whilst the motor vehicle is stationary and in neutral (n), the driver can select d for drive (after first pressing the foot brake pedal). the transmission's reverse gear is selected on the first shaft k1, and the outer clutch k2 engages at the "start" of the bite point. at the same time, on the alternate gear shaft, the reverse gear clutch k1 is also selected (pre-selected), as the gearbox doesn't know whether the driver wants to go forward or reverse. the clutch pack for second gear (k2) gets ready to engage. when the driver releases the brake pedal, the k2 clutch pack increases the clamping force, allowing the second gear to take up the drive through an increase of the bite point, and thereby transferring the torque from the engine through the transmission to the drive shafts and road wheels, causing the vehicle to move forward. depressing the accelerator pedal engages the clutch and causes an increase of forward vehicle speed. pressing the throttle pedal to the floor (hard acceleration) will cause the gearbox to "kick down" to first gear to provide the acceleration associated with first, although there will be a slight hesitation while the gearbox deselects second gear and selects first gear. as the vehicle accelerates, the transmission's computer determines when the second gear (which is connected to the second clutch) should be fully used. depending on the vehicle speed and amount of engine power being requested by the driver (determined by the position of the throttle pedal), the dsg then up-shifts. during this sequence, the dsg disengages the first outer clutch whilst simultaneously engaging the second inner clutch (all power from the engine is now going through the second shaft), thus completing the shift sequence. this sequence in a fraction of a second (aided by pre-selection), and can happen even with full throttle opening, and as a result, there is minimal power loss.