You have to manually set the transaction fee.
Correct. This would theoretically result in a zero fee transaction.
You can check the amount of UTXO you have. Command: listunspent.
Then visit https://estimatefee.com/ and enter the amount of inputs and the amount of outputs (probably one if you just want to move it to another wallet). Set the estimated confirmation time.
For example: A transaction with 4 inputs and 1 output which shall be confirmed within 4 blocks needs a fee of 2544 satoshis (4 sat/B).
Like Xynerise already mentioned, with: settxfee