Changing up gears smoothly in a manual car.

How to change up gears smoothly in a manual car. I include two methods, the slower method for beginners and the faster yet still smooth method for more experienced drivers.
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Hey Khanyi, how's the driving being going after a year? Just recently got my license (K53). Gears aren't as smooth as I would like them to be

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[@raja4win]

I was facing this jerking movement while changing gears from 1 to 2 and 2 to 3, applying the second technique really helps...holding the bite point for some time and then apply little gas, then slowly releasing the clutch makes it so smooth. Thanks for the tip

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Hey, I have the same problem

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Same here. I'm kind of proud because I figured that out by myself. Now that I know I'm doing the right thing, I feel more confident.

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Eventually you'll reduce "some time" down to milliseconds once the muscle memory kicks in.

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for me, i always have a really long delay for accelerationg when changing from 1 to 2, or i get a massive jerk. ive started applying a little gas when pulling the clutch out and got perfectly smooth gear changes, but i thought that would be damaging the clutch. does anyone know whether using a slight pressure on the gas when releasing the clutch is bad or fine?

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2:50 That was interesting for me to figure out. Before I went behind the wheel for the first time, I knew that you had to carefully lift off the clutch when starting in first gear. And i thought, when shifting up, you could just release the clutch as quickly as you want. Well, feeling like a seal on land, I found out this is not true.

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Good explanation, my teachers did not do a good job explaining it to me, had to figure it out on my own, the key word you explained here is "gently release the gas" like theres still revs in the engine.

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[@zoomjoo]

I've always heard never to add gas while you hold the clutch at the bite point on an upshift, but i always felt it was smoother, and felt that smoother was better for the clutch, the engine, the transmission. every time i do it its so smooth, it feels like it can't be bad for the car, so i'm glad to hear you do it too.

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Thanks a lot mate really appreciate your tutorial! been driving manual for ten years on daily basis , but didn't know you're supposed to let go of throttle GENTLY in first gear before shifting to second...

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Had my second lesson yesterday can pull of perfectly and my clutch control is great just need to make sure to be slow bringing up the clutch when Changing gear

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