Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual page 104

102 Starting, shifting gears, parking
In rare cases, it may occur in vehicles with automatic gearbox that the selector
lever lock fails to engage. The drive is then disabled to prevent accidental starting.
The green indicator light  will flash. Proceed as follows to engage the selector
lever lock:
Move the selector lever to position P or N and then select a driving stage.
WARNING
Selecting a wrong selector lever position may lead to loss of vehicle control,
an accident and serious injury.
● Never depress the accelerator pedal when selecting a driving stage.
● With the engine running and a driving stage selected, the vehicle will start
moving as soon as the brake pedal is released.
● Never select the reverse gear or the Parklock while the vehicle is moving.
WARNING
Unintended vehicle movement can cause serious injuries.
● The driver should never leave the driver's seat with the engine running
and a driving stage selected. When you must leave the vehicle with the engine
running, always firmly pull the handbrake and move the selector lever to posi-
tion P.
● With the engine running and with driving stage D, S, or R selected, it is
necessary to hold the vehicle with the foot brake. Even at idling speed, the
power transmission is never completely interrupted and the vehicle "creeps".
● Never shift to driving stage R or P when the vehicle is moving.
● Never leave the vehicle with driving stage N selected. The vehicle will roll
downhill, regardless of whether the engine is running or not.
NOTICE
If the handbrake is not applied and the brake pedal is released in position P
while the vehicle is stationary, the vehicle may move a few inches forward or
backward.
Note
If you accidentally shifted to N while driving, release the accelerator pedal. Wait
for the engine speed in the neutral position before again selecting a gear stage.
Shifting gears with the Tiptronic
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 98.
The Tiptronic allows you to shift the gears up or down manually in an automatic
gearbox. When switching to the Tiptronic programme, the currently engaged gear
is retained. This applies until the system automatically performs a gear change
due to the current driving situation.
Operating the Tiptronic with the selector lever
● Push the selector lever in position D to the right into the Tiptronic shift track
⇒
in Automatic gearbox: Engaging a gear on page 102.
● Tip the selector lever forward
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⇒ f ig.
down 71.
NOTICE
● During acceleration, the gearbox shifts automatically to the next higher
gear just before reaching the maximum engine speed.
● When you downshift manually, the gearbox changes gears only when
over-revving of the engine is no longer possible.
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Fig. 71 Selector lever in Tip-
tronic position.
or backward in order to shift gears up or
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