Starting and driving -> Economical driving style for Your Skoda Fabia 4 Door Third Generation (2014-2020)

Starting and driving › Economical driving style 105  
Requirements for driving in neutral position  
Stop driving! Stop the vehicle and stop the engine.  
After the indicator light goes out, your journey can  
continue.  
The mode is selected.  
Neither the accelerator nor the brake pedal is  
pressed.  
If the warning light does not go out, stop driving!  
Get the help of a specialist company.  
The vehicle speed is 20-130 km/h.  
No device is connected to the trailer socket.  
Gearbox impaired  
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Message regarding the gearbox in emergency  
mode  
Manually switching gear with the selector lever  
To turn on, move the selector lever  
(to the left for right-hand drive vehicles).  
to the right  
To turn off, move the selector lever back into posi-  
You may continue driving, exercising appropriate  
caution.  
Immediately seek the help of a specialist company.  
tion  
.
Upshift  
+
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Downshift  
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Message regarding a gearbox fault  
Stop driving! Get the help of a specialist company.  
Starting the stuck vehicle  
Adjust the selector lever quickly between  
. The vehicle will then start to rock and be easier  
to free.  
and  
Manually changing gear with the shift paddles on  
the steering wheel  
Mechanical release of the automatic gearbox  
Downshift  
Upshift  
-
Secure the vehicle with the parking brake.  
+
Insert a flat-head  
screwdriver or push a  
similar tool into the  
gap in the area of ar-  
row A .  
To turn on, press the  
+
shift paddle - or  
.
To turn off, hold the  
+
shift paddle  
.
Carefully loosen and  
lift the cover of the  
shift gate.  
If none of the shift pad-  
dles are pressed for a  
certain time, manual shift  
mode turns off automatically.  
Press on the plastic  
If the engine threatens to over-rev  
part in the direction of  
the arrow and at the  
same time press the  
button on the selector  
lever.  
The gearbox automatically changes to the next  
higher gear.  
The transmission prevents changing to the next  
lower gear.  
Move selector lever to  
position  
.
Troubleshooting  
The selector lever cannot be moved out of posi-  
tion in the normal way  
Mechanically unlock the selector lever » page 105.  
Economical driving style  
Gearbox overheated  
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Message regarding the gearbox overheating  
Tips for economical driving style and  
evaluation of driving economy  
You may continue driving, exercising appropriate  
caution.  
Tips for economical driving  
Avoid unnecessary acceleration and braking.  
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Display the gear recommendation in the instru-  
ment cluster display  
Message regarding the gearbox overheating