Skoda SUPERB Owner's Manual page 128

Manual shifting of gears (Tiptronic)
Fig. 160 Selector lever/multi function steering wheel
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Read and observe and
Tiptronic mode makes it possible to manually shift gears with the selector lev-
er or multifunction steering wheel.
Switching to manual shifting using the selector lever
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Push the gear selector from position D/S towards the right, or left in a right-
hand drive vehicle. The current gear is maintained.
Changing gear
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To shift up, tap the selector lever forwards
briefly towards the steering wheel
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To shift down, tap the selector lever backwards
briefly towards the steering wheel
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Switching to manual shifting by using the rocker switches under the
multifunction steering wheel
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To change gear, pull one of the rocker switches
steering wheel » Fig. 160.
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To cancel manual shift, pull the rocker switch
for more than 1 s.
If you do not pull one of the rocker switches
ual shifting of the gears is deactivated automatically.
The currently selected gear is indicated in the display
The gear shift indicator should be observed when changing gear
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This function is only valid for some engines.
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or pull the rocker switch
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» Fig. 160.
or pull the rocker switch
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» Fig. 160.
/ briefly towards the
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towards the steering wheel
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/ for more than 1 minute, man-
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» Fig. 158 on page 124.
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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
over revving.
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 of the brakes.
Starting-off and driving
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Read and observe
Starting and temporarily pausing
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Firmly depress and hold the brake pedal.
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Start the engine.
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Press the locking button and move the selector lever to the desired position
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Release the brake pedal and accelerate.
The selector lever position N does not have to be selected if stopping for a
short time, such as at cross roads. However, you must apply the brake pedal in
order to prevent the vehicle from rolling away.
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Accelerating at maximum speed during the journey (kickdown function)
The kickdown function is applied when the accelerator pedal is pressed down
in the forward mode.
The gear change is adjusted accordingly to reach the maximum acceleration.
Starting at maximum speed (launch control function)
The launch control function is available in mode S or Tiptronic.
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Disable the TCS » page
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START STOP deactivate
system.
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Fully depress and hold the brake pedal with your left foot.
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Fully depress the accelerator pedal with your right foot.
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Release the brake pedal - the vehicle is running at maximum acceleration.
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129, Braking and stabilisation systems.
» page 119, Manually deactivating/activating the
Starting-off and Driving
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