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Manual gearbox and clutch

Understand your car and road life →

Road-life decision workshop

Make one decision at a time. Learn from each result, retry mistakes and keep your completed training report.

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Interactive car laboratory

Change a control and observe why the result changes. These are simplified teaching models, not measurements for a real vehicle.

Interactive car laboratory →
Original explanatory animation — simplified, no audio; captions available
  1. The clutch temporarily disconnects engine torque from the gearbox. Depress it fully before selecting a gear; observe the gear pattern in this vehicle.
  2. On level ground: secure the car, check all around, select first with the clutch down, release the parking brake when safe, then raise the clutch progressively with gentle throttle. Practise the bite point with an instructor.
  3. Change ratios smoothly; avoid resting a foot on the clutch or coasting in neutral. Select reverse only after stopping. If stalled, brake, secure the car, select neutral and restart according to its handbook.
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Understanding checks · 0 / 3

Complete every check correctly to master this lesson. Each applied question explains the consequence of your choice.

1 · When should reverse be selected?
2 · The engine stalls as you release the clutch to start. What is the safe sequence?
3 · At a long stop, should your foot rest on the clutch’s bite point?

Interactive road-life exercises