Can You Shift Directly from Fourth Gear to First Gear in a Manual Transmission?

[VonMaverick]

Manual transmissions cannot shift directly from fourth gear to first gear. The specific reasons are as follows: 1. Damage: Based on the actual vehicle speed, you should select the appropriate gear. Shifting directly from a high gear to a low gear can harm the transmission and reduce driving comfort. 2. Difficulty in Operation: It is generally difficult for most people to perform. If you press the accelerator to 6903 rpm in first gear, then press the clutch, the engine speed will drop to 2000 rpm. At this point, shifting directly to fourth gear is completely fine—this is the simple operation of shifting from first to fourth gear. However, if you are driving in fourth gear at 2000 rpm, pressing the clutch while simultaneously pressing the accelerator to raise the engine speed to 7000 rpm and then shifting to first gear is also possible. The issue is that such a rapid sequence is difficult for most people to execute—this is known as "rev-matching downshift."