TOP： LAS 5 COSAS que HACEMOS MAL en EL CAMBIO MANUAL： Protege su vida útil... ¡y tu seguridad!.

Good evening my dear friends how are you I hope things are going very well there Most of use manual changes here on this side of the world it's the most common and we are very used to them since the At the same time as we are at driving schools although it is becoming increasingly clear that automatic changes are coming strongly they have very clear advantages We have taken care of reporting on this channel and more things we will talk about in the future of automatic boxes But manual boxes also have their own So let's open a new channel of communication to try to figure out the best way to use manual transmission boxes Before reaching that level we could call "learning to handle a manual transmission like a professional " I would like to mention and highlight some points Bad practices that can be done which are always present that our changes suffer and have a shorter lifespan You all know that depending o How we are handling the transmission but especially the clutch ca Lasting 80 000 or 60 000 kilometers in the worst case or the entire lifespa the best case For example I had an Audi A3 1.8 Turbo point that died with 340 000 kilometers and never had to be replaced Changing the clutch It also depends a lot of course on the type of driving you do It's not the same to be constantly in the city starting and stopping Stopping starting and stopping again taking a 500-kilometer ride A highway with a direct view without changing gears almost nothing except when you stop or park at a toll booth So obviously it's going to Using it heavily affects the lifespan of the transmission and the clutch Make the vehicle But there are a series of good practices or rather put in a negative way a series of practices that are not necessarily good just because they are well known People who still use them and especially things that are automatismes that we have which are also related to security So let's take a look at them a little bit what those things are of course that you should not do whe You are driving a manual transmission car Well throughout my career I have recorded many driving courses and have taken courses on Driving to try to explain to people how to drive the car safely not to be a driver and sometimes I did it with Joan Arnella He is a very famous and experienced test pilot especially in the 1970s It was especially successful now it is not as well known but Arnella has a very long career as an instructor She has written some of the basic books that are the Bible of leadership and has a very graphic phrase for the first of the leadership Things you should not do when driving a manual and Arnella's phrase is "don't worry the transmission won't fall there's no need to hold it" We are subject to it and this is the bad and ugly custom that many of us have of keeping our hands in our pockets placed on the gear shift knob as if that were a handrest and the gear box Actually it's not a place to rest your hand and it's not going to fall either This means there's no need for her to be holding it as Arnella said In addition to this there are two important implications logically related to this Subject which is why we shouldn't do it The first one is that it's very good It's hard to end up breaking the gear box by keeping your hand there but it's a bit radical to even say that if you have that practice constantly By keeping your hand there and applying pressure you are pressing against an element located at the end of the rods The rotation is something that is spinning and spinning let's say in a transverse direction to where you are applying pressure you are pressing towards Down so in the long run you could be causing a normal wear say or additional wear on the normal mechanical wear that doesn' It makes no sense to provoke The good practice of driving a vehicle with a manual transmission is to shift gears and keep your hand on the steering wheel Our hand does nothing there at any moment when a gear change is not made and in addition to the purely mechanical issue is the Subject of safety We are taking a hand off the steering wheel and the driving position always has to be in the correct position whenever we are not shifting gears At 10:10 or 3:15 The position that allows us to do this It is not a matter that is absolutely trivial or without an explanation it is the position that allows us the maximum mobility With the maximum time our two hands on the steering wheel we will be able to perform the maximum number of maneuvers which is the fastest and safest way Drive like that you know don't drive with your hand on the handle take it off already I know we have a lot of mental inertia our habits are quite hard to correct but this is like a seatbelt not that once You get used to it you get into the car and you don't even remember when you got in You can set it up in an automated way because this is the same as the one from Hands on the wheel and at 3:15 9:15 or 10:10 to avoid that If at any point we have to make a sudden maneuver or a dodge we'll waste time moving our hand that's doing nothing down there to the Good driver and talking about being supported by the hand there is another classic of the manual transmission which is the opposite the foot takes the role A clutch pedal that is also good because sometimes people get confused we get confused and for pure comfort we carry it There the foot is halfway pressing the clutch obviously it doesn't have to say that a system with a coupling and a disengagement if you keep your foot on it and You are applying pressure on the diaphragm that connects the friction system which is effectively reducing its lifespan again This system because there is friction and wear you can end up reducing the lifespan of the clutch itself which is a part that goes on the clutch support Connected to the pedal and mixes the plastic with the metal up to the system as I said so that the bearing is attached to the clutch diaphragm to engage the friction system to remove and install Don't even think about driving with your foot on the clutch because this is one of the parts that can take the most life out of your car It is very important for the clutch to last as long as possible since it is a very important repair and also speaking of the same It is another very bad habit and a very bad one that besides having to know how to change gears we also have to know about the clutch and the lifespan of the clutch It's good that you're holding a car steadily on a hill this doesn't make any sense this idea of putting it in first gear and starting to hold The car with the clutch instead of the good brake well again what was happening with the automatic transmission what you are doing is using the Clutch as a brake and finally the clutch is a friction system that is subject to friction and resistance and if you are doing this You're basically wearing out the clutch causing it to overheat and deteriorate A premature one which means in the end the clutch will end up losing its lifespan and will have to be replaced many kilometers earlier as you know today There are many cars that have the hill hold system or also known as auto hold by the button you will see it there if you have it activated in your vehicle good the car has the ability to have the brakes pressed so that you can comfortably shift into first gear Exit and thus disconnect the brakes without the vehicle rolling back if your vehicle does not have that system and you have to climb a ramp Let's say quite a bit with quite a lot of pending issues and many degrees of urgency and if you don't have enough time to go from the brake to the accelerator If you want to go up and you don't want to lose or are afraid of losing space behind your car will slightly fall but that's logically the practice Hand brake placed on this I will talk more about it later in a video and release it slowly while we perform the action of pressing the brake Accelerator and slowly lifting your foot off the clutch this if you are not very experienced or don't have much practice you can practice for example in a place o Where there is no danger and in that way you can then take the vehicle out in the most convenient way possible without the clutch suffering Same way we don't have to press the clutch too long when changing gears or do weird things with the lever to grab it in a strange way Forcing the guidance will obviously cause it to lose its lifespan our gear shift change and we don't want that to happen under any circumstances Learn how to shift properly we will do it smoothly looking for gear synchronization and always pressing the clutch all the way down at the system does not suffer in the same way as were talking about with an automatic change it makes no sense to put the car in neutral When we are stopped in manual vehicles they are designed for that but there can be quite a bit of debate about it but ultimately if we are We're stuck at a traffic light the bad habit here is to press the clutch shift into first and wait with the clutch pressed down We are now forcing the system to work without any benefit to us all the friction that the system has especially all the elastic metal systems will be suffering because they are with the clutch pressed and us with the accelerator First we push in the clutch and wait without moving then we push it in and press the clutch when we are about to start the gear and immediately after we have We start moving and shift to second gear to try to use as little fuel as possible except when we are on a slope and need to go up The motor needs to turn a little to get us going and that's it this is very important just like it is It is also very important that we shift quickly once we have engaged first gear and do not keep the gear lever in third fourth or fifth for too long sixth when we are going up a hill and the car doesn't have enough power To go up there are many people who insist on pressing the accelerator all the way down which is harming the engine Similarly drivers who have been driving a turbocharged vehicle switch to a non-turbocharged vehicle and therefore need to rev the engine More cheerful higher number of people who think their car is fast because they press the accelerator and this is dead gasoline vehicles Everything is a quick turn because DSLs today all have turbo and the gasoline ones tend to have turbo as well but don't worry there's nothing wrong with downshifting We want to have control of the vehicle by downshifting two gears we want to have control of the engine and have it obey us when we are pressing Accelerate if you need to downshift one or two gears it's fine It's also not a crime to do so when you're about to overtake Nor is it a crime to overtake it's actually great for the caravans They are formed today because people don't even dare to move forward like that Don't be lazy shift gears reduce and keep the engine in the optimal zone and in this way you will achieve the best response which is also safety Speaking of security to wrap up I hope you find these practices interesting and that you feel identified with some of them Some people say it's good to have the first bet when you're stopped in case someone comes from behind who hasn't seen you and doesn't hit you Ready the truth is that nothing is lost in pressing the clutch and shifting into first gear is absolutely fast and immediate so It has no advantage the only advantage you can have is having the clutch pressed while driving there are people who recommend experts tha They recommend that if you make an emergency brake press the brake pedal all the way down and also press the clutch pedal all the way down basically because well Basically because as you have ABS brakes you have a braking assistance system even if the engine disconnects from the wheels the vehicle will still have the braking power Enough braking capacity as well when we have a real emergency braking situation where there is a danger of me hitting or not hitting what we have What to do is literally to stand on the brake lever it's not so important whether we press the clutch or not the issue of having the clutch We get stepped on mainly because when we are detained someone behind us can hit us and we already have the The possibility of directly getting the first goal and leaving that place but this might be an element to do it on a track and explain Exactly what factors are at play there and what are the pros and cons of keeping the clutch pressed during an absolutely emergency brake but as much as possible It's important that if that happens you brake as hard as you can putting yourself literally on top of the brake pedal if necessary Try to minimize the braking distance although this is not a practice related to manual shifts it is interesting from the standpoint of From a security standpoint especially regarding what might happen this in addition to having the first move the engine does not overheat not because if We braked very hard and forgot to press the clutch at the end the car stalled It will end up turning off if someone comes from behind we would have to start the car put it in first gear and drive off so from that point of view it has something more It makes sense but as I said this is a debate for a future video if it seems okay to you in the meantime I hope all these tips are useful to you Practices you can apply to maximize the lifespan of your clutch and transmission and if you like we can talk a bit more about it in another video How to use a manual transmission like a pro thank you very much see you in the next video and I hope you found it useful goodbye for now