[vasudeva]

I think the left leg should always be kept on the floor, except when changing gears and using the clutch. Resting the leg on the clutch not only causes fatigue but causes early clutch wear.

[megger]

I really appreciate Cedia's footrest, it is so comfortable.

My other car Wagon R clutch is too high with no foot rest, that is first thing that hits me while switching cars.

Originally Posted by hillram

My Cedia has a nice Footrest Pedal next to the clutch,hence most of the time I rest my left leg on it comfortable and enjoy the drive.shifting from footrest pedal to clutch is a very easy maneouvre on this car.

[shipnil]

Never thought it would be a big issue to discuss. I always rest it on the floor. Funny thing is, when I am on long drives (>8 hrs), once my right foot gets tired of pressing the acclerator, the left starts doing the job . But never even in emergencies I have missed to bring it back to clutch pedal in an instant in my 12+ years of driving. I guess it is all about getting used to something.

[cyclops]

ditto. even I had faced this when driving a santro. have not driven any other car with a dead pedal, so cannot comment..

Originally Posted by ajinkya

A little OT here:
In my experience this was a big nuisance because my shoe used to get cought between this 'rest' and the clutch lever everytime I would declutch.

[rrs1951]

Originally Posted by vasudeva

I think the left leg should always be kept on the floor, except when changing gears and using the clutch. Resting the leg on the clutch not only causes fatigue but causes early clutch wear.

I second that. My left foot is flat on the floor except when I need to change gears, or in bumper-to-bumper traffic when even 1st gear is unsuitable.

[Narencar]

In Santro there also an option of foot rest and it is very helpful in this case.
Happy driving....

[Mechy_74]

Hope I am not flogging a dead horse. This post has genesis from my 70km x 2 drive on Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and Yamuna Expressway yesterday.

Above, every knowledgeable member is of the opinion that clutch must not be ridden, to which I whole-heatedly agree and have abided by in my.

But, yesterday, I felt that the weight of my foot was not taking the clutch pedal down to end of free travel, with some mm still remaining before I started feeling the retaining force on applying pressing effort. That means, there was no chance of the clutch pressure being reduced, hence clutch slippage. There is no dead pedal in my Nissan Kicks petrol.

So, is it OK to let your toes rest on the clutch pedal if your heal solidly rests on the floor, on long rides? (Oh, Do I miss that Venue DCT or even Amaze CVT, and things people think of doing to automate torque supply!)

[haridsv]

Originally Posted by Mechy_74

So, is it OK to let your toes rest on the clutch pedal if your heal solidly rests on the floor, on long rides? (Oh, Do I miss that Venue DCT or even Amaze CVT, and things people think of doing to automate torque supply!)

I have exactly the same question. In Ford Figo (2012), there is no space to the left of the clutch pedal for resting the toes, so to take the leg off the clutch, I have to fold my leg (increase the fold angle). I do this on highways and road stretches where I know I can maintain the speed, but with in the city, this becomes extremely inconvenient to do repetitively, so I end up leaving my leg on, with the weight of the leg on the knee-end instead of the toe-end. I evaluated my usage many times to understand exactly how far the clutch gets depressed and it was never to the point where I can start feeling the resistance so I assumed that this is fine. However, I always wanted to confirm this with experts and also wondered what other Ford Figo owners do.

[pavi]

Originally Posted by Mechy_74

So, is it OK to let your toes rest on the clutch pedal if your heal solidly rests on the floor, on long rides?

Originally Posted by haridsv

so I end up leaving my leg on, with the weight of the leg on the knee-end instead of the toe-end.

My advice would be to not even touch your clutch pedal once it’s ‘intended use’ is performed. No matter you have a dead pedal or not, make it a habit to take off your foot from clutch once gear shift is performed. Otherwise the ‘cost cutting’ companies would not have provided a dead pedal if your foot could be rested on clutch after the gear change.

[Deeps]

Originally Posted by Mechy_74

Hope I am not flogging a dead horse. This post has genesis from my 70km x 2 drive on Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and Yamuna Expressway yesterday.

Above, every knowledgeable member is of the opinion that clutch must not be ridden, to which I whole-heatedly agree and have abided by in my.

But, yesterday, I felt that the weight of my foot was not taking the clutch pedal down to end of free travel, with some mm still remaining before I started feeling the retaining force on applying pressing effort. That means, there was no chance of the clutch pressure being reduced, hence clutch slippage. There is no dead pedal in my Nissan Kicks petrol.

So, is it OK to let your toes rest on the clutch pedal if your heal solidly rests on the floor, on long rides? (Oh, Do I miss that Venue DCT or even Amaze CVT, and things people think of doing to automate torque supply!)

Isn't it more comfortable to rest the foot on the floor than have it hanging at an angle with almost the whole weight on the heel?

[prithm]

Originally Posted by Deeps

Isn't it more comfortable to rest the foot on the floor than have it hanging at an angle with almost the whole weight on the heel?

Word word.

I am now getting pain in my left knee just because I was placing my left leg thumb on the clutch all the while even in scenarios when it was not needed. Keeping it flat on the floor or on the dead pedal is correct. Also, the heel started to wear out on my left foot with soft spot developing due to extended holding in same position.

[arindambasu13]

Left leg should ideally be kept on the floor just in front of the clutch pedal, because keeping it on the clutch pedal might inadvertently cause clutch riding, which is of course not a good habit.

Also, on long highway drives, when gear changes are infrequently required, i make sure I move my foot around with some basic and small arcing movements, in order to ensure that numbness does not set in and blood circulation is continued. This is pretty important, since in automatic cars, I have heard plenty of people complain that their unused left foot becomes numb with inactivity.