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Stopping drill -- manual gearbox

1. Check mirror early

2. Signal if necessary

3. Apply brakes early and lightly

4. Depress clutch for last few yards of travel to prevent a stall

5. Stop close to and parallel to the kerb leaving room for manoeuvre

6. Apply handbrake

7. Select neutral

8. Switch off any ancillary equipment you have used and stop the engine

9. Select appropriate parking gear

10. Release seatbelt

11. Check mirrors, shoulder check before opening door and leaving the vehicle

Stopping drill -- automatic gearbox

1. Check mirror early

2. Signal if necessary

3. Apply brakes early and lightly

4. Stop close to and parallel to the kerb

5. Apply handbrake - keep footbrake applied

6. Select P (Park)

7. Turn off all ancillaries that you have used

8. Turn off engine

9. Release footbrake

10. Release seatbelt

11. Check mirror, shoulder check before opening door and leaving vehicle

Can you remember from your learner days about stopping distances? .... Click here ....  this might be an easy guide to remember

Please note:

Vehicle technology is changing rapidly, and the drills may need  modifying to suit the particular vehicle and for example, some vehicles (e.g. Renault and Citroen) are fitted are now fitted with an electrically powered parking brake in place of a 'pull-up' handbrake. These parking brakes may apply automatically when the engine is switched off and release automatically when the accelerator is depressed to move off.

Similarly, Renault for example has an interlock preventing the engine from starting unless the brake pedal (automatic) or clutch (manual) are depressed.

Automatic gearboxes may now be 'robotised' manual boxes with   a full manual 'flip-lever' alternative to purely automatic operation.

There is one certain requirement; read the handbook.

Starting drill -- manual gearbox

1. External checks

2. Handbrake check - is vehicle secure?

3. Doors

4. Seat position

5. Seat belt

6. Mirrors

7. Static brake check

8. Depress clutch, select neutral

9. Switch on ignition (with hand on wheel), check display, fuel

10. Start engine (with hand on wheel)

11. Check PAS

12. Check instruments, select auxiliary equipment

13. Select appropriate starting gear (normally first)

14. Mirror checks, left and right shoulder checks

15. Pull away if safe to do so

16. 2nd gear, 20mph, mirror, Moving Brake test

Starting drill -- automatic gearbox

1. External checks

2. Handbrake check - is vehicle secure?

3. Doors

4. Seat position

5. Seat belt

6. Mirrors

7. Static brake check

8. Switch on ignition (with hand on wheel), check display, fuel

9. Apply footbrake, ensure transmission lever is in P (park) or N (neutral)

10. Start engine (with hand on wheel)

11. Check PAS

12. Check instruments, select auxiliary equipment

13. Move transmission lever to D (drive) or R (reverse) as required

14. Mirror checks, left and right shoulder checks

15. Pull away if safe to do so (handbrake should be released just when you move off)

16. Move off – 20mph, mirror, Moving Brake Test

Starting Procedures

Stopping Procedures