Hello I'm Chris. If you occasionally make the mistake of selecting fourth gear
instead of second then this videos for you.
This mistake normally makes the car stall. Today we're going to focus on how
to change from third to second gear and avoid fourth. If you want to know how to
change through all the gears then have a look at our other video, there's a link in
the description below. Now the reason why you might change to fourth gear by
accident instead of second, could be because you're braking late, panicking
and rushing the gear change.
Easy to sort out though, try slowing down a little earlier and calmly change to second.
But for some it's how they change gear that's the problem. This video is all
about technique and I've seen a few different ways to change gear, some more
consistently successful than others. I'm going to show you the best I've seen,
it's called the palming method and it's actually quite easy when you get used to
it. The gear lever is currently in neutral. It's this point on the diagram.
Now it's important to remember that the gear lever is spring-loaded which means
that if I push it left or right, it always springs back to this point just
below third. This video is all about changing from third to second, so let's
start the demonstration in third.
To change to second and avoid fourth I'll position my palm facing away from me, my thumb
pointing down as I will need to push against the spring in a moment to avoid fourth.
I'll gently move it back a little to
neutral, then left and backwards to second. Now the important part was my
hand position which was preventing it from going into fourth gear by accident.
To go back to third I'll change my hand position so that my palm is facing me
and my thumb is pointing up. This time I want it to spring to neutral and my hand
position allows it to happen more easily. Now I'll push forward gently, it springs
to neutral and I'll push it forward to third. Bear in mind, I'm not forcing it,
I'm pushing forward, letting it spring to neutral and then forward again.
Let's try second again, don't forget it's all about the hand position. Palm facing
away from me as I'll a need to push against the spring to avoid fourth.
Now push back gently to neutral but not too hard or otherwise it will go into fourth.
Now to the left and backwards to second. Always remember to be gentle and don't
force it. Change back to third very gentle grip, palm facing me, push
forward, let it spring to neutral, then push forward again to third. Another way
to avoid fourth gear which you might prefer is to constantly lightly push the
gear lever to the left as you change down to second. I'll show you again,
the constant light pressure to the left helps avoid fourth gear but remember
only light pressure needed.
Well that's the end of the video. Thanks a lot for watching. If it helped then
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As always take care on the road and bye for now!