Skoda RAPID Owner's Manual page 68

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 P mode in the normal manner and the vehicle can no longer be driven.
The selector lever must be unlocked specially
Notice
If you want to move the selector lever from mode P to mode D or vice versa,
move the selector lever quickly. This prevents modes R or N from being acci-
dentally selected.
Manual shifting (Tiptronic)
Fig. 63
Selector lever
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Read and observe and
Tiptronic mode makes it possible to manually shift gears on the selector lever.
This mode can be selected both while stopping and while driving.
The currently selected gear is indicated in the instrument cluster display.
Switching to manual shifting
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Push the selector lever to the left to D mode.
Shifting up gears
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Press the selector lever forwards
Shifting down gears
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Press the selector lever backwards
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Driving
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Notice
It may be beneficial, for example, when travelling downhill, to use manual
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shifting of gears. Shifting to a lower gear reduces the load on the brakes and
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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 over revving.
Starting-off and driving
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Read and observe and
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 lock button in the direction of the arrow
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Move the selector lever into the desired mode and then release the lock but-
ton.
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Release the brake pedal and accelerate.
Stopping (while the car is moving)
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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.
You do not have to select N mode when stopping for a short time, such as at a
cross roads.
Kickdown
The kickdown function allows you to achieve the maximum acceleration of
your vehicle while driving.
When the accelerator pedal is fully depressed, the kickdown function is activa-
ted in any forward driving mode.
The gearbox shifts down one or more gears depending on the vehicle speed
and engine speed, and the vehicle accelerates.
The gearbox does not shift up into the highest gear until the engine has
reached its maximum revolutions for this gear range.
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