Skoda Fabia Operating Instructions Manual page 113

Selector lever lock
Fig. 119
Shift lock button
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Read and observe and
The selector lever is locked in the P and N modes to prevent the forwards trav-
el mode from being selected accidentally and setting the vehicle in motion.
The selector lever is locked only when the vehicle is stationary and at speeds
up to 5 km/h.
The selector lever lock is indicated by the illumination of the warning
The selector lever is not locked when quickly moving across the position N
(e.g. from R to D/S). This, for example, helps to rock out a vehicle that is stuck,
e.g. in a bank of snow. The selector lever lock will engage if the lever is in posi-
tion N for more than approx. 2 seconds without the brake pedal being de-
pressed.
Releasing selector lever from mode P or N (selector lever lock)
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Press the brake pedal and the lock button at the same time in the direction
of » Fig. 119 .
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Just depress the brake pedal, if you would like to change from the mode N to
D/S.
Defective selector lever lock
If the selector lever lock is defective or its power supply is interrupted (e.g. dis-
charged vehicle battery, faulty fuse), the selector lever can no longer be moved
out of position P in the normal manner and the vehicle can no longer be driven.
The selector lever must be emergency released
Note
If you want to move the selector lever from mode P to mode D/S or vice versa,
move the selector lever quickly. This prevents modes R or N from being selec-
ted accidentally.
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Driving
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Manual shifting (Tiptronic)
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Read and observe
Tiptronic mode makes it possible to manually shift gears on the selector lever.
This mode can be selected both while halted and while driving.
The currently selected gear is indicated in the
The gearshift indicator must be observed when changing gear
light.
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Switching to manual shifting
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Push the gear selector from position D/S towards the right, or left in a right-
hand drive vehicle.
When switching to the manual shifting while driving, the current gear is main-
tained.
Shifting up gears
›
Press the selector lever forwards
Shifting down gears
›
Press the selector lever backwards
Note
It may be advantageous to use manual gear shifting when driving downhill,
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for example. Shifting to a lower gear reduces the load on the brakes and hence
brake wear » page
When accelerating, the gearbox automatically shifts up into the higher gear
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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
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risk of the engine overrevving.
Fig. 120
Selector lever
and on page 109 first.
» Fig. 118
» Fig. 120.
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» Fig. 120.
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106.
on page 109 display.
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