Automatic Gearbox - Skoda Rapid 2013 Owner's Manual

Automatic gearbox

Automatic gearbox
Driving with automatic gearbox
The forward gears are shifted up or down automatically.
Going downhill
The steeper the slope, the lower a gear must be engaged. Lower gears increase
the braking effect of the engine. Never let the vehicle roll down mountains or hills
in the neutral position N.
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Reduce speed.
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Push the selector lever from position D to the right into the Tiptronic shift
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Tip the selector lever backward to shift down.
CAUTION
When stopping on hills with a driving stage selected, do not depress the accel-
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erator pedal to prevent the vehicle from rolling away. This may overheat and
damage the automatic gearbox.
Never let the vehicle roll in driving stage N, especially with the engine switched
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off. The automatic gearbox is not lubricated and can hence be damaged.
Selector lever positions
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Using the system
Fig. 42
Selector lever of automatic gear-
box with lock button (arrow)
The selector lever is equipped with a selector lever lock. When changing a selec-
tor lever position from position P to a driving stage, depress the brake pedal and
press the lock button in the selector lever in the direction of the arrow
The current selector lever position is indicated in the information display of the
instrument cluster.
- Parklock
P
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/out of this position, the Shiftlock but-
ton in the selector lever handle and the brake pedal must be actuated at the
same time.
- Reverse gear
R
Reverse gear must only be engaged when the vehicle is stationary and the en-
gine is idling.
- Neutral
N
The transmission is in Neutral in this position.
- Position for driving forward (normal programme)
D
When the selector lever is in this position, the forward gears are automatically
shifted up and down in line with the engine load, vehicle speed and dynamic shift
programme.
- Position for driving forward (sports programme)
S
Shifting up later into a higher gear makes it possible to fully exploit the power po-
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tential of the engine. The gearbox also then shifts down at higher engine speeds
as in the position D.
Selector lever lock
The selector lever lock prevents, in position P or N, any driving stage from being
selected accidentally so the vehicle inadvertently starts to move.
To release the selector lever lock, depress and hold the brake pedal with the igni-
tion switched on. Simultaneously press the lock button in the selector lever.
In a quick move across the position N (e.g. from R to D), the selector lever will not
be locked. This allows you, for example, to "seesaw out" a stuck vehicle. The se-
lector lever lock will engage, if the lever is in position N longer than approximately
one second and at a speed slower than about 3 mph (5 km/h) while the brake
pedal is not depressed.
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