Advice for hill starts in a manual?

So today I stopped on a steep hill. When I had to start moving, I revved the car to 1500 rpm’s, and slowly let off the clutch. I stalled. Do I need to rev the motor to a higher rpm to not stall?

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Juha Arkkukangas

More gas and yes bit more revs

12/07/2015 - 02:44 |
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Thank you! All I need to do is practice now.

12/07/2015 - 02:46 |
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Michael M

As you start moving apply more gas so that you keep the rpms up

12/07/2015 - 02:46 |
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Tin Veverec

You can also try starting with a handbrake

Pull up the handbrake
Start depressing the clutch until it starts grabbing
Get the engine onto a higher revs then slowly start letting the handbrake down and depressing the clutch even more until you let go of the clutch

Try that method and you should be golden

12/07/2015 - 02:57 |
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Anonymous

Redline it and drop the clutch :D or just pull the hand brake enough to not roll and then give it more gas

12/07/2015 - 03:06 |
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Driven to Drive 1

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

The first option sounds more fun LOL!

12/07/2015 - 03:07 |
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Cristóbal Ignacio Arriagada Muñoz

Full on the brakes
Start depressing the clutch
Once it starts vibrating release brakes and accelerate smoothly

12/07/2015 - 03:50 |
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A.Rz

Don’t fully release the clutch when doing hill starts, only fully release the clutch when you start moving forwards. Tip: If you’re either moving backwards or stationary give it more gas or release the clutch just a little bit.

12/07/2015 - 04:01 |
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Anonymous

On hillstars I start releasing the cluth with the brakes on, then release the brakes and slowly start to accelerate. This way you don’t need to rev the motor to much.
Using the handbrake is another option.

12/07/2015 - 04:28 |
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17893

Buy a Subaru. They have a hill holder for this exact reason.

12/07/2015 - 04:56 |
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Melons

In reply to by 17893

…Which I disabled because it is the most inept system ever.

It’s called heel-toe-braking and it works.

12/07/2015 - 05:36 |
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Driven to Drive 1

In reply to by 17893

The mustang has hill start assist, so that isn’t the issue. I just need to work on adjusting the rpm’s.

12/07/2015 - 05:56 |
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Basketboy

Release clutch at the same time step on the gas pedal a bit hard.

What do u drive? What kind of car stalls at 1500

12/07/2015 - 05:23 |
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if you let the clutch up too fast every car we stall. you let up clucht untill car starts rolling once we are rolling you can give gas

12/07/2015 - 06:58 |
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Melons

Heel-toe. Toe is on brakes, heel is on throttle.

12/07/2015 - 05:36 |
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Alesia Yasmin

In reply to by Melons

I’ve yet to learn how to master this :(

12/07/2015 - 06:07 |
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Jake Weir

In reply to by Melons

Never had a problem with hill starts or rev matching but I just can’t heel toe, always to rough, any pointers?

12/07/2015 - 06:59 |
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