Skoda Fabia Owner's Manual page 103

102 Automatic gearbox
Tiptronic
The Tiptronic allows the driver to also shift gears manually.
Fig. 101 Selector lever: manual shifting / large information display: manual shifting
The selector lever position you have engaged is indicated in the information display of
the instrument cluster together with the engaged gear
Switching over to manual shifting
– Push the selector lever to the right out of position D. After switching over, the
current engaged gear is indicated in the display.
Shifting up gears
– One-touch forward of the selector lever (in the Tiptronic position)
Shifting down gears
– One-touch back of the selector lever (in the Tiptronic position)
It is possible to switch over to manual both when the car is stationary and also when
driving.
When you accelerate, the gearbox shifts up automatically into the higher gear just
before the maximum permissible engine speed is reached.
If you select a lower gear, the automatic gearbox does not shift down until there is no
risk of the engine overrevving.
If you operate the kickdown function, the gearbox shifts into a lower gear in line with
the vehicle speed and engine speed.
Manual shifting on the multifunction steering wheel*
Switching over to manual shifting
– Push the selector lever to the right out of position D. After switching over, the
 fig. 101
on the right.
Shifting up gears
– Press the right rocker switch
Shifting down gears
– Press the left rocker switch
 fig. 101 A
.
Temporarily switching over to manual shifting
+
– If the selector lever is in position D or S, press the left rocker switch
A
.
-
– If the rocker switches
Emergency programme
An emergency programme exists in the event of a fault in the system.
The gearbox operates in a corresponding emergency programme if there are func-
tional faults in the gearbox electronics. This is indicated by all of the segments in the
display lighting up or going out.
current engaged gear is indicated in the display.
 fig. 102
+
 fig. 102
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rocker switch + for the multifunction steering wheel.
or are not pressed for some time, the manual shifting
- +
switches off. You can also switch off the temporary switch over to manual shifting
by pressing the right rocker switch
+
Fig. 102 Multifunction steering wheel:
manual shifting
for the multifunction steering wheel.
for the multifunction steering wheel.
- or the right
for more than 1 second.