Learning to drive an automatic car no longer is a hard job as long as you catch the special learning skills we taught

here. It is much easier than learning to d rive a manual transmission car, you can drive any automatic cars easily just in a day after you catch these simple skills. If you ever see some of the latest co ol concept cars in Tokyo auto show lately, you will feel driving a car is someth ing fun and enjoy. Let s check out these few easy learning steps. Learning to drive an automatic car Let s begin the learning with the automatic transmission knowledge. It is totally different with learning to drive manual cars, it is no 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 for you to remember, all you need to keep in mind is as simple as P, R, D, 1, 2 where some sp ecial car is having P, R, D, 1, 2, 3. Other than that, there is no clutch pedal to operate and you will not feel as ha rd as driving manual transmission cars go up hill. Therefore, an automatic car i s only come with Break pedal, Accelerator. Break pedal is on your left and accel erator is on your right. DO NOT USE BOTH LEGS TO DRIVE A CAR! You can only use y our right leg to control the accelerator and break. Learning to drive an automat ic car is already something easy, so do not mess it up by using both legs. Check out the table below: P Park. This locks the transmission. Use this when stationary. Some cars require d stepping on the brake pedal then only you can push it to R, N, or D. R N Reverse. Obviously, to make the car go backward. Neutral. No gear is selected but this position will make the car go forward or backward in any unbalance road.

D Drive. Automatic gear to use for driving forward, you do not have to change an ything, just drive drive, and drive with this D. 1 First Gear. Use only when you are going up hill with very slanting way. Note t hat some car put L instead of 1 . 2 Second Gear. Use when you want to over take some cars, it s a lower gear. apply to certain car. It is a small button near to your gear knob it will turn down a gear. Use only when you want to over take s you want a little bit more power. Learning to drive a car will start from the basic.

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Step by step to drive an automatic car Step 1 Learn to start the car Automatic car sometimes require a little more technology, some cars are not able to get started when brake pedal is no step on. Read more if your car engine won t start. Step 2 Getting car move forward Now push the gear to D as explain above, and slowly release the brake pedal, the c ar will move forward slowly. Press the accelerator according to the speed you wa nt. Step 3 Going up hill Learning to drive an automatic car is having some similar challenge with manual transmission car while stop at hill and about to go up hill. Put on the handbrak e or e-brake when your car stops at any hill. Press the accelerator slowly until you feel your car is about to move forward, then release the handbrake slowly. (See this related information: Teach me how to drive a manual car)

Step 4 Going down hill Automatic gear sometimes is stupid, when going down hill you will have to choose 2 or 1 depending how slanting the way it is. Alternatively you can use OD overdrive. Things to take note for automatic car Put your gear to N neutral when your car stops at traffic lights or at a give way s ign. Always remember to put your leg at brake pedal and put the handbrake on to ensure everything goes safe. Only put your car into P Parking when you successfully park in a parking lot. Not t o forget pull the e-brake or handbrake, automatic car doesn t mean you do not use the e-brake. Always remember different automatic car having different type of gear panel. The latest Honda Civic is using 5 speed automatic transmissions where you will see P , R, D, D3, 2, 1. =================== The author does not drive an auto car. Anyway, attempts will be made the best he c an to impart this knowledge to you. First and foremost, one should understand the automatic gear system. Understand that it has, like the manual model, gears to be dealt with. N is for neutral or fr ee gear. P, well is for Parking . R is still Reverse . Well, what about D? D isn t for d onkey, but Drive . Some automatic cars have D1, D2, D3 and D4. You need not be confused over them. All you have to remember is D means drive. O.K? Are we ready? Here goes then. Unless the car is in N or P, the engine cannot start or ignite . So step one is put the gear in N. To do this, press a knob with your left thumb and move it to N position. Important that you understand this before we proceed any further. Unlike manual cars (my own driving tutor used to advise me) a driver should alwa ys step on the foot brake. This prevent the car from darting or shooting or launching forward suddenly. When in position , next the vehicle is ready to start or ignite

Having managed to start the car, put the gear into R (Reverse) and with your right foot safely on the brakes, to control the car. Now release the brakes slowly. You do not have to accelerate at all. Just by releasing your brakes slowly, the vehicle should move safely and gradually backwards. Viola! That s how the Reverse is accomplished. But remember, you have to release the brakes slowly and control it, if and when it s necessary. For me, it has been quite a tiresome thing to teach you how to rev erse an automatic car in this short article. About how to move forward , it will be left to be explained in another article late r. So, be patient. Blog in some other time! Bye bye! ============= To make a U turn on a main road is extremely dangerous. It also contravenes Sectio n 119 (2) of the Road Transport Act 1987. For this, you can be fined RM300. Some readers have asked how does one make a 3 Point turn in an automatic car? At c ertain times, we reached a dead end. We have no other alternative but to do a 3 point turn maneuver.

In Malaysia , as in Singapore and Australia, we drive on the left hand side of t he road. As such, in attempting to make a 3 Point Turn , slow the car down, careeni ng it down the left side of the road, signal right, observing the rear as well a s the right hand side mirror. turn the steering completely to the right. Stop the car at the edge of the road. In actual fact, you are performing a left to right 3 Point Turn. Assuming you are on a rather busy road. Cars and other vehicles would be coming behind you any moment. Therefore you have to be Fast , taking the least possible ti me you can in performing the 3 Point Turn. Having stopped at the right hand side of the road, engage the auto gear in R or Re verse quickly. Stepping or applying the brakes, turn your steering completely to t he left as fast as you can, reverse the car backwards to the edge of the road, s tep on the brakes and then turn your steering to the right completely, engage th e car in D or drive and move the car forward. At the same time, if you are fast enough, put your indicator to the right. This would indicate to motorists behind you that you re coming into the main thoroughfa re, that is to the Right. If you should reach a dead end, and you have no space to do the 3 point turn man euver, then you have no alternative but to do the reverse. Then place the car in R or Reverse and inch your car backwards slowly. =========================