Manual Gear Shifting And Pedals - Skoda Fabia Owner's Manual

Parking
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Read and observe and
When stopping and parking, look for a place with a suitable surface
Only carry out the activities while parking in the specified order.
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Bring the vehicle to a stop and depress the brake pedal.
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Firmly apply the handbrake.
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For vehicles with Automatic transmission, place the selector lever in the P
position.
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Switch off the engine.
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For vehicles with Manual transmission, select first gear or Reverse gear R.
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Release the brake pedal.
WARNING
The parts of the exhaust system can become very hot. Therefore, never
stop the vehicle at places where the underside of your vehicle can come in-
to contact with flammable materials such as dry grass, undergrowth,
leaves, spilled fuel or such like. - Risk of fire and serious injury can occur!

Manual gear shifting and pedals

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Manual gear changing
Pedals
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Driving
on page 106 first.
Manual gear changing
» .
Fig. 126 The shift pattern: Variant 1 (5-speed or 6-speed manual gear-
box)/Version 2 (5-speed transmission with the 1.0 litre MPI engine)
On the gear lever, the shift pattern for the individual gear positions is shown
» Fig. 126.
The gearshift indicator must be observed when changing gear
Always depress the clutch pedal all the way down. This prevents uneven wear
on the clutch.
Engage reverse gear - Version 1
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Stop the vehicle.
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The clutch pedal must be fully depressed.
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Move the shift lever to the idle position, switch and press down.
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Move the shift lever fully to the left and then forward into the Rposition
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» Fig. 126.
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Engage reverse gear - Version 2
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Stop the vehicle.
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The clutch pedal must be fully depressed.
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Move the shift lever to the idle position, switch and press down.
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Move the shift lever fully to the right and then backwards to position R.
The reversing lights will come on once reverse gear is engaged, provided the
ignition is on.
WARNING
Never engage reverse gear when driving – risk of accident!
» page 39.
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