How to Control the Clutch?

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Here are the methods to control the clutch: 1. Learn the correct posture for pressing the clutch: Place the ball of your foot on the clutch pedal with your heel touching the ground. When the clutch is pressed to its lowest point, keep your knee slightly bent. 2. Press the clutch to a point just above the critical value between semi-engagement and neutral coasting. The exact critical point varies with different vehicle adjustments. To find this critical value, first engage the gear, then press the clutch until the point where the gear just engages—this is the power engagement critical value. Slightly lifting the pedal will put it in the semi-engaged state. Then release the foot brake or handbrake, and the vehicle will start moving. 3. Control the position near the semi-engagement limit, and the vehicle speed will naturally adjust to idle. Since road surfaces are not perfectly flat—some have bumps, pits, or uneven friction—you must place your foot near the critical value between semi-engagement and neutral coasting, making slight adjustments to keep the vehicle moving at a constant speed throughout the test. 4. Do not release the clutch too quickly or deliberately raise the engine RPM too high. This not only accelerates clutch wear but may also cause the vehicle to stall, leading to a failed test due to an unexpected stop.