Driving up a hill / slope

Considering the " bumper-to-bumper " traffic upwards on a hill, which would be the best way out to drive, keeping in mind the load on the engine?

Should AC be turned off?

(For those from Mumbai, consider the traffic on the upward IIT slope at Powai.)

Akshay,

This is a common driving situation that we often find ourselves in. Yes, do turn the a/c off lest it shall affect the whole procedure. Shift in 1st gear and hold the clutch till you experience some movement of the car without giving much of a throttle feed. Build up some revs (~ 2500-3000rpm) and modulate the clutch pedal movement. The car should roll upwards without much of a problem. Make sure you do not over-modulate the clutch or press and de-press it a lot else it will burn the clutch and its life will be reduced. Keeping ther a/c on would sap more power from the car and you will have to dial in more rpms and as a result will have to over use the clutch to keep the car moving.

If the condition arises wherein you have to halt, then make use of the hand/emergency brake and put the car in neutral.Once you have to move again, slot in the first gear and modulate the hand brake release along with the throttle. Make sure that you do not smoke the clutch. Also make sure you do not end up having a wheel-spin!

Thanks for the guidance Ashish

Ashsih,

Many Thanks  for your inputs!

Will try out the steps you gave, and let you know.

Akshay

Ashish,

Sorry for mispelling your name pal!

Akshay

Akshay, relax! It is not such a huge deal. Sure, keep me in the loop regarding whatever you experience...

well..thanxs 4 d info..this thread was of gr8 use... n now lets begin frm where Akshayu had stopped..... wat wen we reach the top of the flyover.(during the jam ofcourse)...n its time to go down hill..... how much of 1st Gear n how much of Neutral shud be used while goin down...infact is it even safe to let it go dwn at Neutral wid gud use of brakes?.. or shud d car b allowed to move dwn at 1st gear ?..

hi,

I am new to driving . Even I experienced this problem some days back whiel stopping my car in traffic. it started to move backwards. Could you please explain me waht should be the method to avoid this.

Dear Prashant,

You can find a couple of posts in this thread itself which will cater to your query. Browse to the top and read the posts carefully. Let us know if it helps.