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Commercial Driver's License

Category - Standard Driving

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If a commercial driver finds that they cannot get into gear with a manual transmission, they should do which of the following?
  1. Depress the clutch and try to force it into gear.
  2. Release the clutch, increase rpms and try again.
  3. Depress the clutch and go back into lower gear.
  4. Release the clutch and keep trying; it will go into gear sooner or later.
Explanation
Answer: B - When a driver finds that they cannot get into the next higher gear, the proper action is to return to neutral, release the clutch and increase the engine rpms to match the road speed. Once this occurs, depress the clutch and try to get into gear again. It is important to avoid trying to force the vehicle into gear. This can damage gears and transmissions.
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