Manual Shifting Of Gears And Pedals - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

Parking
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Read and observe on page 192 first.
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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On vehicles with automatic transmission place the selector lever in the P po-
sition.
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Switch off the engine.
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For vehicles with Manual transmission, select 1st 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
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stop the vehicle in places where the underside of your vehicle could come
into contact with flammable materials (e.g. dry grass, leaves, spilled fuel or
the like). - Risk of fire and serious injury can occur!
When leaving the vehicle never leave people unattended in the car who
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could, for example, lock the vehicle or release the brake - There is a risk of
an accident and an injury!

Manual shifting of gears and pedals

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Manual gear changing
Pedals
CAUTION
When stopping on a slope, never try to hold the vehicle using the clutch and
the accelerator pedal – There is risk of damage to the clutch.
Manual gear changing
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Read and observe
On the gear lever, the shift pattern for the individual gear positions is shown
» Fig. 234.
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.
Reverse gear is engaged
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Stop the vehicle.
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The clutch pedal is fully depressed.
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Switch the gear lever to N.
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Push the shift lever downwards fully to the left and then forward into
R» Fig. 234.
The reversing lights will come on once reverse gear is engaged, provided the
ignition is on.
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WARNING
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Never engage reverse gear when driving – risk of accident!
CAUTION
If not in the process of changing gear, do not leave your hand on the gearshift
lever while driving. The pressure from the hand can cause the gearshift mech-
anism to wear excessively.
Fig. 234
The shift pattern
on page 193 first.
Starting-off and Driving
» page 42.
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