To drive a stick shift vehicle, the driver must use the clutch to engage and disengage gears by pressing the pedal, the shift knob to select between gears which can range from 5 to 8 gears depending on the car, and the accelerator or gas pedal to provide fuel to move the vehicle. The process involves putting the car in neutral using the clutch, engaging the clutch and shifting to first gear, slowly releasing the clutch as the car begins to move, depressing the gas as needed while shifting gears by again using the clutch as the RPMs rise, and repeating this process of clutch and gear selection while driving.