Emergency Programme - Skoda YETI Owner's Manual

Select ing t he most appropriat e driving programme for t he part icular st yle of driv-
ing is a cont inuous process. Irrespect ive of t his it is, how ever, possible t o sw it ch or
shift dow n int o a dynamic shift programme by depressing t he accelerat or rapidly.
The gearbox shift s dow n int o a lower gear mat ching t he speed of t he car and t his
allows you t o accelerat e rapidly (e.g. w hen overt aking) w it hout having t o depress
t he accelerat or pedal fully int o t he kickdown range. The original programme will
be react ivat ed t o mat ch your part icular st yle of driving once t he gearbox has shif-
t ed up again.
When driving in hilly regions, t he gears are select ed t o mat ch uphill and downhill
sect ions. This avoids the gearbox frequent ly shift ing up and down when negot iat -
ing an uphill st ret ch. When driving downhill, it is possible t o shift dow n int o t he
Tipt ronic posit ion, in order t o exploit t he engine brake t orque.
Tipt ronic
The Tiptronic allows t he driver t o also shift gears manually.
Fig. 107 Select or lever: manual shif t ing/ informat ion display: Manual shift ing of gears
The select or lever posit ion you have engaged is indicat ed in t he informat ion dis-
play of t he inst rument clust er t oget her wit h t he engaged gear
Sw it ching over t o manual shif t ing
– Push t he select or lever t o t he right out of posit ion D. Aft er swit ching over, t he
current engaged gear is indicat ed in t he display.
Shif t ing up gears
– One-t ouch forw ard of t he select or lever (in t he Tipt ronic posit ion)
- left .
Using t he syst em Saf et y
Shif t ing dow n gears
– One-t ouch back of t he select or lever (in t he Tipt ronic posit ion)
It is possible t o switch over t o manual bot h w hen t he car is st at ionary and also
w hen driving.
When you accelerat e, t he gearbox shift s up aut omat ically int o t he higher gear just
before t he maximum permissible engine speed is reached.
If you select a low er gear, t he aut omat ic gearbox does not shift dow n unt il t here
is no risk of t he engine overrevving.
When you operat e t he kickdow n feat ure, t he gearbox shift s int o a low er gear in
line w it h t he vehicle speed and engine speed.
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Emergency programme

An emergency programme exist s in t he event of a fault in t he sys-
t em.
The gearbox operates in a corresponding emergency programme if t here are func-
t ional fault s in t he gearbox elect ronics. This is indicat ed by all of t he segment s in
t he display light ing up or going out .
A funct ional fault can have t he following effect :
● The gearbox only shift s int o cert ain gears.
● The reverse gear R cannot be used.
● The manual shift programme (Tipt ronic) is sw it ched off in the emergency
mode.
If t he gearbox has sw it ched over t o emergency mode, drive t o t he nearest spe-
cialist garage in order t o have t he f ault rect ified.
⇒ f ig. 107 - right .
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Driving Tips General Maint enance
Aut omat ic gearbox DSG
Breakdow n assist ance Technical dat a
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