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Shifting
to second
gear is equally
simp le:
1
-
Take your foot
off
the
accel
era-
tor
pedal,
simultaneously
de-
pressing the
clutch
pedal.
2 -
Shift
gear
l
ever
into
se cond
position.
3
- Engage
the
clutch
gently
by
gradually
taking
your
foot off
the
pedal
,
and
at
th
e same
time
depressing
the accelerat
or
pedal
.
You now know how to "shift gears", and may at will s hift to third and fourth
positions.
A
s you have noticed the accelerator and c lutch pedals are operated
simu ltaneous ly, but in opposite directions.
It is the coordination
of these
operations that brings skill in shifting gears.
THE REVERSE GEAR
should never be engaged unless the vehicle is at a standstill
. T
o engage the
reverse gear, first press down the gear lever vertically, move it to the left and
pul
l
it rearwards.
SHIFTING
TO A LOWER GEAR
This is what you should do
i
n dense city traffic, or with sha rp turns ahead of
you, or when driv
i
ng up-hill.
1
- Release
accelerator pedal and
depress clutch pedal
.
2 - Shift
to
3rd,
2nd
or
1st
gear
respectively.
3
- Release
clutch pedal and depress accelerator
pedal
simu
l-
taneously.
Of course, this takes less time to do than it does to describe. We do not want
to bore you with a technical discourse, but it may be of interest to you to
know that, when shifting down, the synchromesh device ensures meshing
of the gears without clash, as the lower gear is synchronized
so that both
gears are turning at the same speed.
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