Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual page 132

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Pull the right-hand paddle » Fig. 122
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Shifting down gears
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Push the selector lever backwards
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Pull the left-hand paddle » Fig. 122
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Temporarily switching to manual shifting in position D/S
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Pull one of the / paddles » Fig. 122
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If you do not pull one of the rocker switches
shifting of gears is deactivated. You can also deactivate the temporary switch to
manual shifting by pulling the right rocker switch
for more than 1 second.
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 beneficial, for example, when travelling downhill, to use manual shifting
of gears. Shifting to a lower gear reduces the load on the brakes and hence the
wear of the brakes » page 125.
Starting-off and driving
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 126.
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 » Fig. 121
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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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Depress the brake pedal and bring the vehicle to a stop.
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Keep holding the brake pedal until driving is resumed.
1)
This function is only valid for some engines.
briefly towards the steering wheel.
» Fig. 122 .
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briefly towards the steering wheel.
briefly towards the steering wheel .
/ for more than 1 Minute, manual
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towards the steering wheel
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on page 127.
» page 127 and then release
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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Depress 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 lock button
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Move the selector lever into the position P and then release the lock button.
Driving in neutral position in mode E (freewheel)
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Move the selector lever into the position D/S.
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Select the Eco driving mode
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Take the foot off the accelerator pedal.
The vehicle moves without the braking effect of the engine.
The gear is selected again automatically, when you briefly depress the brake ped-
al or pull the left rocker switch
shifting of gears (Tiptronic).
Launch control
1)
The launch control function allows the vehicle in mode S or Tiptronic to reach its
maximum acceleration when starting off.
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Disable the TCS » page 137, Brake assist systems.
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START STOP deactivate » page
tem.
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Fully depress and hold the brake pedal with your left foot.
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Fully depress the accelerator pedal with your right foot.
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Release the brake pedal.
The vehicle starts off with maximum acceleration.
Reactivate the TCS and START-STOP when the desired speed has been reached.
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 activated
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.
» Fig. 121 on page 127.
» page 161, Driving mode.
towards the steering wheel » page
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160, Manually activating/deactivating the sys-
Starting-off and Driving
128, Manual
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