Do You Need to Depress the Clutch When Shifting to Neutral?
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Shifting from a gear position to neutral does not require depressing the clutch. Below is the relevant explanation: Manual Transmission: All forward gears in a manual transmission are equipped with synchronizers. When shifting gears, depressing the clutch allows the rotating drive gear to engage with a driven gear of a larger or smaller gear ratio, achieving acceleration or deceleration effects at the same rotation speed. Clutch Function: The clutch serves to disconnect the power from the drive gear. However, during vehicle movement, the driven gear still maintains rotation, requiring the synchronizer to coordinate the engagement between the drive gear and the driven gear. Once the gear shift is completed and the gears are engaged, releasing the clutch restores speed and power to the drive gear.