1. Make sure the slope level is up
The first thing we notice when driving uphill is knowing the slope of the terrain, on asphalt roads usually cars with age below 10 years can still driving uphill well, see if the climb is extreme or not.
If extreme climbs, it is better to use low teeth like teeth 3 to 1 (usually using 2nd or 2nd teeth), if we can use sloping incisors 3 to teeth 4. Why can 4 teeth be used to climb? Yes, it could be because the incline is sloping and we also pay attention to the speed of the car when going uphill, which will be discussed at point 2.
The most extreme climbs usually have a slope of from 25 to 35 degrees, then use tooth 1, if we slope 15 to 25 degrees we use 2 teeth, if the slope of the slope of 5 to 15 degrees we can use tooth 3.
2. Use the ideal speed / speed
The faster the vehicle driving uphill the more efficient the power we use uphill, how much is the speed when climbing? this depends on how long the incline is and how sloping the road is, the type of road (asphalt / macadam), and also the extent of the road and road conditions (crowded / quiet / traffic time).
We could climb up with 4th gear if the ramp is quite wide and quiet, while we have momentum (speeds above 50 km / h) and we still haven't lost energy (the term we have momentum). And we have made sure there are no bends and other unexpected things, but most people climb up using teeth 3 to 1.
Now try to have the momentum to passing uphill road, use optimal speed before driving uphill so that the car will not lose torque in the middle of the climb, but remember not to be too fast to reduce the risk of accidents.
3. Use gear, take into account the speed of the car, the engine RPM and the ideal car torque
Use third gear with a speed above 40 Km / hour, if you feel the car has no power (we gas but does not increase speed or even down) then lower the 2nd gear and step on the gas pedal, if the second gear still does not have torque and car speed down to 20 km / hour, forced to drop into gear 1.
Here are the speed, gear and Rpm ideal for climbing based on the mobilku.org admin experience:
* Speed of 30-40 km / h, using gear 3 with RPM above 3000 to 5000
* Speed of 20-30 km / h, use gear 2 with RPM above 3000 to 5000
* Speed 0-20 km / hour, use gear 1 with Rp. 3000-5000
The right RPM to climb is above 3000 Rpm, because the higher the engine RPM we use, the greater the torque (the engine's ability to carry loads), but remember not to exceed 6000 Rpm (let alone touch the red line on the RPM indicator), because if the rotation the engine is too high can damage the engine.
While good speeds to climb are at 30 to 50 for good roads and moderate grades, while for extreme climbs and dangerous roads use low speeds between 10 to 30 km / hour.
The best we actually know is how high is the climb and how many teeth do you use? try not to move your teeth when in the middle of the climb because of the risk of the tooth failing to enter and finally the car actually retreats (because this case has happened several times), it is better to determine the right gear and the right speed before driving uphill and creating momentum. But if forced, for example in front of a traffic jam or an accident, we are forced to reduce the speed of the car and change the gear to lower.
4. Use the handbrake when stopping on the incline or getting stuck
Well when hit by traffic on this ramp requires adequate skills, one of which is using a handbrake.
If we use foot brakes continuously while we are stuck in traffic then this is quite risky because our feet will probably be tired of braking and can cause the car to back off when the brake pedal is getting weaker.
The solution is to activate the hand brake when it is stuck on the incline, if we stop more than 30 seconds then it is better to activate the hand brake (hand brake) and then neutral the teeth and release slowly step on the brake pedal.
When you want to run the car, step on the clutch pedal and then enter the gear to gear 1 then slowly release the clutch pedal step while pressing (stepping on) the gas pedal slowly (not too hard because the car can jump). When the car starts to power, release the brake slowly.
This indeed seems difficult at first glance, but if we are accustomed to using handbrake it will not be difficult anymore, so for beginners can practice first on a quiet road (for example, quiet housing but has a climb) with the scenario of a car being jammed.
5. Distances with other vehicles while climbing
Be careful with the vehicle in front of you while driving uphill, therefore we must give enough distance if there is anything with the vehicle in front and we have enough time / distance to react.
Give an ideal distance (not too close too not too far), especially if in front of you is a large vehicle such as a loaded truck or bus, which they sometimes are not strong uphill and backward crashing into a vehicle behind it. The point is that the bigger the vehicle in front of us when climbing, the greater the distance given.
So make sure the car we have is strong enough to driving uphill the slope of the road, if we are used to driving our car then we can guess whether our car is strong enough to pass the ramp or not. If it's not strong, we better not force it because the edges can be damaging, like the admin of mobilku.org, who uses a Suzuki Katana car does not force it to climb in Pacet, because the possibility of passing uphill is 50 to 50, I want to undo ... except the car a new car with a much bigger torque is brave enough to passing uphill.
