Yes, that’s how I learned it in driving school as well. You can decelerate using the brake only, but once your speed drops below ~25 kmh / ~15 mph you should use the clutch simultaneously to not kill the engine. And it’s not harmful to use the clutch already on higher speeds since all it does is disconnect the gears - though leaving it engaged while you are not using gas means that the load on the gearbox helps to decelerate a bit faster.
When coming to a full stop, you may as well, but you could also put the car into neutral for the last bit of braking. Depressing the clutch allows you to quickly get back to driving again (in case you need to respond to traffic around you) but when you’re parking on a driveway you don’t really need that kind of response.
ABC123itsEASY@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Shouldn’t you pretty much always do this when coming to a stop in a manual??
viking@infosec.pub 7 months ago
Yes, that’s how I learned it in driving school as well. You can decelerate using the brake only, but once your speed drops below ~25 kmh / ~15 mph you should use the clutch simultaneously to not kill the engine. And it’s not harmful to use the clutch already on higher speeds since all it does is disconnect the gears - though leaving it engaged while you are not using gas means that the load on the gearbox helps to decelerate a bit faster.
skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 7 months ago
When coming to a full stop, you may as well, but you could also put the car into neutral for the last bit of braking. Depressing the clutch allows you to quickly get back to driving again (in case you need to respond to traffic around you) but when you’re parking on a driveway you don’t really need that kind of response.