Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual page 104

tartin shiftin ears parkin
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electin a wron selector lever position may lead to loss of vehicle control
an accident and serious in ury.
ever depress the accelerator pedal when selectin a drivin sta e.
ith the en ine runnin and a drivin sta e selected the vehicle will start
movin as soon as the brake pedal is released.
ever select the reverse ear or the arklock while the vehicle is movin .
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nintended vehicle movement can cause serious in uries.
he driver should never leave the driver s seat with the en ine runnin
and a drivin sta e selected. hen you must leave the vehicle with the en ine
runnin always firmly pull the handbrake and move the selector lever to posi-
tion .
ith the en ine runnin and with drivin sta e D
necessary to hold the vehicle with the foot brake. ven at idlin speed the
power transmission is never completely interrupted and the vehicle creeps .
ever shift to drivin sta e R or when the vehicle is movin .
ever leave the vehicle with drivin sta e
downhill re ardless of whether the en ine is runnin or not.
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f the handbrake is not applied and the brake pedal is released in position
while the vehicle is stationary the vehicle may move a few inches forward or
backward.
ote
hiftin
or R selected it is
Operatin the iptronic with the selector lever
selected. he vehicle will roll
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over-revvin of the en ine is no lon er possible.
ears with the iptronic
irst read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
in s on pa e .
D
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Durin acceleration the earbo shifts automatically to the ne t hi her
ear ust before reachin the ma imum en ine speed.
hen you downshift manually the earbo chan es ears only when
i . elector lever in ip-
tronic position.