Do You Need to Press the Clutch When Starting the Car?
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You need to press the clutch when starting the car. Pressing the clutch primarily prevents the car from suddenly lurching forward during startup, thereby avoiding accidents. This is especially crucial when starting on uphill or downhill slopes. The working principle of the clutch is as follows: The driving and driven parts of the clutch temporarily separate or gradually engage through friction between their contact surfaces, allowing mutual rotation during transmission. Automotive clutches include friction clutches, hydraulic torque converters, and electromagnetic clutches. Friction clutches are further divided into wet and dry types. Currently, most clutches paired with manual transmissions are dry friction clutches, which can be categorized into single-plate, double-plate, and multi-plate types based on the number of driven discs.