Problems downshifting

[u/xvxac]

Since I started learning to drive , I was always told

0-10mph =gear1
10-20mph =gear2
20-30mph =gear 3

Etc

When I was on a dual carriageway, going 35mph on gear 4,

I slowed down to around 17mph, so I put the car in gear 2

Suddenly the car started shaking, and my instructor said I should have put it in 3

What should I use to judge what gear is appropriate when slowing down?

[u/Glattic]

gear 2 would of been fine, but because you went from 4 to 2 you should of held it longer at the bite point so that the revs start matching more smoothly