The neutral gear disengages all gears in the transmission and disconnects the transmission from the wheels, allowing the wheels to roll without using the power of the engine. It also closes the neutral safety switch and completes the circuit in the starter relay to allow the car to start. The neutral gear is used for starting the engine and The neutral gear serves an essential function for manual drivers. Before you drive a manual transmission, the vehicle must be placed in neutral first. Automotive drivers can move straight into the drive gear and take off, leaving some wondering what purpose the neutral gear serves. When having to stop on a hill in a manual, it's very tempting to want to ride the clutch because it can be difficult to get the car started from neutral. However, this is not a good practice. With each gear shift, completely remove your foot from the clutch pedal. Many people have this doubt. A majority believes that we should shift to neutral at a stop to avoid transmission and clutch wear. But some even think that shifting to neutral and then back to gear, This means that when the vehicle is stopped and idling in neutral with the clutch engaged and the input shaft spinning, the third-, fourth-, and fifth-gear pairs do not rotate. When neutral is selected, none of the gears on the output shaft are locked to the shaft, allowing the input and output shafts to rotate independently. Consult your car's manual or retailer to check if your car has it fitted. Coasting in neutral to save fuel. This used to be quite a common practice, but trying to save fuel by sticking the car's transmission in neutral gear and coasting the car down hills and slopes is inadvisable. It's an unsafe thing to do, since you don't have as much This case is usually not serious and can happen if you have left the car in the cold for some time. First of all, put the gearbox in neutral, apply the handbrake and accelerate to increase the engine rpm, while pressing the clutch pedal a couple of times. Then, turn off the car, wait a few moments, and turn it back on to check if the gearbox is So, placing your gear stick in neutral before you start the car is the key thing to do. Next thing after you start the car would be to press the clutch fully to the bottom. Then after the clutch is pressed, you can select 1st gear if you want to move forward. After selecting 1st gear you slowly remove the foot of the clutch and apply some gas. 'N', or 'Neutral', is a gear that has confused many owners of automobiles with automatic transmissions over the years. Sometimes the owner's manual doesn't tell you when to use it and sometimes your parents or driving instructor didn't explain the use very well. Knox points out that using the starter to move your car can be helpful in low-speed situations where you don't want to roll back—for example, when you're pointed up a steep hill. It also works 116 Posts. Discussion Starter · #9 · Dec 17, 2010. I have always believed Flat ground = Neutral w/ parking brake on. Hill = 1st gear w/ parking brake on. Some people on the e30 forums are saying that, on flat surfaces, they leave the car in gear with NO handbrake. I'm starting to like this idea. Tonight, I went to pick up my e30 from some