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Just precaution and I am not entirely sure if I going to buy that. I know R18 can be used with chains.

I was surprised when I read it, this one usually one of the first warnings you get on this topic. I have winter tires and I am considering even chains for some trips.

Probably yes, I tend to do that especially with new, unfamiliar and expensive stuff Thanks everyone for help, support and advice. Better understanding how things work helps me, that is why I keep asking about the differences and similarities between N and P. I agree that the control design seems to quite foolproof Actually the manual suggest exactly this (switch from D to R and back while moving to swing the car) to get from e.g. snow. But in the low speed. It is in section Automatic gearbox/Troubleshooting. I am trying to read the manual thoroughly, but some details are simply not there.

Thanks, but I am not asking how to operate the car, I can RTFM to find out that. My curiosity is about things which are not in the fine manual. Like what happens if I do something (accidentally) wrong or how things works. Just to understand the car better. e.g. it happen to me few times with my old manual car that I tried to switch the gears without pressing the clutch. The sound was not nice, but the car was fine after that.

Yes, but only wheels are blocked, not the transmission or engine, otherwise pressing the acceleration pedal in P would demage something. This means that P = N plus actived wheel blocking pin. Or am I missing somethig?

Thanks, I don't see any reason to do this. I assume that P is the same as N plus blocked wheels, correct? Based on what you wrote, I see another potential mistake. Since the gear selector is electronic, it should do no harm, but what if I try to move it without pressing the break?

Hi, thank you all for the advices, I really didn't expect this I didn't know that there is a break auto dealay when the car is parked, thanks @TheWanderer But my concern is little bit different. It is more about something what I can do accidentaly. So, for example: 1) the car is properly parked (P and e-break) 2) I press the break and start the engine 3) I forget to switch to D or R 4) while still in P (and e-break on), I release the break and press acceleration pedal Can this do any harm to anything in the car? My expectation is that just the egine goes to high RPM , which may not be good but also no disater. Am I correct? The car is petrol. Thanks:)

Hi, I have an automatic transmission beginner question, I hope you won't laugh at me, but till now I've been driving a manual car, so I am a bit confused. So with DSG in the new Octavia I've been told to hold the brake if I start the engine, change P to D or R, etc. I've also been told that it is not a good idea to rely on the P, especially when parking on a hill, because the wheels are held in place only by some little piece of metal. All of this together and my lack of experience makes me ask what happens if I change the transmission to P and release the brake, or even press the acceleration pedal? Can I do some damage to the engine, transmission, that little piece of metal or whatever? Or is it safe, just like pressing the accelerator while the manual transmission is set to neutral (the only risk is getting the engine to high RPMs)? Thanks for your help