can damage the
transmission by trying to shift into Rapid slowing or speeding up
reverse with the vehicle moving. can cause loss of control on
Push down the clutch pedal, and slippery surfaces. If you crash,
pause for a few seconds before you can be injured.
shifting into reverse, or shift into one
of the forward gears for a moment. Use extra care when driving on
This stops the gears so they won’t slippery surfaces.
‘‘grind.’’

When slowing down, you can get
extra braking from the engine by
The manual transmission is shifting to a lower gear. This extra
synchronized in all forward gears for braking can help you maintain a safe
smooth operation. It has a lockout so speed and prevent your brakes from
you cannot shift directly from fifth to overheating while going down a
reverse. When shifting up or down, steep hill. Before downshifting,
make sure you push the clutch pedal make sure the engine speed will not
down all the way, shift to the next go into the tachometer’s red zone in
gear, and let the pedal up gradually. the lower gear.
When you are not shifting, do not
rest your foot on the clutch pedal.
This can cause your clutch to wear
out faster.

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