
Engaging reverse gear

Push the gear lever to the right then backwards.
Only engage reverse gear when the vehicle is stationary with the engine at idle.
As a safety precaution and to facilitate starting of the engine:
- always select neutral, - press the clutch pedal.
Engaging 5th or 6th gear
Move the lever fully to the right to engage 5th or 6 th gear.
Engaging reverse gear

Press the gear knob trigger and move the gear lever to the left then forwards.
Only engage reverse gear when the vehicle is stationary with the engine at idle.
As a safety precaution and to facilitate starting of the engine:
- always select neutral, - press the clutch pedal.
Skoda Fabia. Trailer
WARNING
Always drive particularly carefully with the trailer.
Loading a trailer
The vehicle/trailer combination must be balanced, whereby the maximum
permissible
drawbar load must be utilised. I ...
Skoda Fabia. Running in
New engine
The engine has to be run in during the first 1 500 kilometres.
Up to 1 000 kilometres
Do not drive faster than 3/4 of the maximum speed of the gear in use,
i.e. 3/4
of the maximu ...
Fiat Punto. Pretensioners
To increase the efficiency of the front seat belts, the
Fiat Punto is fitted with pretensioners. These devices
“feel”, through a sensor, that a violent crash is in
progress and rewind the seat ...