General Gears On Cars, Help Needed! Easy Question For Drivers!?

Hiya, how do you use gears ?

Really strange ( and stupid )

But I will be taking my test next year, haven't started driving yet but no-one will tell me!

I basically want to know :

1) When and why you change gear.

2) How easy is it to learn and understand them

3) How do you know when to change gear



Thank-you, I will choose a best answer in around 24 hours so you get your points.General Gears On Cars, Help Needed! Easy Question For Drivers!?
If you're driving an automatic, it chooses for you.



If you're driving a stick shift, you change gears when the RPM's get too high. When you put it in gear and press on the gas, the engine rev's up. Each gear is designed to make you go faster than the previous one - most cars have 5. So, when you feel like your engine is revving too high to stay in that gear (usually 2/3 of the redline value), you switch gears to the next gear. Then when you slow down, you may need to downshift so the engine RPM doesn't get too low and stall.



I don't know your experience with cars, so ';RPM'; means the number of rotations per minute that the engine goes through.



I'd say it's really easy to learn with practice, but I know i'd never let anyone learn on my car - so findong a car to learn on might be hard. If you have any further questions feel free to e-mail me at DrewDude320i@gmail.comGeneral Gears On Cars, Help Needed! Easy Question For Drivers!?
You change gear as the speed of the car alters,it will come naturaly to you.You will know by the sound of the engine and by the feel of the car as you accelerate and as you brake you select a lower gear to match the lower speed