Why Does My Vauxhall Meriva

[Tilly2]

Continue to move if I take my foot off the accelerator and clutch? I mean in slow moving traffic, in first gear.

[TWR]

Gradient? are we talking about a Manual? I know you said Clutch.

[Tilly2]

Yes, TWR, a manual car. Not gradient but car moving along under power without me using the accelerator.

[bhg481]

Do you mean you are sitting there with no feet on any pedals with the car in 1st gear? In which case the engine is driving it.
If you have just your foot on the clutch (to disconnect the engine from the gearbox) the momentum of the car will keep it going for a while. If you stop the car with the brake and it then sets off again you may have clutch drag and some adjustment may be needed.

[TWR]

Depending on the age of the car, it looks like the Clutch in on the way out.

[Gizmonster]

As already said, the engine is driving the car.
If you've a rev counter, notice when you're stopped, the engine ticks over (foot off the accelerator) at approx 800 - 1000 rpm. When you're in first gear with your foot off the accelerator, it's this "tick over" that's driving your car.

[BRIGHT SPARK]

Quite normal Tilly, in a manual...or auto.

[EDDIE51]

Is it a diesel? I have an eco diesel Zafira ,same engine, and I can put it in 1st gear and drive away without touching the accelerator. Then I can change up through the gears without touching the accelerator until I am doing 40 mph in 6 th gear. The tick-over is 1,000 rpm enough to drive at 40 mph in top gear or pull away in 1st and change up through 2nd to 5th increasing the speed. To do less than 40 mph you have to change down to 5th.

[Tilly2]

As thecar is only six months old, I don't think the clutch is on its way out.

I understand, now, why it's happening. Nothing to worry about then. Thank you all.

[Mick-the-Miller]

You're in gear with your foot off the clutch and accelerator - eh!

I would expect the car to stall - that's a strange driving style that would not be very kind to your car.

If you're stationary, take it out of gear before releasing the clutch and apply the handbrake - that would be normal - to me anyway!

[TWR]

Ok Tilly, the reason I said that, when the Clutch is about the end of it's life the Self / adjustment is near the end this indication the indication it may give.

[TWR]

This is the Indication it may give.

[Tilly2]

It happened yesterday when I was in stop, start, slow moving traffic. I noticed that when I was able to move I needed very little pressure on the accelorator. I took my foot off and the car continued to move.
It's not something I do all the time.

[Tilly2]

^ That was for Mick.

[TWR]

It's an Issue you get with an Auto car Tilly, it's known as " Creep" If you still have the car in "D" Drive & slight pressure on the Footbrake the car will Creep Forward.

[Tilly2]

I have never driven an automatic, TWR. I suppose if you do, you get used to the 'creep'.

[TWR]

It's very easy to forget, the time you remember is when you nudge the car in front " Be aware" lol lol xx

[Tilly2]

Bump..........Oops!

[tonyav]

Yilly, it's running on engine tickover.