![]() The first step is to memorize the pattern of the shifter in your car. The best stick shift drivers are those who know which gear they’re in without looking at the shift knob. If you ever get lost and you’re not sure which gear you’re in when you learn to drive a manual transmission Because the shifter always wants to go back to dead center, feeling how it is pulling will tell you where you are in the shift pattern. If you pull down and it doesn’t want to go anywhere, you likely just came out of third gear. If you just pulled down and it wants to go hard to the right, you probably came out of 1st gear. When you come out of gear, feel where the knob wants to go. ![]() You can use this as the reference point for knowing where you are in the shift. This is where the gear selector wants to go on its own, which is vital to know if you get lost in selecting a gear. In this photo, you see that the gear shifter is in the “center” of the transmission pattern, between gears 3 and 4. What this means is that if you’re not engaged in a specific gear, and you let go of the shift lever, the transmission will bring itself to the center of the shift pattern. The odds are pretty high that your transmission is likely self-centering. Also, adjust your mirrors so that you can see correctly. Adjust your seat so that you can easily rest your foot on the clutch pedal and easily press it all the way to the floor. You’re going to engage more parts of your body, and more actively, so you’ll need to position yourself more mindfully. How you sit in your manual transmission car will have a bigger impact on your driving experience than how you sit in an automatic car. ![]() The second is how you decide to orient yourself emotionally to the experience of learning to drive a manual transmission so that it is a relatively painless. The first is the technical elements of what you do with your hands and feet. When it comes to learning to drive a manual transmission car, there are two aspects. Want to learn Stick Shift? Click here to find an instructor near you. ![]()
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