Easy Hill Starts With a Manual Transmission

[@apocalypse487]

This was actually the easiest part for me. The hardest part was the pressure not to stall with people waiting to turn behind me.

[@Bzorlan]

Then you keep trying to set off and keep stalling it and the queue behind you builds up

[@jarekpszuk6944]

In Poland this is a mandatory skill to learn in driving school and it's tested on the driving exam that you need to pass to get your driving licence

We don't have to do it on the exam, but we also practice it a lot here in Hungary. Basic stuff that can be useful, although i've never used the handbrake for this since i got my license :D

[@jarekpszuk6944]

@ I have to use it every time I get out of my driveway because it's uphill onto the main road, so yeah, one of the two main reasons to use a handbrake in my case. Second being handbrake turns, obviously.

[@cat-compote3422]

Russian's driver's exam also includes this skill as an important.

[@slobaru7094]

Wish it was here, with my 1st manual, an 87 toyota truck which was so easy to drive, i experimented on the dirt roads and actually got pretty good at it. It should be mandatory in the states. I took my test in an auto tho.

@@jarekpszuk6944 just out of curiosity: why don't you do it with the pedal brake? For some reason i find that simpler, even if it's trickier sometimes to nail perfectly. Maybe on very steep hills it could make a difference to use the handbrake... I gotta try it. Yeah, handbrake turns are essential. Right after scandi-flicking into parking spots 😀

[@DarkIzo]

in america you have to speficically say 'manual car where as in europe you have to specifically say 'automatic car'

[@mvrdamonxy7942]

American is spoon fed automatics

[@СергейКлепицкий-ц4ч]

by the way. this is a required exercise to obtain a driver’s license in Belarus. Exam only on car with manual transmission

[@sirrivet9557]

Dane Ricardo good old American apathy

[@MrRamkulov]

And in Australia

[@leosotpg]

In Italy too,and you cant use you handbrake to aid.just relase you clutch until it start to engage and then lift the brake and press the trottle

[@marrs1013]

As a European, it is so wierd to watch your videos on manual(proper) gearbox...

[@kruuuser]

Yes! This was an essential part of UK driving test - I had to master this at 17 - Very odd to see this in with the more advanced driving skills. But still clearly and succinctly explained as always by Wyatt

[@TraceyAllen]

It's sad that manuals are going away her in the USA.

[@The_True_]

Meanwhile, in the USA, people barely have to know how to drive to obtain a licence. So much so that Americans are wanting self driving cars. So sad. Well honed driving skills used to be a point of pride. 🚗💨💨💨

[@wronggg]

@@TraceyAllen They're going away everywhere, the USA is just ahead of the curve.

[@X340n]

@@wronggg definitely not everywhere lmao

[@johnaitken7430]

I thought this was taught as part of any driving lessons towards a road test! Nice demo

[@yt-ll5mu]

John Aitken nobody drives manual trans anymore

[@toothpicdinosaur3777]

I prefer not to have a prndl switch.

[@louisbarningham]

@@yt-ll5mu lots of people do actually including me

[@billypat3256]

One of the old tricks that trucks use, set the parking brake, let the clutch start to bite, release it, and you're one your way. Works like a charm! Great Video BTW

[@malibusswagon]

bold of you to assume my parking brake works. but seriously it does and this is good tip for beginners

[@toothpicdinosaur3777]

Never had a vehicle with a hand brake before this car. I don't use it often on hills unless someone is shoved up my bumper. It's nice in traffic, but on the back roads where I live I don't use it for that.

[@petrolheadfrombr]

My Twingo suffered a lot on the first days of driving license

[@BaioWithMayo]

Great tip for new manual drivers, ive only needed this on the road once when at a red light someone stopped probably less than an inch off my rear, and this was needed to not roll into them and have me show up as a very angry person in a dash cam video...

[@finnster321]

Oh man thats annoying when they dont give you proper space. They assume everone has an auto

[@BaioWithMayo]

@@finnster321 I'd like to believe it was a mistake since they were exceptionally close, since I also drive in NYC and dont expect much space anyway, but this person made those drivers gaps look like the grand canyon

[@timgolin3883]

I have a roll control valve on my 70 nova for burnouts and staging but it works great for hill assist with a big cammed engine and a tall 1st gear.

[@Vivicect0r]

Uphill start is a mandatory skill at an exam in Russia. However I prefer to do it with brake pedal by leading the clutch to contact point, allowing idling automatics to increase the power for you and then go off the brakes.

[@bmos02]

Taking your winter driving class on the 24th. Really looking forward to it!

[@wieeinstlilimarleen]

With recent cars, torque is enough that you do not even need to use gas to move forward on a slope, you can simply slowly release the clutch followed by the brake pedal and that's it. With gas, on most slopes, you can use only clutch and brake pedal. The handbrake is rarely of any use. Not to mention that some modern cars even have a system that actually put on the brakes when it detects starting on a slope.

[@DiegoBello]

How I used to do this in very steep roads back in Chile: - Press the brake - Slowly release the clutch until you feel it's starting to engage. You'll feel a slight shake in the car - Release the clutch and off you go.

[@Suraniset]

They teach us the same here in Brazil

[@HuckOrris]

Some trucks have a foot operated parking brake left of the clutch, with a lever release or something. I usually heel-toe, although I've never tried using the release.

[@GaryParks]

I've done that on steep hills while offroading and one hill in San Francisco when I was in someone else's car. Didn't think they would appreciate me slipping the clutch excessively.

[@SpicyDoriftos]

Just got plates on my manual Acura RSX this will come in handy

[@charvakkarpe]

My Chevy SS has an electronic parking brake, so this doesn't work. But it also has an electronic throttle, so I teach students to hold the service brakes with their right foot. Start engaging the clutch until the car begins to shudder and want to go. The ECU adds throttle automatically. Then release the service brakes. If the car still begins to roll back, at least the clutch is already at the engagement point so it's a lot easier to continue from there. The other technique that's easier and works consistently is to just push the throttle pedal all the way down quickly, then once the pedal hits the floor raise the clutch foot very quickly. It's not hard to time it so the tires barely spin. Everything just slams together, the flywheel springs take up the driveline shock, and you take off.

[@matthewzuber9823]

My dad taught me this and i thought it was the coolest thing back when i was 16 years old. That and the bump start. Like both of them are kind of just fun to do.

[@MattLitkeRacing]

My first car was an S-10 with a foot parking brake. Had to learn the hard way

[@toothpicdinosaur3777]

Me too. 1982 highway Yellow. Had too much fun and broke the crankshaft.

[@dirtrider88]

you didnt break the crankshaft by having to much fun. you broke because of lack of maintenance.

[@Wafflecombo54]

You guys out here Savin lives😄 #Manual!

[@dramm33]

In Brazil we are not allowed to do this in the driver's license exam. They teach to hold the brakes and release the clutch until it starts slipping (revs down) and they release brakes.

[@adamb1593]

Seems like a good way to wear out your clutch, especially if you live in a hilly area

[@dramm33]

@@adamb1593 we do it just for the exam, but I don't think it wears it that much since it's just for a couple seconds and we don't give it any gas, on low powered cars the engine almost dies.

[@LunarStrike]

I do heel toe have the brake engaged and give it gas as the clutch hits the biting point

[@ionel-izer7527]

Another way to do this (if it is a rental or a new car): - Have your right foot on the brake and your left foot on the clutch (both fully pressed). - Release the clutch easy and have a look at the rev meter. - When the rev meter starts to dip a little bit (lets say the car stays at 750 rmp when idling, when it starts to go to 700-680 rpm) then you lift your foot off the brakes keep the clutch at said position and start to accelerate. - Once you accelerate you can then slowly lift you left foot till the end. Note: The "have a look at the rev meter" - is necessary if you are not used with the car, after some hill-starts you will do this naturally. Btw, you can actually hold a car uphill just by modulating the clutch and acceleration (but don't do this for more then 5-8 seconds because you will wear the clutch out [the heat build-up will be too big if this technique is used for longer then that]).

[@adamb1593]

I think most cars will stall the moment you let off the brake, and I think in general this is really bad advice for novice drivers. Just use your handbrake folks, it's not hard at all

[@s1mkash112]

Thanks I needed this because my mom’s handbrake doesn’t work.

[@ionel-izer7527]

@@s1mkash112 glad I could help!

[@ionel-izer7527]

@@adamb1593 you need to release it slowly and it will not stall (of course, when it is your first time maybe it will, but once u find the balance of the car then it is easy)

[@vilkku792]

@@ionel-izer7527 depending of the car and the hill it might stall no matter what. Let's say a 1.4l vw golf full of 5 people. Most likely going to stall the moment you release the brake if you are not pressing the gas.

[@ZsomborZsombibi]

Who's voting for heel n' toe? :)

[@AutechB12]

What about using heel and toe. Substiuting the parking brake for the foot brake

[@jarredzekoff8506]

Ive always loaded the clutch a little bit

[@tyler3216]

Thank you! I needed this

[@slobaru7094]

You guys are #1

[@raufmeister]

I mastered this in the street the worst way to do it :( in my first attempt i almost crash because i didnt know how to do it, this video explains everything clearly

[@willthomas7638]

Are you guys going to film at any of the ARA events this year? The only live onboard footage I can find is on the Subaru Motorsports channel.

[@tenhundredkills]

What if your parking brake is one that you press with your foot rather than pull with your hand? Any suggestions there?

[@ryanpaps3781]

Thank you for posting!! I'm not great at teaching and I'm trying to teach my GF how to drive stick

[@gina-df5mn]

How do you start driving after a red light on a hill with easy hill assist and an electric braken in manual transmission car 😬

[@WhattaFook]

In Hungary you gotta do this up and downhill in an exam to carry on with other manuevers.

[@BB-wz6bx]

I had to learn that without relying on the handbrake, right foot on brake - clutch biting point, release brake.

[@dentedfndrs8988]

My cars parking brake doesn't work so I normally resort to easily letting off the clutch while modulating the throttle until i get moving and then I'll let off the clutch fully. Am I killing my clutch if I only ride it for those 2-5 seconds???

[@LloydLynx]

How long can you let the clutch slip?

[@TDR0721]

In colombia they tell you “if you start with the handbrake then you don’t know how to drive”

[@Lorenzo-nl2nh]

Brazil too. Just do a heel n toe.

[@TheBreaded]

Which is funny that most cars now have an electric parking brake which makes this impossible. Though I think they basically had to implement a hill hold feature which does this automatically. I do this from time to time if it's really steep or if the road is slick on a slight incline.

[@dirtrider88]

electric parking brake on a manual? which one?

[@TheBreaded]

@@dirtrider88 Not going to dig up all the cars that have this, but it's pretty wide spread in the US. One example is the manual Mazda 3 has electronic parking brakes with a hill assist brake. Pretty sure manual Civics and Corollas have them too.

[@aurorayoru5333]

What if you have a electric parking break like in the current Honda Civic’s

[@MrBrutekracht]

I know that some (maybe even most) of the electronic parking brakes disengage automatically, or have a separate button to toggle said function

[@piciu256]

Then it's annoying as hell, because it pretty much happens automagically. Manual transmission and e-brake activated with a button must be the most retarded combination that ever caught up in auto industry.

[@iSaurabhSri]

I think cars with e-parking brake would also come with hill hold assist feature.

[@v1d300]

Those cars come with a hill-assist button too.

[@mtsixspeed]

Try that with the electronic parking brake that is becoming prevalent recently for some reason.

[@dirtrider88]

electronic parking brake in a manual car?

[@chanjianxiong9287]

this is actually a mandatory test to pass in my country and many students fail this test when they do not practice much

[@aaronmoore2691]

That's great unless you have a left-foot, push to release parking break

[@gravecode]

God bless you

[@jeff-no1lp]

i uh.. have a floor parking brake... :/

[@mw2noobis]

But last week you told me to use the startermotor, which works very great

[@63ch31]

Not something you would want to do on a regular basis unless you have a low range setting in your gearbox or love replacing starter motors.

[@dirtrider88]

only toyotas (maybe just the trcuks) have the button that allow you to start in gear (or even neutral in most cars) without pressing the clutch. it also very clearly says only to use it in 4 low.

[@mw2noobis]

@@dirtrider88 my mom's fiat 500 is also fine with starting in gear as long as i dont press the brake

[@komay]

As you release the clutch while giving throttle you'll feel the handbrake wanting to give.

[@tolga1cool]

In Europe this is a mandatory skill to know when learning to drive lol

[@theamsplayer]

Team O'Neill one month ago: Disable all systems like abs, esp. Team O'Neill now: you can start on a hill with the parking brake. C'mon guys driving without the electronic helps is so much hard than starting in a hill in manual 😂

[@ianhenderson3491]

dude in america no one drives a manual except car enthusiasts. I do drive a manual and i learned this skill on my own just from driving around town

[@Shuten_Wukong]

I surprised that Fiesta didn't have the hill assist.

[@63ch31]

They usually disable the assist/nanny systems on the rally school cars as they take away a lot of control and response in an active driving situation

[@timwintersoncntr]

Please don't hate me for this:When I was seventeen, although driver's ed taught the handbrake method, you were considered a girl if you used it. We guys prided ourselves in our feel and control of the clutch with the ability to start on the steepest hill, in traffic, with a car with an automagic pulled up to within a millimeter of our rear bumpers the greatest test of manhood. Many of us took our own lives on the spot having stalled the engine. Fifty years later, I can honestly state that I have never used the handbrake method on the road, and I have never owned a car with an automagic. And, no, I do not wear out clutches (prematurely holding the car on a hill by slipping the clutch does that); very little extra slip is needed, but feel and a fast right foot are crucial. Nowadays I actually have to consciously let the car roll back a few inches if I'm feeling annoyed with someone who'd pulled to within a foot on a steep hill stop--give back a little thrill, don't you know.

[@neutralspace-ishguy]

dump the clutch

[@rubberbandman1410]

Well, as a hick I say gun it son!

[@Snowycaaa]

this is basically part of the driving test here in Malaysia to get your license (for both, a manual/ Class D vehicle license and automatic/ Class DA). From what I know, instructors always teach this method, but yet, most fail at this test. It is a very steep inclination, but it doesnt really make that much a difference.

[@MadVolbeat]

**Laughs in european**

[@prone2101]

What is this guy talking about 🕵🏽 bro your parking break is for parking not to use while the car is on or is to be used in an emergency situation other than that use your foot peddle break people

[@dirtrider88]

you are using it only for parking. your just releasing it later than normal.

[@jesse.vr6]

shame that this isn't a mandatory driver's ed thing in the US. 99% of anything being automatic is one of the biggest things I hate about the US.

[@takeahike2993]

Parking break sucks, then what?

[@Schmidtzer007]

You can try using heel and toe or half of your foot on both the brake and throttle pedal to do this but it's pretty tricky

[@TraceyAllen]

Nice thing is most modern cars have some form of hill assist built in. My 95 legacy hydraulically linked the brakes and clutch so that the brakes would release with the clutch pedal being released. My 17 impreza and 2012 vw do this with the abs system electronically. The vw feels better than the newer Subaru system. But the old Subaru mechanism was the best by far. Made hills super easy and no stress.

[@chasemorgan1668]

I would say then just get used to where your clutch starts engaging. That way as soon as your foot is off the brake you can get on the gas and release the clutch straight to where it grabs and pushes you forward. Very minimal backwards roll if you do it right (Works for me and I work in SF)

[@ancientapparition1638]

I hold the brake with my foot, blip somewhat long to raise rpm then quickly get off the clutch smoothly and add throttle. Sort of like heel toe but not really

[@piciu256]

@@TraceyAllen most cars? I wouldn't say so, a small percentage if anything. Most modern cars, with e-brake activated with a button do though. An e-brake activated with a button in a manual transmission car must be the most retarded combination that ever caught up in auto industry though.

[@unapranker]

Rev to 4k and side step the clutch, keep your foot in the gas.

[@vavo4902]

My WRX has hill start assist... Which is totally cheating.

[@Fi1del]

amazing how many people just sit there burning up their clutch at a red light on a hill , going backwards and forwards like bro stop already your giving me anxiety hahaha