Moving off
Examples of faults
Uphill Start off using P.O.M/M.S.M routines
In the Preparation of P.O.M you will need more biting point on your clutch pedal and you will need more gas (pedal), this will stop you from rolling back, give you the sufficient power needed to move away on an uphill gradient and will ensure your vehicle doesn’t stall.
£1 thickness of the clutch pedal
Most common fault
When you release the handbrake your vehicle rolls backwards, the consequence (implication) here is that you could roll back into the vehicle behind you or even worse a pedestrian. So you can see the hill start skill is very important for the safety of others.
The remedy the roll back is to slightly raise your clutch pedal a THICKNESS of a POUND COIN
until you have the correct about of biting point to hold your training vehicle (the key to success is to ensure you have the biting point before moving off).
Uphill starts
The key to uphill starts is for you to understand the clutch pedal so if your vehicle does not roll back when you release your handbrake. If your training vehicles does roll back this means your clutch is too low. To fix this problem just raise your clutch up a £1 coin thickness at a time until you no longer rolls back, then this will hold vehicle stays still or roll slightly forward.
To move your vehicle forward raise your clutch up £1 up at a time till you are moving forward.
Parking up and leaving your vehicle on a hill
Use of steering wheel
For extra safety in case your handbraked ever failed on a hill, turn your steering wheel full lock right. Then if your training vehicle does for any reason roll back your front wheel of your training vehicle will roll back and touch the kerb and stop your vehicle rolling back any more. However if your wheels where straight it will just roll straight back in a straight line and could collide back into a park vehicle or even worse a pedestrian.
Use of 1st gear
You can also keep your gear stick in 1st gear if you know your handbrake is not working as efficiently as it should be. Here is two strategy's on security if your vehicle on a hill.
Downhill Start with P.O.M/M.S.M routines
On a downhill start (decline) you will need less gas! As gravity will do the work.
Use the P.O.M routine, but the difference is you depress the clutch and select 2nd gear and find the biting point.
Prepare
Clutch down 2nd gear and find the biting point
Then set a little gas
Snow and icy conditions
You would also need to the downhill start method to pull away when it snow or icy. Obviously you wouldn’t need it 100% of the time but if you try and pull away and your drive wheels loose traction and just wheel spin you will not move. Just remind yourself of this lesson plan and look professional as you pull away.
Parking up and leaving your vehicle on a hill
Use of steering wheel
For extra safety in case your handbraked ever failed on a down hill, turn your steering wheel full lock left. Then if your training vehicle does for any reason roll forward your front wheel of your training vehicle will roll forward and touch the kerb and stop your vehicle rolling forward any more. However if your wheels where straight it will just roll straight forward in a straight line and could collide forward into a park vehicle or even worse a pedestrian.
Use of reverse gear
You can also keep your gear stick in reverse gear if you know your handbrake is not working as efficiently as it should be. Here is two strategy's on security if your vehicle on a hill.