Sentences with phrase «press clutch pedal»

On most cars, you have to press the clutch pedal to the floor to start the engine; this keeps the car from accidentally jumping forward should the ignition key be turned with the transmission in gear.

To double - clutch shift, first you press the clutch pedal to free the engine from the transmission.

To start the car just press the clutch pedal and push the start / stop button (Note — There is a small icon on the Odo display screen which alerts you to press the clutch).

M3 drivers no longer needed to press a clutch pedal; all they had to do to change gear instantly on one level was pull or push the gearshift lever.

This hissing goes away completely when I press the clutch pedal in.

In simple terms, when you press the clutch pedal you remove the link from the engine to the wheels.

In some cars (see Bob Cross reply) you really need to press the clutch pedal otherwise a sensor will prevent the car from starting.

«Manual transmission» is in the question's tags: for such transmissions, you don't need to press the clutch pedal, if you are about to start the car in neutral.

I press the clutch pedal, slowly pull the car out of gear and as I go to put it into the next gear, I'll kind of hold it there, and it will get pulled in by itself (not fully by itself but I'll gently give it some force).

So For any future reference, there are two switches that are triggered when you press the clutch pedal, one switch closes up, and when you press the pedal, and one switch gets pressed and opens up allowing the power to go to the starter.

With the vehicle idling in neutral, press the clutch pedal to the floor.

Well if you press clutch pedal you can turn any speed you like using mostly the initial speed of the car.

The noise could be a simple thing BUT it sounds more like either a release bearing or spigot bearing is failing and pressing the clutch pedal is taking the load off something causing the noise to abate.

Note this is different to pressing the clutch pedal and coasting in gear - a manual clutch is more fragile when apart and its possible to destroy clutch plates by spinning them too fast with the pedal pressed down.

The plastic door would not stay closed, and I felt it every time I pressed the clutch pedal to shift gears.

The engine fires up immediately when the driver presses the clutch pedal.

Not exact matches

My Tacoma has been making a strange revving and rattling sound when the truck is in motion and the brake or the clutch is pressed and the gas pedal is released.

Okay, so you're saying that the idle control system provides a low rate of fuel supply to the engine, but only while the clutch pedal is pressed down or the transmission is in neutral?

It is a safety feature mounted above the pedal and when you press the clutch it activates this switch to allow the engine to start.

The driver sits relatively high, but there's no high - chair feeling as in the Vibe and Matrix, in which the clutch pedal is pressed down as much as forward.

With the car stopped I shift into 1st gear and slowly release the clutch while at the same time slowly pressing the gas pedal.

So, if switch becomes faulty, engine brake doesn't work as Truck control unit senses clutch pedal pressed condition.

There is a small switch on top of clutch pedal in modern vehicles.This will be used to sense clutch pedal press.

Truck control unit senses clutch pedal press and deactivates engine brake.

The pre-selector gearbox is like a foreshadowing of a dual - clutch automatic with shift paddles; simply move the shifter lever into the gear you'll be needing next, and when you press and release the clutch pedal, hey presto, you've got it.

When clutch pedal is pressed, switch opens and engine brake is automatically deactivated by truck electronic control unit.

However, in below sequence 1) activate engine brake — > Vehicle drives engine — > rpm reduces slowly 2) clutch pedal pressed — > nothing drives engine 3) gear shift done 4) clutch pedal released.Here my guess is, based on the various factors such as a) duration of clutch press, b) previous gear and current gear, c) based on vehicle momentum, d) due to sudden loading, engine might stall and this may not be recovered with governor.

When you let your foot off of the clutch pedal, you're pressing the friction disk to the flywheel.

Traditional manual transmissions use a driver controlled clutch where the driver presses and releases a clutch pedal which engages and disengages the engine from the transmission.

These days, they even have lights to remind you to press the clutch or brake pedal!

When the clutch pedal is pressed down, this usually activates a switch that enables the engine to be started.

The chosen gear was then brought into operation by pressing and releasing the «gear change pedal», which was normally the left pedal, installed in place of the usual clutch pedal.

Though our test car was built well, it did have one annoying flaw: The clutch pedal had to be pressed all the way down hard or else the car wouldn't start.

All engines feature intelligent Stop / Start technology that automatically shuts down the engine at rest and starts it again as soon as the brake pedal is released or the clutch pedal is fully pressed on manual transmissions.

Once you press down on the clutch pedal again in preparation to shift into first gear to get going again, the engine starts automatically.

And the clutch pedal is easy to press down.

Sonett V4s also sported a few oddities compared to standard American sports cars like e.g. Corvette, such as front wheel drive; a freewheeling clutch that disengaged automatically whenever the accelerator pedal was no longer pressed, and a column - mounted shifter, rather than a typical floor - mounted shifter.

As you depress the clutch pedal and press the Power switch, the engine instantly comes to life and is ready to lunge forward.

The shifter felt bulky and heavy, and the pressure of the clutch pedal felt inconsistent as I pressed down on it.

One minor gripe: There is a switch on the clutch pedal that prevents the car from starting unless the clutch is pressed down.

The moment the clutch is pressed or the brake pedal released, the engine springs back to life almost noiselessly and in a fraction of a second.

Then, to re-start the engine, all the driver has to do is press down the clutch pedal again and the engine restarts automatically without the slightest delay.

This system will automatically switch off the engine in as soon as the car comes to a standstill, with restart triggered by pressing down on the clutch or the gas pedal.

The shifter felt somewhat bulky and heavy, and the pressure of the clutch pedal felt inconsistent as I pressed down on it.

The technique to double - the - clutch (up shifting) is: press clutch in - shift gear stick to Neutral - release clutch pedal - press clutch in - move gear stick to gear - ease your foot off the clutch.