Course details
Entry-Level Driver Training: Shifting/Operating Transmissions
Course Overview
Shifting gears is one of the more difficult skills learners will learn as they work toward becoming a professional driver. Mastering this skill takes coordination, patience, and practice.This course is designed to address the knowledge and skills learners need to shift safely and efficiently.
This unit must introduce shifting patterns and procedures to driver-trainees to prepare them to safely and competently perform basic shifting maneuvers. This unit must include training driver-trainees to execute up and down shifting techniques on multi-speed dual range transmissions, if appropriate. The training providers must teach the importance of increased vehicle control and improved fuel economy achieved by utilizing proper shifting techniques.
This online Entry-Level Driver Training Module 05: Shifting/Operating Transmissions course covers the following topics:
- Key Elements of Shifting
- Shifting Gears
- Hitting/Hunting a Gear
- Shifting Patterns
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Discuss the key controls and tools available to help properly shift a manual transmission
- Identify the basic shift patterns and procedures of a manual transmission
- Describe how proper shifting techniques increase vehicle control and improve fuel economy
- Explain the characteristics of automatic, semiautomatic, and autoshift transmissions
Topics Covered
- Key Elements of Shifting
- Shifting Gears
- Hitting/Hunting a Gear
- Shifting Patterns
This course takes approximately 20 minutes to complete
A passing grade of 80% or higher required. Up to 3 attempts are provided.
A certificate will be provided upon the successful completion of this course
