Skoda Superb Owner's Manual page 141

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Firmly depress and hold the brake pedal.
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Press and hold the lock button » Fig. 128
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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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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.
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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Fully depress and hold 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 » Fig. 128
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Move the selector lever into the position P and then release the locking button.
Launch control
1)
The Launch control function allows the vehicle to reach maximum acceleration
when starting off in mode S or Tiptronic.
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Activate the ASR » page 147, Brake assist systems.
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Deactivate START-STOP » page 158
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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 ASR and START-STOP as soon as the desired speed is 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.
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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This function is only valid for some engines.
on page 137.
» page 137 and then release
on page 137.
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WARNING
Rapid acceleration, particularly on slippery roads, can lead to loss of control
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of the vehicle – risk of accident!
Operational faults
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 136.
Emergency programme
The transmission switches to the emergency programme, if there is a fault in sys-
tem of the automatic gearbox.
Indications of an activated emergency programme include the following:
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Only certain gears are selected.
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The reverse gear R cannot be used.
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Shifting gears in Tiptronic mode is not possible.
Gearbox overheating
The gearbox may, for example, become too hot due to frequent repeated starting
or stop-and-go traffic. Overheating is indicated by the warning light
Clutches of the automatic gearbox are too hot .
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 position P in the normal manner, and the vehicle can no longer be driven.
The selector lever must be unlocked specially
Note
If the gearbox has switched to the emergency programme, visit a specialist ga-
rage.
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Starting-off and Driving
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