How to Drive an Automatic Car in Uganda

Driving a car is such a memorable experience that everyone wants to have. To most people driving is a dream come true! But the kind of car you want to drive does matter a lot. For some experienced drivers, they prefer manual transmission cars. They believe that manual cars consume less fuel than the automatic vehicles. They also have less risk of breakdown than automatic cars.

If you are interested in budget-friendly Uganda car rentals with easy to drive then look no further than our automatic rental cars for all your road trips. Our automatic car rentals are the best when it comes to gear changing which makes steering, reversing, acceleration and braking easier. You won’t encounter so many challenges on your Uganda road trip. In this article, we bring you step by step criterion on how you can start and drive your automatic transmission rental car to any part of Uganda.

Starting your car

• Insert your car key in the ignition
• Maintain full brake pedal pressed and shift into a driving position
• Release the parking brake and foot brake, next begin your vehicle slowly

Automatic transmission gears and uses

• P=Parking, you use this position plus the parking brake especially when parking around a hilly area. You will need to apply the parking brake first and next, shift into the ‘P’ position.
• R=Reverse, this is used when you want to rewind and only applicable if the car has stopped moving.
• N=Neutral line/free, in this position, the engine can be started and the driver can shift to ‘N’ and restart a strolled engine while the vehicle is moving.
• D=Drive, this can be used for all normal forward driving.
• 1 and 2=Low gears, the second gear is essential when climbing the hilly areas or when engine braking on downhill grades/when you are in slippery route. Here, shifting into the second gear may not be necessary when you are at a speed of 90kms/hr. While in gear 2, never go beyond 90kms/hr if you are on Z24 engine model and or 80kms/hr on Z20 engine model.
• First gear can be used while climbing steep areas gradually or when driving via deep snow, sand/mud. Avoid shifting into gear one when at a speed of 90kms/hr on a Z24 engine model and 40kms/hr when using a Z20 engine model.