Skoda Fabia 2003 Owner's Manual page 105

104 Automatic gearbox*
Selector lever positions
The selector lever position you have engaged is shown in the information
display of the instrument cluster with the corresponding gear symbol high-
⇒ fig.
lighted 88.
P - Parklock
The driven wheels are locked mechanically in this position.
The Parklock must only be engaged when the vehicle is stationary ⇒
If you wish to move the selector lever into or out of this position, you must
press the Shiftlock button in the handle of the selector lever and at the
same time depress the brake pedal.
R - Reverse
Reverse gear must only be engaged when the vehicle is stationary and
the engine idling ⇒
The brake pedal must be depressed and at the same time the Shiftlock
must be pressed, if you wish to obtain the selector lever positions R, P or
N.
Fig. 87 Selector lever
The reversing lights come on when the selector lever is moved into posi-
tion R when the ignition is also on .
N - Neutral
The transmission is in Neutral in this position.
The brake pedal must be depressed and the Shiftlock in the selector lever
grip must be pressed (if the selector lever is in its position for longer than
2 seconds) in order to move the selector lever out of the N position, with
the ignition switched on, on a vehicle travelling at less than 5 km/hour or
on a stationary vehicle.
D - Drive, position for driving forward
Fig. 88 Information
With the selector lever in this position the forward gears are shifted up and
display in the instru-
down automatically in line with engine load, driving style and vehicle
ment cluster Selector
speed.
lever positions
You must depress the brake pedal ⇒
lever into position D from N when the vehicle is travelling at less than
5 km/hour or is stationary.
.
if you wish to move the selector
.