Vehicle transmissions

Status	Manual	Automatic
Starting engine	Turn key Release handbrake Indicate intention to move out	Depress brake. Turn key Release handbrake Indicate intention to move out
Moving off	Depress brake Release handbrake Depress clutch fully Engage first gear Depress accelerator, 1000-2000rpm Indicate intention to move out Release clutch to biting point When car moves off, release clutch More accelerator, maintain 1500rpm	Release brake 1 second delay Accelerate gently and gradually
Kick-up of gears	Make sure sufficient speed is reached. Gears: TWO-20km/h, THREE-30km/h, FOUR-40km/h, FIVE-60km/h Release accelerator Clutch in fully Shift gears fast and correctly without looking Not always applicable:(Shiftdown to gear TWO and accelerate slightly only if you are moving off from a slow speed i.e traffic light turns green just as the vehicle is about to come to a complete stop down on seeing red light.) Clutch out Accelerate and maintain speed Use correct gears at appropriate speeds	Accelerate gently and gradually Apply brake gently if need be
Kick-down of gears	Apply brake Clutch in Shiftdown gear Clutch out gradually but fast to prevent freewheeling More brake if necessary	Apply brake Otherwise, shift the lever to D3 or D2 or D1 to limit the highest gear the car can go.
Turning corners	Signal intention Shift gear down from FOUR to THREE As car approaches road markings( forming up arrows) shift gear from FOUR to THREE 10 metres to corner Shift gear down from THREE to TWO Check blindspot While turning, brake if needed, accelerate when the car is about to straighten.	Signal intention Check blindspot Use brake as necessary
Stopping	Use engine brake Shift down the gears accordingly, as above You are not allowed to use gear FOUR to stop Apply brake firmly and gradually Clutch in and brake more When car stops, shift gear back to gear ONE Do not release brake When moving off from slope, use half-clutch to prevent car from moving backwards and move from brake pedal to accelerator pedal quickly	Apply brake as necessary Do not release brake Car will not move backwards on slope
Emergency brake	Clutch in, brake in (slightly more brake) Pull handbrake	Brake in Pull handbrake
Circuit slope (Notes on footwork only)	Engage gear ONE Clutch in and brake at crest Pull handbrake Coordinate accelerator and clutch Accelerate to 2000-4000rpm Release clutch till biting point Release handbrake fully Move off	Brake at crest Pull handbrake Accelerate till car moves slightly Release handbrake and continue accelerating
S + crank course (Notes on footwork only)	Use half clutch intermittently. Use brake where necessary Take great care not to stall the engine	Brake when necessary
Parking (Notes on footwork only)	Engage reverse gear Use half-clutch and brake intermittently.	Shift lever to Reverse Use brake intermittently.
Stopping engine	Clutch in Brake Pull handbrake Shift gear to neutral Off engine	Brake gradually till car comes to standstill Pull handbrake Shift lever to Park Off engine

missed train. Next train comes only after 7 mins. 19 mins to get to yck mrt. 10 mins to walk to the car. 2.20pm. I ran out of woodlands mrt station. Ran to taxi stand. Took cab. Reached driving centre 5 minutes before start of lesson. 2.35pm.


my first and only lesson on ATV(automatic transmission vehicle)


Finally a change. No more gear lever. No clutch either.



Wow. ATV(automatic transmission vehicle) was kinda cool. Feels very 21st century. The whirring of the engine is much different. It has this static you feel when you walk through those sensors in store. No clutch. One hugeass brake pedal. Basically your left leg does nothing. Digital panel instead of analog ones you find in manual cars. Digital tripometer as well.

When you move the (??) from Parking to Drive, you need to step on brake. Other than that, all other transistions require a squeeze on the trigger of the (??). I call it (??) because it isn't exactly a gear stick. Haha.

The instructor was pretty nice and good. He says the engine will never stall unless the 'computer' is faulty.

Quite funny too, because, my fixed instructor kept scolding me whenever I 'drive fast'.

Fast is relative, really.

I had to stay at 40km/h and he said, "This is good". And for this ATV instructor, half the time he told me to drive faster. To speed up to 70km/h. "More power," he would always say. "The speed limit on this road is 70km/h. Faster faster."

That's like twice the speed you know.

And when I hit traffic junctions, my fixed instructor always tell me to shift down gear and prepare to stop. This instructor says, "If it's green and the lights are 30metres away, more power!"

The down side of ATV was that it's boring. I almost fell asleep at the wheels while waiting for the lights. Oh. On top of that, you can't rev your car at pedestrians. (rev means the car going vroom vroom but not moving.)