push start a stalled car
i watched three persons attempting to push start a stalled car along the main road. they did not manage to get very far as their effort proved futile. i was wondering if it was due to lack of trying or lack of technique or was it because the battery was totally drained. nowadays, with most of the cars on our roads having automatic transmission, it is getting rarer and rarer to see people getting into this kind of act.
one should not try to push start a car alone. you should have one person in the driver's seat and one or more pushing. if the car is parked on an upslope, you definitely need more manpower to push it.
for it to be effective, you have to first turn off all accessories that will drain whatever little power is left in the battery, like the radio, lights, air-conditioner, wipers, etc.
turn the key to the 'on' position. depress the clutch pedal and engage 2nd gear. although it works on 1st gear, i usually put the transmission in 2nd gear. keep the clutch depressed.
next, release the handbrake and the foot brake.
the persons need to get the car rolling as fast as it can, so it is best if there is an incline or a downhill. the one in the driver's seat has to simultaneously, release the clutch and step on the accelerator the moment the car has gathered sufficient momentum. once the engine comes to life, he has to keep feeding the petrol to keep the engine running. a word of caution though: he must not accelerate too fast, otherwise the helpers (pushers) may end up with their faces flat on the road.
one should not try to push start a car alone. you should have one person in the driver's seat and one or more pushing. if the car is parked on an upslope, you definitely need more manpower to push it.
for it to be effective, you have to first turn off all accessories that will drain whatever little power is left in the battery, like the radio, lights, air-conditioner, wipers, etc.
turn the key to the 'on' position. depress the clutch pedal and engage 2nd gear. although it works on 1st gear, i usually put the transmission in 2nd gear. keep the clutch depressed.
next, release the handbrake and the foot brake.
the persons need to get the car rolling as fast as it can, so it is best if there is an incline or a downhill. the one in the driver's seat has to simultaneously, release the clutch and step on the accelerator the moment the car has gathered sufficient momentum. once the engine comes to life, he has to keep feeding the petrol to keep the engine running. a word of caution though: he must not accelerate too fast, otherwise the helpers (pushers) may end up with their faces flat on the road.
can you push start an automatic car?
