Automatic Transmission - Skoda OCTAVIA Owner's Manual

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The clutch pedal is fully depressed.
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Switch the gear lever to N.
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Push the shift lever downwards fully to the left and then forward into
R» Fig. 245.
The reversing lights will come on once reverse gear is engaged, provided the
ignition is on.
WARNING
Never engage reverse gear when driving – risk of accident!
CAUTION
If not in the process of changing gear, do not leave your hand on the gear shift
lever while driving. The pressure from the hand can cause the gear shift mech-
anism to wear excessively.
Pedals
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Read and observe on page 207 first.
The operation of the pedals must not be hindered under any circumstances!
In the driver's footwell, only a footmat (supplied by the factory or from the
ŠKODA Original Accessories) which is secured on the respective attachment
points should be used.
WARNING
No objects should be located in the driver's footwell, otherwise the pedal
operation could be disabled - risk of accident!

Automatic transmission

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Introduction
The automatic transmission performs an automatic gear change irrespective
of the engine load, the operation of the accelerator, the vehicle speed and the
selected driving mode.
The modes of the automatic transmission can be adjusted by the driver by
means of the selector lever.
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Driving
WARNING
Do not use the throttle if the forwards mode has been set using the se-
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lector lever prior to starting up - risk of accident!
Never move the selector lever to mode R or P when driving – risk of acci-
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dent!
If the vehicle stalls with the engine running, in the D, S, R or Tiptronic
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mode, then the vehicle must be prevented from rolling away by means of
the brake pedal, parking brake or using the Auto Hold function. Even when
the engine is idling, the power transmission is never completely interrupted
– the vehicle creeps.
When leaving the vehicle, the selector lever must always be set to P .
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Otherwise, the vehicle could start to move - risk of accident.
CAUTION
If you want to move the selector lever from position N to position D / S
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whilst driving, the engine must be running at idling speed.
When stopping on a slope, never try to hold the vehicle using the accelerator
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pedal – this may lead to gear damage.
Select selector lever position
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Read and observe and
Move the selector lever to change to the following positions
some positions you have to push the locking button
lock.
When the ignition is switched on, the gearbox mode and the currently selected
gear are indicated in the display » Fig.
Fig. 246
Selector lever settings / display
on page 208 first.
» Fig.
» page 209, Selector lever
246.
246. In
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