Skoda 2014 Rapid Owner's Manual page 101

The selector lever is not locked when quickly moving across the position N
(e.g. from R to D). This, for example, helps to rock out a vehicle that is stuck,
e.g. in a bank of snow. The selector lever lock will engage if the lever is in posi-
tion N for more than approx. 2 seconds without the brake pedal being de-
pressed.
Releasing selector lever from mode P or N (selector lever lock)
›
Press the brake pedal and the lock button at the same time in the direction
of arrow » Fig. 92 on page 98.
Just depress the brake pedal, if you would like to change from the mode N to
D.
Defective selector lever lock
If the selector lever lock is defective or its power supply is interrupted (e.g. dis-
charged vehicle battery, faulty fuse), the selector lever can no longer be moved
out of position P in the normal manner and the vehicle can no longer be driven.
The selector lever must be emergency released
Note
If you want to move the selector lever from mode P to mode D or vice versa,
move the selector lever quickly. This prevents modes R or N from being acci-
dentally selected.
Manual shifting of gears (Tiptronic)
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Read and observe and
Tiptronic mode makes it possible to manually shift gears on the selector lever.
This mode can be selected both while stopping and while driving.
The currently selected gear is indicated in the display
The gearshift indicator must be observed when changing gear
» page 158.
Fig. 93
Selector lever
on page 97 first.
» Fig. 91 on page 98.
» page
Switching to manual shifting
›
Push the gear selector from mode D towards the right, or left in a right-hand
drive vehicle.
Shifting up gears
›
Push the selector lever forwards
Shifting down gears
›
Push the selector lever backwards
Note
It may be beneficial, for example, when travelling downhill, to use manual
■
shifting of gears. Shifting to a lower gear reduces the load on the brakes and
hence the wear on the brakes
When accelerating, the gearbox automatically shifts up into the higher gear
■
just before the maximum permissible engine speed is reached.
If a lower gear is selected, the gearbox does not shift down until there is no
■
risk of the engine overrevving.
Starting-off and driving

Read and observe
Starting off
›
Start the engine.
›
Firmly depress and hold the brake pedal.
›
Press the lock button in the direction of to arrow
hold.
›
Move the selector lever into the desired position
the lock button.
›
Release the brake pedal and accelerate.
Stopping (while the car is moving)
›
Depress the brake pedal and bring the vehicle to a stop.
›
Keep holding the brake pedal until driving is resumed.
The selector lever position N does not have to be selected when stopping for a
short time, such as at a cross roads.
Kickdown
The kickdown function allows you to achieve the maximum acceleration of
your vehicle while driving.
When the accelerator pedal is fully depressed, the kickdown function is activa-
38.
ted in any forward driving mode.
» Fig. 93.
+
» Fig. 93 .
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» page 95, Information on braking.
and on page 97 first.
» Fig. 92
» page 98
Starting-off and Driving
on page 98 and
and then release
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