Hill Starts NO Handbrake: Wrong Way vs Correct Way

[@Dan-dg2pc]

Been a driver for 3 months and what my father taught me is simulating the hill assist. Meaning holding the brake with my right heel while giving gas with my right toes, bring up the clutch and when on the bite point, let go of the brake with the heel while staying on the accelerator and you're moving.

[@carlphoids5864]

This is the most clear and simple explanation,good job."Bitting first"

[@ZONDOdriving]

Glad it was helpful!

[@oskarumesh2394]

My car, which is a old car , hasn't hill assist or RPM meter. What I do is bring the clutch to the bitting point and give gas. If someone wants to be a good manual driver you must drive very often , even every day if you can until you reach to the level you want. Manual driving is an art not like automatic vehicles driving that is very easy and can be learned very quickly but in manual driving you want experience and time to be a expert. You can't be a good driver just because you passed the test and you have a driving licence. Practice, practice, practice that makes you perfect.

[@ZONDOdriving]

Definitely takes time to be good. How long have you been driving for?

[@oskarumesh2394]

@@ZONDOdriving I have been driving for eight years.

[@onlyenzoYT]

@@ZONDOdrivingaccept Jesus Christ 🙏🏽❤️

[@neo.4684]

I can relate, my dad's '94 corolla, which doesnt have hill assist nor working rpms or tachometer, i just go by feeling and once i feel the biting point i just give more gas and then im off😁

[@jusoriano0209]

I passed my test at Mill Hill Test Center two weeks ago. Your videos really helped me! And also my instructor of course. Keep doing this great work!

[@ZONDOdriving]

That is awesome. Love the fact that you bigged up your instructor too! 🫶🏾

[@yasinjuma1445]

This is life saving video,the easiest way to find bitting point after watching a lot of the videos final I got what I was looking for ❤

[@ZONDOdriving]

Great to hear!

[@ayeshaali3771]

Omg I’m soooo glad I’ve come across your recent videos. I passed last year in November n only getting on the road now on my own after a while… im traumatised from rolling back and being the first one in que and stalling.. but hopefully after watching your videos I will gain confidence and become better. My body feels like I’ve been beaten up or something 😂

[@ZONDOdriving]

😅 You did what I did. I didn't buy a car until 6 months after I got my licence. iI was also terrified. The key is biting point first. Practice it somewhere quiet if you're not too confident and you'll soon get the hang of it. Let us know how it goes! 😁

[@the3rdraider]

learning stick shift, and been struggling with hill starts but your videos are great at helping to understand the process a lot more. Not just this video but other stick shift learning videos as well!! much appreciated!

[@ZONDOdriving]

Glad to help

[@Afterwardsfirst]

I passed my test today and I couldn't of done this without your videos

[@christianezechi1978]

Well done mate

[@ZONDOdriving]

Congratulations 🥳 🌟🏆🎉

[@Afterwardsfirst]

Thanks what car do you think I should get I've been looking at this 2016 Mercedes a250 right now ive been borrowing my brothers golf gtd but i think thats to fast for me to drive

[@tobyraynsford]

Watched this just before a lesson and it really helped me! Very good advice - thank you 🙏🏼

[@ZONDOdriving]

Glad it was helpful!

[@shoushajr1716]

you have no idea how much you helped me cause i now simply read and notice the reading on the speedometer that tells me that i have the biting point, release the break and easily the car does not move back. the alternative? feeling the biting which just does not work cant be done as a beginner, the cheat code is the reading i keep the brake, lift the clutch till i see a drop in the speedometer. no need for handbrake

[@ZONDOdriving]

That's amazing to hear. Thank you so much for watching and the great feedback. Are you preparing for a test?

[@SukhdeepKaur-u7y]

You explained everything so nicely and politely I passed my test 5 months ago I worked hard to buy car now I have but i do struggle on hill my dad taught me but its not easy to understand from him he is nice dad but not good teacher Im afraid to drive alone cause my car roll backwards I’m glad that I saw your video thanks so much. I wish I had someone like u to taught me in person. Thanks ☺️

[@ZONDOdriving]

Thank you for watching. Your dad is great for taking you out driving 😀

[@syras1881]

For generally moving is this better than gas first then biting point. I see many other channels suggesting that method but you showing biting point then gas makes way more sense and is definitely more practical.

[@ZONDOdriving]

If you're not using a handbrake, gas first only works for flat surfaces or downhill. Biting point first works for any situation.

[@kruksog]

​@ZONDOdrivin or, if you're like me, super nervous on an incline and going gas first, you end up skyrocketing your revs, peeling out, and looking like an idiot. Appreciate the video.

[@suhailmall98]

That's an issue with how fast you're raising your clutch though, not the high revs

[@PremilaPatel-g9h]

Thank you! A very useful Vlog! 👍

[@ZONDOdriving]

Glad it was helpful!

[@catchthewave9349]

This is what I need! Thank you

[@LittleJohnaton]

Thanks man; well explained!

[@ZONDOdriving]

Glad it helped!

[@Mzimela05]

Excellent Demonstration sir 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@ZONDOdriving]

So nice of you

[@bertdavenport7156]

Excellent!!! Very clear. Thanks!

[@ZONDOdriving]

Thanks for watching!

[@RIZZHER-r9d]

fun. we support each other no matter whether manual or automatic, just drive safe that all

[@ZONDOdriving]

I like this message. Thank you!

[@nevermind714]

I joined driving lesson in a city and got through the test but i have this problem in my hill hometown and this is what I've been dealing recently.. Traffic at the uphill and to start, always stalling and going backward is the problem.. I'll try again and agin with ur tips😌 🙂

[@ZONDOdriving]

Let us know how it goes. Remember to take your time, you're less likely to stall that way.

[@Aj-qy3kg]

Already a pro at this 👍 follow this channel you be up them hills in no time

[@ZONDOdriving]

Thank you 🫶🏾

[@Qntix1]

I'm a beginner driver and in my driving classes they taught me hill start releasing the brake pedal first, then finding the bitting point. In my opinion that's not safe at all for someone who just started driving. So now I get nervous when I have to hill start and actually prefer to use the handbrake method I learned on youtube. lol I will practice a bit more with bitting point first because I don't really like to depend on the handbrake

[@ZONDOdriving]

Unless you have hill assist in your car, gas first doesn't work very well and you're likely to roll back. Let us know how it goes when you try biting point first.

[@asma77777]

You are the best!! sir.

[@ZONDOdriving]

Thank you Asma 🥳

[@JasonSpielberg]

I had my first ever traffic jam yesterday, and a large part of it was on an incline lol. It was the scariest drive I've done yet, good practice tho.

[@andremp03]

Thank you so much for this video, appreciate the visual demo

[@ZONDOdriving]

My pleasure!

[@ipo7596]

Hey man, can you do a video of parallel parking in an uphill with cars parked on both front and back of the spot? Maybe also do a reverse parallel uphill parking.

[@ZONDOdriving]

Will upload soon! Have a look at this in the meantime kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYSshpyFnqaFnJI

[@Takeyda]

this is golden thank you

[@ZONDOdriving]

Any time😎

[@guledyare7176]

Many thanks Sir 🙏🏾

[@ZONDOdriving]

You're very welcome!

[@ibraheem9908]

even though ive passed i still struggle with this since ive only started driving my car now. thank you for this vodeo

[@ZONDOdriving]

It's something that takes time to get good at.

[@ahmedceymis2708]

Thanks I always had that prople stolling

[@sharonmashizha2305]

Thank you

[@ZONDOdriving]

You're welcome

[@anthonyebenezer2877]

Good teacher

[@ZONDOdriving]

Thank you

[@COMMANDandConquer199]

I'm learning on a 98 ford ranger with no handbrake and no tachometer. 😅

[@ZONDOdriving]

Wow. Sounds challenging

[@edmondchege7381]

Thank you zondo

[@ZONDOdriving]

🙌🏾

[@maxlamartina2578]

Hi zondo, you are fantastic and very helpful with your videos. A question: in your experience, using the method that is on the video (the quickiest and difficultiest one, which consists clutch and brake pressed and simultaneously set the gas and raise the clutch to the biting point), is it possible in quite difficult hill (like the one on the video which is quite steep) hill start with no rolling back at all, or is it possible only in slight hill? thank you very much

[@ZONDOdriving]

Hi, if it’s a really steep hill there will always be a bit of rolling back in the scenario you described. You can avoid that by getting the biting point first.

[@maxlamartina2578]

@@ZONDOdriving thank you very much zondo

[@romanithompson7627]

Just wondering, how do you get the rev counter to stay consistent between one and two(thousand) each time? Whenever I do it it tends to shoot up rapidly, I’ve tried using the side of my foot but it on the occasion it still goes beyond 2000😅

[@ZONDOdriving]

It's not easy. What I do it get my learners to practice just pressing the gas to that level while the car is out of gear. That way they can get used to it. They won't always get it right every time, but it makes it easier.

[@romanithompson7627]

⁠@@ZONDOdrivingoh ok I see I suppose it is different for every car as well. Just takes some getting used to 😅 Love your vids as well 💯

[@wivenxz2339]

in my 1.0l yaris this would be impossible lol, always have to use the handbrake when moving off even on a tiny gradient as it doesn't have enough power to move off with just the bite + no hill start assist

[@westernspy561]

Honestly bringing it to the bite point, then gas like you said is definitely easier for me, but do you think it is bad for the clutch long term(even if im not on the bite point for a long time) compared to just gas first and bringing the clutch to the bite point fast? Great vid tho!

[@spywhale]

I'll forward these vids to my students

[@bertdavenport7156]

At the zebra crossing you don’t have to go to neutral? I noticed that you stayed in 1st gear.

[@ZONDOdriving]

No you can stay in gear ready to go.

[@joely496]

I learned how to drive with my sister just before passing my theory, now I’m doing actual lessons with an instructor and he told me it’s not good to start raising whilst u got your foot on the break which is the way my sister taught me how to do hill starts. Is it okay to raise the clutch to the biting point while you’ve got your foot on the break??

[@ZONDOdriving]

Yes it's fine. Just as long as you don't raise it too high.

[@ayodejiisaac4011]

Can we do both? Hand brake up, get the biting point, add gas, then hand break down

[@oskarumesh2394]

Yes

[@ZONDOdriving]

Definitely

[@nathanw7016]

Does finding the biting point while on the brakes wear out the brakes/clutch?

[@ZONDOdriving]

Not if you don't do it excessively

[@user-jg6vw3em9f]

Good video. My driving instructor always advised me to use the handbrake as much as possible to avoid burning the clutch. Is this true? Thanks

[@ZONDOdriving]

You can still burn the clutch when using the handbrake but yes, your instructor is right.

[@stickshiftdriver1832]

Do coming off the clutch while pressing the gas harder or gunning the gas causes reduction in fuel mileage?

[@ZONDOdriving]

The harder you press the gas the more fuel you will burn.

[@GloriaNwaku]

Is gear 1 the best gear for climb ing a hill?

[@crimsonnl2349]

Yep, lower gears are more powerful but slower. Higher gears are less powerful but faster

[@ZONDOdriving]

Yes but only up to a certain speed the you'll have to gear up. You'd normally gear up a lot later than usual when climbing up a hill.

[@VuyolwethuNgai2]

I have a question, why do some people be able to move up to the hill without adding or using the gas pedal but by just using the clutch only how are they doing that because when i try that the car stalls?

[@dragonalfaata]

It's the car. Here are 2 examples of cars that might be able to do that: 1. Diesel engines naturally have more torque at low revs (or rpm) 2. The ecu of the car (basically computer/brain of the car) adds some gas without any pedal input when it feels the engine struggling. There's some video of another driving instructor on yt that showed how good his cars are at adding gas by themselves. You would be surprised that his newest car with the biggest engine (2L) was the least helpful when the engine was struggling and would rather let you stall than automatically add gas. His 2 other cars were older with smaller engines like 1.4 Turbo and 1.2 Naturally aspirated, and they did a way better job at adding gas by themselves. So it's not about having the newest car or the bigger engine. I don't think you're doing anything wrong, that's just the way the car is, and that doesn't mean your car is bad in any way

[@ZONDOdriving]

They are doing it very carefully and also it depends on the car. Some cars can do it easily, others not so easily and those ones would need the gas

[@VuyolwethuNgai2]

@@ZONDOdriving I bet just have to use the gas pedal just to stay on a safe side to avoid stalling right?

[@saikatdutta1991]

Get biting point and the gas. doesn't work when AC is on and hill is bit steeper. Any suggestion??

[@ZONDOdriving]

Add a bit more gas as long as you have a good biting point, you should be good.

[@saikatdutta1991]

@@ZONDOdriving tried that as well.. steepness was bit more. Even if I floor the accelerator pedal it doesn't work 😔

[@saikatdutta1991]

Without AC it works though

[@user-fj5np4kl3d]

​@@saikatdutta1991 ... you found the solution yourself ... the logic one that was already in your question.😅

[@saikatdutta1991]

@@user-fj5np4kl3d but it's painful to be prepared and turn off the AC

[@Reindolf_gh]

Bro GOD BLESS YOU OKAY 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ZONDOdriving]

Thank you 🫶🏾

[@dolphbmx10]

2:37 why is it that when bringing the clutch to the biting point and then accelerating everyone at that very moment slightly brings up the clutch up again?!!???? And why is it that no one ever teaches or explains about that part be it any driving video out there???? How is it every one not talk about the tiny clutch movement there??????!!!!!

[@ZONDOdriving]

I think I've mentioned it a few times by saying 'add gas and smoothly bring the clutch up.'

[@dolphbmx10]

@ Thank you 🙏🏻

[@konchupimmelthefirst]

I managed to start uphill in 2nd gear. I'd better don't do that again, whoopsie 😂

[@ZONDOdriving]

Did you have to use a lot of gas?

[@konchupimmelthefirst]

@@ZONDOdriving hell yeah.

[@Aesir5]

7:58 yeap that's what i do

[@Reindolf_gh]

Bro GOD BLESS YOU OKAY 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ZONDOdriving]

Thank you!