Now a days auto gear vehicles are very popular. Its very difficult to find a person with the skill of driving manual gear vehicle balancing the clutch properly. Most of the people had driven a manual gear vehicle only for the license. Somehow when we are moving with the technology, clutch will eliminated in future for sure. It is because of the popularity of tiptronic and pedal shifters. Any way for the urban areas like Colombo, Auto gear is most suite than manual gear, even though its not much working for the fuel. Otherwise u will need to massage your legs after you go home with this heavy traffic in Colombo. Any way there are few things that auto gear vehicle driver should got know about their vehicle and the driving.
- Never neutral the vehicle when driving low points. Most of the modern vehicles’ automatically cut off the fuel supply when you drive low points. So there is no much fuel saving even you put it in to the neutral mode. And also brake bind can be happen due the wheels goes out of control of the engine.
- Wait till vehicle completely stop before rivers it or before change gear to rivers and take forward. Don’t change gear when the vehicle slow brake. Because gear box is doing that part at that time.
- Accelerate rpm is done more subdued D cloths together, or do not put together driving gear, gear originally put together to accelerate. What you drive a manual gear cease. And do not go off wheel spin
- Don’t put to parking mode on the red light. Just hold the brake to save unnecessary wasting. Put into parking mode if you have to stop and wait long.
- Put the vehicle into parking after vehicle stopped. Otherwise the locking mechanism of the vehicle can get damage