YoZ Bubblepearl,Originally posted by bubblepearl:Hi hi, need some advise so that i can pass.
1) How to U-turn when u are at the 1st gear? Half-cutch and power at the same time when u-turning?
2) when passing narrow path at 1st gear (as just start the car moving), half clutch? or change to 2nd gear (but speed too low in order to change gear)?
Thank you......![]()
always remember:unless you want to shift gear...don bother about the clutch...heheOriginally posted by bubblepearl:I know but i tends to hang on to half cutch at 1st gear when making u-turn after stopping at traffic light.![]()
i think it is ok if u think its too fast for you to handle, but as u are making the turn, u can gradually release ur clutch and step on ur accelerator, so when u complete ur turn, u have already or almost fully released the clutch. from there u can accelerate and move off.Originally posted by bubblepearl:I know but i tends to hang on to half cutch at 1st gear when making u-turn after stopping at traffic light.![]()
Hi Zichuan,Originally posted by zichuan:just maintain ur cluth control when u-turning.. when turning dont. i repeat dont floor the alcerator.. maintain it.. when the car fully finish its u-turn.. just floor it.. and chg it to gear 2 once the engine rev to 1.5 - 2. very simple.. but if the green light shown.. a distance behind u and the u-turn n u r usin gear 2, just use gear 2 tap abit brake to slow down abit and just u-turn without putting pressure on alcerrator. if u feel the car shaking, means the car gng 2 stall le, juz cluth in and u-turn using gear 2.. finished the turn and just continue with your driving loh.. den tua gear 3 loh.
car shaking=low rpm= gear not suited to tis low speed= shift down gear=press more gas=rev up to approriate speed=shift up again=problem solvedOriginally posted by bubblepearl:Hi Zichuan,
Thanks, can i check with you, how come the car shaking at gear 2? Can clutch in at gear 2, will tester mark me as free-wheeling?
Thank you.
Usually tester will give u instruction quite far ahead as they know what route they want to take beforehand...So it should not be a problem to you..Originally posted by bubblepearl:Sure, however, i got anothe question, will the tester instructed you the direction very late ....heeee , cos each time my instructor never tell me, I will ask him, heee.
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i supposed u noe how to turn in the S-course itself right? wat i did the other time was keep the "intersection" of the kerb with the bonnet in the middle of the front edge of the bonnet when u are in the S- course, (when u are looking in front u shld be able to see the front of the bonnet like "intersecting" the kerb ) dat will keep the car in the middle. throught out the course.. best thing is if u are unfamiliar just maintain very low speed.. so u can still correct ur mistake if there's one..Originally posted by bubblepearl:Hi, i need some help on the S-course in the circuit.
I know how much to turn in, but when encountered the second curve , i am lost.
This is what i think what my instructor told me:
1) 1/4 of kerb to the door, turn all into the course.
2) when clearing the left side, turn the steering back.
3) when the front bonnet is half to the curve, turn 1 round to right.....
heee, cos when he teach me, i am very blur....therefore i need help from you all.
It's better to press a bit of the accelerator at half clutch..so the car wont be vibrating.. the engine will sound smoother too.. but not too much.. rpm abt 1-2.. i remember my instructor saying inside circuit u can just happily drive around 20km/hr... go onto the road best to maintain around 50.. hope ur timing isn't peak hour.. cos a few test routes will jam(near the Eunos area)..Originally posted by bubblepearl:when u mean slow speed, need to press accelerator cos, for my parking i just let go clutch to half and never power.
1) U-Turn can be done @ 1st and 2nd gear. Half-clutch and accel @ same time for 1st gear whilst turning, but dun accel too much, later ur turning radius too big.Originally posted by bubblepearl:Hi hi, need some advise so that i can pass.
1) How to U-turn when u are at the 1st gear? Half-cutch and power at the same time when u-turning?
2) when passing narrow path at 1st gear (as just start the car moving), half clutch? or change to 2nd gear (but speed too low in order to change gear)?
Thank you......![]()
because its not on gear 2 approiate speed. i drops till so low that is gear 1 speed, u need to switch gear back to 1, then rev again.. till enough speed for gear 2.Originally posted by bubblepearl:Hi Zichuan,
Thanks, can i check with you, how come the car shaking at gear 2? Can clutch in at gear 2, will tester mark me as free-wheeling?
Thank you.