Car and Drive stuff

Question 1

Manual/Automatic Transmission

Answer 1

• manual transmission - a type of car that requires the driver to change the gears
• automatic transmission - a type of car that automatically changes gears without the driver’s control

Question 2

Clutch

Answer 2

a pedal which you use to move between gears (embrague)

Question 3

Neutral

Answer 3

a setting for a car where there is no gear selected, and engine will not make the car move

(gear- marcha / engine- motor)

Question 4

rev up an engine

Answer 4

push the gas pedal to make the engine turn while the car is in neutral (acelerar)
- Is it necessary to rev-up that engine quite so much?
(accelerate - make a car speed up)

Question 5

Fuel economy

Answer 5

the amount of distance that you’re able to drive with a given amount of gasoline

Question 6

Stick Shift

Answer 6

Caja de cambios.
‘a stick shift’ is also a car with manual transmission.
- ‘How To Drive A Stick Shift In Ten Easy Steps’.
-‘Only 6% of new cars sold stateside have a manual transmission, but every one of the Fiesta Movement cars is a stick’.

Question 7

Brake

Answer 7

Freno
- “The clutch is the pedal on the left. The brake is in the middle and the gas on the right. Use your left foot on the clutch and your right foot on the brake and gas, just like with an automatic”.

Question 8

Stall (car, machine)

Answer 8

Calarse, parar, ahogar.
- “Often at the outset (al principio, inicio, comienzo), you will pop the clutch too quickly and STALL the car. Don’t worry, it happens to everyone”.

Question 9

Shifter

Answer 9

Palanca de cambios

- ‘Move the shifter smoothly from first to second’.

Question 10

Steps shifting gears (upshifting)…

Answer 10

• Revving high (around 3000 RPM or at 15 mph).
• Clutch in and gas off.
• Move the shifter smoothly from first to second.
• Slowly off the clutch while pushing on the gas.
• Completely let your foot off the clutch and gas it up.
• Same thing next gear

Question 11

Upshifting/Downshifting

Answer 11

Subir la marcha / Bajar la marcha

- ‘Downshifting is the act of moving appropriately to lower gears while slowing down’.

Question 12

Pedals

Answer 12

Clutch - embrague
Brake - freno
Gas - acelerador

Question 13

Reverse gear

Answer 13

marcha atrás
- ‘Be very careful in backing up (retroceder, dar marcha atrás). The reverse gear is very quick and can jump out at you’.

Question 14

to Push the (gas/brake/clutch) pedal in/off

Answer 14

‘IN’ pisar/apretar el embrague/acelerador/freno

‘OFF’ soltar “ “ “

Question 15

Emergency Brake

Answer 15

Freno de mano
‘release the emergency brake’ - soltar el freno de mano.
- ‘If you stall, put on your brake and start again’ (si (el coche) se cala, pon el freno de mano…)