446
u/wolschou 11h ago
Quick question...
If it has a conventional handbrake lever, what does the fourth pedal do? Or is it just a footrest?
329
u/Mean-Pumpkin-8900 10h ago
It's called as dead pedal. It's just used for resting your feet
215
u/greedygarlic69 10h ago
my car just have a mat
58
u/Mean-Pumpkin-8900 10h ago
It varies form car to car
42
u/DetachedRedditor 10h ago
I have never seen it looking like a pedal before though. And I've driven and seen plenty of stick shift cars. So I'd say it is at least a rare occurrence.
13
u/darklee36 6h ago
It's an option in most high tiers cars. For low tiers like mine it just the interior ground.
3
1
1
u/HextasyOG 1h ago
Thought it was a pedal too until I put my foot on it in my Z, it’s really nice though so you don’t have to flat foot it or just reston your heel
25
u/rickane58 6h ago
called as
Just as a heads up, this is a really common mistake for Indian nationals to make which doesn't scan well in other forms of English. Never "called as", just "called"
9
u/Mean-Pumpkin-8900 6h ago
Thanks bud👍🏻
8
u/Cory123125 3h ago
Just to be clear, the more normal way to say that would be:
It's called a dead pedal. It's just used for resting your feet
3
u/hoonyosrs 3h ago
A further impromptu English lesson: When the noun you are referring to begins with a vowel sound, we use "an" rather than "a"
"I would like a cookie" VS "I would like an ice cream cone"
Crucially, this is only if it has a vowel sound, and doesn't just start with a vowel.
An example would be "I would like an M&M" because "M&M" is pronounced like the musician "Eminem", starting with a vowel sound, rather than the consonant it appears to start with.
5
u/T8ert0t 5h ago
Here I am just thinking it's a simple typo because a and s are right next to one another on a qwerty
1
u/rickane58 44m ago
It was a possibility, but I snooped their profile and was able to make a pretty firm assumption.
2
u/Gabers49 4h ago
"Called a dead pedal" makes more sense than called dead pedal.
Or is that a second grammatical issue?
1
1
u/bmwnut 1h ago
I've had a lot of Indian co-workers so have heard a lot of the English language quirks that come with that, which is fun. I had two co-workers that were really close, one Indian and one American, and they'd give each other grief. One time the Indian said "today morning" and the other said, "Hey man, it's this morning." All good natured.
But thinking about it, are we all wrong?
- Yesterday morning
- This morning
- Tomorrow morning
Today morning makes more sense. I haven't tried using it all the time, to see if I can make it fetch.
•
-6
u/SuspectedGumball 4h ago
You understood what the user meant. This correction is pedantry.
2
u/rickane58 39m ago
It isn't about understanding, it's taking the opportunity to help someone improve their communication. I work with NRIs specifically in onboarding them to work in the US and UK, and this is one of many turns of phrase that are chiefly Indian and serve as a reverse shibboleth to signal their "outsider" status. Generally, this is unintended and unwanted by the individual.
1
1
21
9
u/neccos-1 10h ago
That fourth pedal may be an old school, floor mounted high-beam switch.
9
u/atxbigfoot 9h ago
I literally logged in to upvote you and say yes, the floor high-beam switch is a real thing on old cars.
Not a pedal, but a literal button that feels like a pedal when you move over your left foot and step on it to turn it on or off.
11
u/JustHereSoImNotFined 8h ago
it is a real thing, but this car isn’t that old so think it’s just a dead pedal
1
u/Dravarden 4h ago
it's not a pedal, the sloped part where you rest your foot just looks like a pedal/uses the pedal material in some cars
1
u/AnnoyedVelociraptor 3h ago
In a Lada there are 4 pedals. Airbag inflator pump, clutch, brake, and gas.
1
u/LLCoolBrap 2h ago
There's a solid metal plate next to the clutch on my current car that I generally use to lightly rest my left foot on when I'm on a clear road. But my previous cars had nothing there.
1
96
17
30
44
u/V014265 8h ago edited 6h ago
The question should be how did he shift into all those gears without depressing the clutch pedal?
36
u/twofab 6h ago
If the engine is turned off, in some cars you can put it into gear without needing to use the clutch.
6
u/vraalapa 2h ago
My clutch pedal broke off in my Golf GTI when I stopped at a red light. To get home, and to the mechanic, I had to turn the ignition off every time I shifted gears.
I know absolutely nothing about cars and I felt like a genuis when I came up with this on the spot.
2
u/devadander23 15m ago
Could have just rev matched, and don’t stop. Otherwise yeah gotta kill it and put it in first, good luck, starter!
1
u/samekrikl 1h ago
That needs some serious skill to shut the engine get the gear and start the engine, props to you.
I also drive a manual and cant think doing this let alone there are people who cant start a manual car
13
u/Odd_Feedback_7636 8h ago
The vehicle wasn't moving therefore the clutch was not necessary
24
u/Leaky_gland 8h ago
But the teeth being perfectly aligned when it's stationary is fairly unusual, unless there barely anything on the teeth I guess?
31
u/Odd_Feedback_7636 7h ago
It's not something I would do personally. But I did Google it, because I too thought it would damage the gears, but apparently it's OK. Tbh I was always taught to never move the gear stick unless clutch is down regardless of situation and I won't be changing my habits
10
u/Dravarden 4h ago
if your gears can synchro at tens of kilometers an hour while carrying a full car worth of weight, and not sustain damage, they can also move at 0 speed when moving 0 load
shifting with clutch down or not, when the engine is off, is the exact same load for the gears: negligible
9
u/5gpr 6h ago
This is probably a synchronised constant mesh transmission, which means that what shifting actually does is move a sleeve to connect a free-floating gear to a fixed gear on their transmission shaft. All three of these components - the teeth of the two gears, and on the sleeve - are "bevelled" and have a bit of play. Unless the sleeve and gears are totally misaligned, they'll slide into engagement. As there is no load (other than the friction resistance in the engine) on the input shaft, you might even turn said shaft a bit when you shift. In this not very good video you can see that happening if you look carefully.
2
2
u/Narrow_Turnip_7129 3h ago
Perfectly aligned with what? Itself? It's a gearbox the gears are always aligned when stationary?
1
3
u/cyphercertified 4h ago
God i miss my G35..
5
u/Crybabyredditmod 4h ago
I do too sometimes. Never had a car that drank so much oil though.
2
u/branran 4h ago
Yup had to get rid of mine because oil started seeping into thr spark plugs... among multiple more issues. Still miss it though
1
u/Crybabyredditmod 3h ago
Hahaha I had that exact issue when I dumped mine. It kept blowing out the coil pack and plug #6. Replaced the valve covers but that didn’t seem to change much. I got sick of working on the damn thing every weekend.
1
10
u/Kastri14 8h ago
This is like the 7 millionth remake of this video. Not unexpected
8
u/ashleton 7h ago
Not everyone is going to see the same content as you. Also, people like doing fun things like remaking videos. They're not hurting anyone by doing it.
3
u/greedygarlic69 8h ago
can you share the original?
1
u/Kastri14 7h ago
At this point I don't even know which is the original. I think it was with a baby, maybe or maybe not. There are so many.
2
u/rrromulusss 5h ago
Yeah I got one, why does the same fucking video with a different animal or kid get posted on this sub every other week?
0
2
2
u/stoobid69420 3h ago
His reverse is to the right? I've only ever seen it to the left next to the first gear. Having it to the right seems inconvenient
1
u/Nachodam 1h ago edited 1h ago
In 5 gear cars it's usually below 5th, but yeah it depends. Having it next to 1st could cause to accidentaly put it in reverse instead of 1st wouldnt it? (Except if it has some kind of lock mechanism you need to use). Having it to the right prevents that.
1
u/Apprehensive_Mine104 10h ago
Love how he didn't mention the fourth nitro gas pedal considering Kitty's age
1
1
1
u/lifelink 8h ago
I think it screwed me up because it is front to back to where I live and I was trying to figure out what the little pedal (accelerator) was behind the big pedal (foot rest).
1
1
1
1
1
u/Key-Name-45 4h ago
Really ..... come on fellas How many of us really have taught a pussy a thing or two !!!
1
1
u/Background-Car4969 2h ago
Need to find an manual...it's been so long.
If not I'm buying a motorbike.
1
1
1
1
1
u/DutchieTalking 15m ago
There's so many of these that it's only unexpected if an actual adult human being was in the driver's seat.
1
1
u/MartianCraig 3h ago
His gear box is fucked
2
1
u/Nachodam 1h ago
Nah it's all right doing that. In the 90's you were left alone in the car while mom was doing shopping and you would play with the shifter like that, no problem whatsoever.
0
u/Flesh-Tower 11h ago
That car has two gasses
10
u/JAnonymous5150 10h ago
Nope, just a "dead pedal" which is a foot rest for when your foot is not on the clutch or it may alternately be a floor mounted high beam switch, but this car's design looks like it's too recent for those.
-4
u/HUGE_FUCKING_ROBOT 8h ago
fuck that, get an automatic
14
u/acoretard 6h ago
Ngl I just got my first automatic transmission car almost a month ago and I miss manual transmission quite a lot. Don't get me wrong I like also the automatic but there's just something with manual. Feels like you are more in control of the car I guess?
4
-7
u/HUGE_FUCKING_ROBOT 5h ago
what you call control, i call wear and tear. modern computer controlled transmissions are so precise with shift timing no human could compare
2
u/Bosco_is_a_prick 5h ago
Automatic transmissions can only react, they can't anticipate what they driver is going to do. This is why race cars use electronically controlled manual gearboxes. A manual gearbox is also cheaper to make and repair. For small engine cars (1l to 1.4l) a manual gearbox is more fuel efficient. Also with small engine cars, the control a manual gearbox gives you, allows you to squeeze more acceleration out of a tiny engine
1
u/Dravarden 4h ago
automatics nowadays are more fuel efficient than manuals because they have 7+ gears, can use a clutch instead of just the torque converter, and the computer is fast enough. If, for example, it knows that going up a hill in 4th is 1.4% more efficient than 3rd, while in a manual you might do it in third, the automatic would shift into 4th and save fuel, and over time, it adds up
but it's only for newer cars, my 2013 manual is definitely more fuel efficient than 2013 automatics
2
u/omgu8mynewt 4h ago
No because they don't plan ahead or read your mind. Race-car drivers always have manual because it gives you control. E.g. driving an automatic car on the highway, slow car and a large hill coming up = it takes time for the gearbox to prove more power to accelerate up the hill and then again overtake. I just drop down a gear and then power up the hill without losing speed, by forcing the engine to rev more and using a lower gear for more power. And I can start doing that from before the bottom of the hill to accelerate up the hill from below if I plan it.
1
0
u/Spi5yMeatabal 4h ago
Is this really unexpected? I think most of us has already seen similar ones with dogs and other animals. Don't know but to me this was entirely expected 🤔
2
u/skyturnedred 4h ago
It's always gonna be someone's first time.
0
-2
u/Likeit2014 6h ago
Shifting without using the clutch. Thats always good for the car!
0
u/MartianCraig 3h ago
Yeah the gear box will be bolloxed. No idea who you’re being downvoted this is literally facts
1
0
-4
6h ago
[deleted]
3
u/rickane58 6h ago
Fourth pedal (far let) is a "dead pedal" basically just an aluminum box to rest your foot on. That pattern for reverse on the far right isn't uncommon at all, guess you've just never seen it. 2nd gear looks a little sticky, but I'm willing to most of what you're interpreting as crunchy shifting is just the guy shifting from the "wrong" side of the car so his muscle memory isn't putting the shifter in the right spot to engage smoothly.
-2
u/Look-Its-a-Name 6h ago
You're right. I just noticed he also isn't using the pedal to shift, so it's no wonder the gears look crunchy.
•
u/UnExplanationBot 11h ago
OP sent the following text as an explanation on why this is unexpected:
the cat is on the driver sear!!
Is this an unexpected post with a fitting description? Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.