engage first

Examples (10)

• She engaged first gear and pulled off.
• The driving instructor told me to engage first when starting on a hill.
• You need to engage first gear before releasing the handbrake.
• After stopping at the traffic light, he had to engage first again.
• Make sure to engage first gear smoothly to avoid stalling.
• The mechanic showed me how to properly engage first on this manual transmission.
• Before moving off, always engage first gear completely.
• She struggled to engage first gear in the old truck.
• To start moving uphill, engage first and release the clutch slowly.
• The driver carefully engaged first gear to begin the journey.