Skoda Fabia Owner's Manual page 105

Manual gear shifting (Tiptronic)
Fig. 90 Selector lever/multi-function steering wheel
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 100.
Tiptronic mode makes it possible to manually shift gears with the selector lever or
multifunction steering wheel. This mode can be selected both while halted and
while driving.
The gear currently selected is indicated in the display
The gearshift indicator must be observed when changing gear
Switching to manual shifting
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Push the gear selector from position D towards the right, or left in a right-hand
drive vehicle.
Shifting up gears
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Press the selector lever forwards
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Pull the right-hand paddle » Fig. 90
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Shifting down gears
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Press the selector lever backwards
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Pull the left-hand paddle » Fig. 90
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Temporarily switching to manual gear shifting in mode D or S
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Pull one of the / paddles » Fig. 90
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Manual gear shifting is deactivated if more than 1 minute passes after either of
the / paddles was pulled. The temporary switch to manual gear shifting can
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also be deactivated by pulling the right-hand
wheel for more than 1 second.
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Driving
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» Fig. 90.
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briefly towards the steering wheel.
» Fig. 90.
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briefly towards the steering wheel.
briefly towards the steering wheel .
paddle towards the steering
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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 overrevving.
Note
It may be advantageous to use manual gear shifting when driving downhill, for
example. Shifting to a lower gear reduces the load on the brakes and hence brake
wear » page 98, Information for braking.
Starting-off and driving
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 100.
Starting off
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Start the engine.
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Firmly depress and hold the brake pedal.
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Press and hold the shiftlock button on the selector lever grip.
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Move the selector lever into the desired position
the lock button.
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Release the brake pedal and accelerate.
Stop
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Fully depress and hold the brake pedal and bring the vehicle to a stop.
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Keep holding the brake pedal until driving is resumed.
The selector lever position N does not have to be selected when stopping for a
short time, such as at a cross roads.
Parking
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Fully depress and hold the brake pedal and bring the vehicle to a stop.
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Firmly apply the handbrake.
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Press and hold the shiftlock button on the selector lever grip.
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Move the selector lever to the P position and then release the shiftlock button.
Kickdown
The kickdown function allows you to achieve maximum acceleration by your vehi-
cle while driving.
When the accelerator pedal is fully depressed, the kickdown function is activated
in any forward driving mode.
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