Reverse Gear for Manual Forte

Hi People

Anybody find the Forte's reverse gear quite difficult to shift or maybe not used to it? Think some of you may face such problem due to maybe your previous ride's reverse gear is just normal shift down whereas for this, you need to use 2 fingers to lift up the collar den shift to first gear..

Always before i wana do reverse parking..i will position my car first den will need to take a while to engage the reverse gear..sometimes either it cannot be shifted or engage wrong gear..think if any car behind me, the driver will be impatient..keke

Is a safety design.....

It take a bit to get used to, but once u get the hang of it...it's easy.

The lifting ledge is a safety feature which is commonly found in continental cars. Something new for a Korean ride. Have fun.

if i'm not wrong , most german design car are lyk tat .
so cant' be blame since tat guy designed audi ..
and yup , lyk the rest of the guys say .. get awhile to use to it .
went for test drive i MORE PS !
SE gotta teach me plus there's another car waiting behind =/

just need to get used to it...
same2 for hyundai and chevrolet manuals reverse gear...

actually i prefer the old convention .. R gear is engage at the bottom rite .
Concept is much better .
but of well , for forte , i'll get use to it AFTER i get the car

Ya..true..have to really get used to it..but i still prefer the original concept..much easier..once positioned car den immediately can shift down gear liao..this one have to change hand direction from normal way of placing the palm on the gear to just using 2 fingers to lift up the collar..

i think im ok, i drove some company cars and tractor and the reverse gear all over the place

i still remember to the merc benz .
dun even have knob , practically gotta bring the whole gear up to engage ur desired gear .
-.-

Hmmm the old kia rio also have the same reverse gears as the forte. I feel its ok lah once u get used to it

i also have some difficulty engaging reverse and gear 1. gear 2-5 all no prob. i dun think is my habit of engaging gear be cos whenever i go gear1 or reverse, i feel something blocking my gear stick from entering smoothly. sometimes i switch neutral and release clutch and step again also doesnt help, then kanna horn by behind. should i highlight to C&C during servicing?

KnGp wrote:i also have some difficulty engaging reverse and gear 1. gear 2-5 all no prob. i dun think is my habit of engaging gear be cos whenever i go gear1 or reverse, i feel something blocking my gear stick from entering smoothly. sometimes i switch neutral and release clutch and step again also doesnt help, then kanna horn by behind. should i highlight to C&C during servicing?

Let the bros have a look at it during the coming meet up or your servicing, whichever come first haha.

I don't have that problem u are describing though.

lolz let the Manual bros look at it, I tink Auto bros will wan to try out manual also

greatgazoo wrote:lolz let the Manual bros look at it, I tink Auto bros will wan to try out manual also

yayaya please let me try!!!

tish wrote:

greatgazoo wrote:lolz let the Manual bros look at it, I tink Auto bros will wan to try out manual also

yayaya please let me try!!!

Later he will need a new gear box liao haha.

Fortec wrote:

tish wrote:

greatgazoo wrote:lolz let the Manual bros look at it, I tink Auto bros will wan to try out manual also

yayaya please let me try!!!

Later he will need a new gear box liao haha.

Haha...yours also manual right?

forget to say, i have a charge of $100 per entry, excluding of GST and service charge. and of cos gearbox once broken, entire car considered sold. good to those who haven got car yet. hahahaha..

so there's nothing i can do to improve it?

smack ur pipi then u know lol

KnGp wrote:forget to say, i have a charge of $100 per entry, excluding of GST and service charge. and of cos gearbox once broken, entire car considered sold. good to those who haven got car yet. hahahaha..

so there's nothing i can do to improve it?

Can't tell until we look at it leh. Is it very jialat atm?

I also encounter another problem..normally when i wana slow down..say approaching traffic light junction as it is red..i will engage neutral gear..when the light turns green and i wana shift to first gear..sometimes i'm unable to shift as if sumting is blocking..i hv to shift either 3rd or 4th gear before i can shift 1st gear so as to clear the blockage.. any bros or sis experiencing this as well?

saturnz^83 wrote:I also encounter another problem..normally when i wana slow down..say approaching traffic light junction as it is red..i will engage neutral gear..when the light turns green and i wana shift to first gear..sometimes i'm unable to shift as if sumting is blocking..i hv to shift either 3rd or 4th gear before i can shift 1st gear so as to clear the blockage.. any bros or sis experiencing this as well?

normally u stop in which gear? 5th?

normally for me stopping for petrol engine, i'll usually stop in 3rd gear,
for diesel engine i'll stop in 4th gears.

my driving instructor tell me manual stop at 3rd gear and below or he will fail my section.

tish wrote:my driving instructor tell me manual stop at 3rd gear and below or he will fail my section.

and also must use engine breaking...

4th gear stop will have engine knock earlier, so 3rd gear stopping is smooth... 2nd gear stop alot of engine brake, 1st gear will make the drivers around you laugh. But of coz can always clutch in earlier for the ideal stop

eraser wow, u like driving instructor hahaha

saturnz^83 wrote:I also encounter another problem..normally when i wana slow down..say approaching traffic light junction as it is red..i will engage neutral gear..when the light turns green and i wana shift to first gear..sometimes i'm unable to shift as if sumting is blocking..i hv to shift either 3rd or 4th gear before i can shift 1st gear so as to clear the blockage.. any bros or sis experiencing this as well?

bro... this is not a gd practise...
if possible always brake in gears to utilise engine brake... not braking in free wheeling
u'll have better control.

saturnz^83 wrote:I also encounter another problem..normally when i wana slow down..say approaching traffic light junction as it is red..i will engage neutral gear..when the light turns green and i wana shift to first gear..sometimes i'm unable to shift as if sumting is blocking..i hv to shift either 3rd or 4th gear before i can shift 1st gear so as to clear the blockage.. any bros or sis experiencing this as well?

bro try this: 1st time u clutch in, gear shift to gear 1 cannot. u release leg clutch and clutch in a few times, then try engage gear 1 again.

I use to do that when i cannot shift my gear to 1st gear at green light.

Unless you are moving at high speed, it's perfectly safe to juz go to neutral and use ur brakes to come to a complete halt.

Brake pads 40-200 bucks?
Clutch - $$$$$$$$$

but then again, where was the last time you ever change a clutch ...

dinkodink wrote:

saturnz^83 wrote:I also encounter another problem..normally when i wana slow down..say approaching traffic light junction as it is red..i will engage neutral gear..when the light turns green and i wana shift to first gear..sometimes i'm unable to shift as if sumting is blocking..i hv to shift either 3rd or 4th gear before i can shift 1st gear so as to clear the blockage.. any bros or sis experiencing this as well?

normally u stop in which gear? 5th?

normally for me stopping for petrol engine, i'll usually stop in 3rd gear,
for diesel engine i'll stop in 4th gears.

Normally when i wana apparoach a junction..i will put it to neutral gear to stop..meaning free-wheeling..

dinkodink wrote:

saturnz^83 wrote:I also encounter another problem..normally when i wana slow down..say approaching traffic light junction as it is red..i will engage neutral gear..when the light turns green and i wana shift to first gear..sometimes i'm unable to shift as if sumting is blocking..i hv to shift either 3rd or 4th gear before i can shift 1st gear so as to clear the blockage.. any bros or sis experiencing this as well?

bro... this is not a gd practise...
if possible always brake in gears to utilise engine brake... not braking in free wheeling
u'll have better control.

Okok bro..i will try to use engine brake..like what i have learnt during driving..to stop at 3rd gear..just that my dad always stop using neutral gear..free wheeling..so i follow..

just repeating what the instructors said to me when i took my driving licences..... hehe.

but if u happen to free-wheel while approaching traffic light at highest gears,... u can try reving ur car, clutch-in and put to 1st gear... as in double clutching downshifting methods.

dinkodink wrote:just repeating what the instructors said to me when i took my driving licences..... hehe.

but if u happen to free-wheel while approaching traffic light at highest gears,... u can try reving ur car, clutch-in and put to 1st gear... as in double clutching downshifting methods.

then i rather he just stop at 1,2 or 3rd gear lol...

gear 1 too extreme for stopping down at traffic light, plus your passenger will feel discomfort. Stopping with neutral gear for normal speed is not wrong(but only wrong in school of thought), and it will not cause unstable behaviour, unless you are stopping from very high speed or high speed e-brake then that will cause it or slowing down fast at a sharp bend.

saturnz^83 wrote:I also encounter another problem..normally when i wana slow down..say approaching traffic light junction as it is red..i will engage neutral gear..when the light turns green and i wana shift to first gear..sometimes i'm unable to shift as if sumting is blocking..i hv to shift either 3rd or 4th gear before i can shift 1st gear so as to clear the blockage.. any bros or sis experiencing this as well?

KnGp wrote:i also have some difficulty engaging reverse and gear 1. gear 2-5 all no prob. i dun think is my habit of engaging gear be cos whenever i go gear1 or reverse, i feel something blocking my gear stick from entering smoothly. sometimes i switch neutral and release clutch and step again also doesnt help, then kanna horn by behind. should i highlight to C&C during servicing?

lol saturn oso got the same problem as me which i posted earlier on. maybe more manual should feedback here too see got same problem anot. i tried clutching in few times till it went in, but then kanna horned and behind all change lane.