Press the Clutch or Brake Pedal First? Safe Ways to Reduce Car Speed ​​Manually

Jakarta –

As a car driver, you need to learn several things first so you don’t drive carelessly. Driving techniques are needed to ensure safety while traveling and for the car to last longer. One technique that needs to be learned is reducing the speed of a manual car.

Cars with manual transmission and automatic transmission certainly have different ways to drive. Manual cars tend to require proper driving techniques to operate them. Especially when using the clutch pedal and brake pedal.

Quoted from the official Toyota Astra page, there are two techniques that can be used to reduce the speed of a manual car. These two techniques include, pressing on the clutch and then the brake, or pressing on the brake pedal and then the clutch pedal. So, which method is safer to use to reduce the speed of a manual car?

Which method is safe, pressing the clutch or pressing the brake pedal?

The first method, namely pressing the clutch first, is done so that the car glides without an engine brake. Only then, add brake pressure so that the car’s speed will gradually decrease, until it finally stops completely.

The first method is used in certain conditions, for example when there is a traffic jam and the car is traveling at a speed of 5 to 10 km per hour, the car will not just move because the speed is already low. The car’s speed is not very high, so it can stop just by relying on momentum.

This is done with the aim of preventing the car engine from stalling due to being late in pressing the clutch pedal, especially at low speeds. If you step on the brake pedal first, the engine will immediately stop as soon as the car stops and the clutch pedal has not been pressed.

Meanwhile, the second method, namely depressing the brake pedal and then the clutch pedal, can be done to make the car’s speed decrease more quickly. To prevent the car engine from stalling, when the car approaches a stop, press the clutch pedal.

By pressing the brake first, you will be able to predict the amount of pressure on the brake pedal to regulate the speed of the car. Reducing the speed of a manual car in this way can also have an engine braking effect.

The engine brake effect is very useful in helping control the car so it doesn’t go fast. Apart from that, the performance of the car’s brakes is not too heavy because of the brake force resulting from high engine speed.

After seeing the explanation above about each method, which method is the safest?

Quoted on Honda’s official website, driving safety practitioner from Safety Defensive Consultant Indonesia (SDCI) Sony Susmana explained that the recommended method is the second method. That is, press the brake pedal and then the clutch pedal.

Why is that? Pressing the brake pedal first can make the car gradually stop in a measured and smooth manner. When you press the brake pedal slowly, the car does not stop immediately, but instead slows down the speed of the car.

By doing the second method, you can optimize fuel use, so that fuel consumption for your car becomes more economical. Even so, the first method does not mean it is wrong, especially when stop and go or at low speed.

That’s what detikOto can say about braking techniques in manual cars. Hope it is useful!

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