Skoda Roomster Owner's Manual page 156

Where possible, replace tyres by axle. Always fit the tyres with the deeper
tread depth to the front wheels.
Explanation of tyre markings
185/65 R 14 86 T
What this means is:
185 Tyre width in mm » Fig. 136
65 Height/width ratio in %
R Code letter for tyre type - Radial
14 Diameter of wheel in inches
86 Load index »
T Speed symbol »
The date of manufacture is stated on the tyre wall (possibly on the inside). e.g.
DOT ... 11 14...
means, for example, that the tyre was manufactured in the 11th week of 2014.
Load index
This indicates the maximum permissible load for each individual tyre.
83 487 kg
85 515 kg
86 530 kg
87 545 kg
91 615 kg
92 630 kg
93 650 kg
Speed symbol
This indicates the maximum permissible vehicle speed with fitted tyres in each
category.
R 170 km/h
S 180 km/h
T 190 km/h
U 200 km/h
H 210 km/h
V 240 km/h
W 270 km/h
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General Maintenance
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CAUTION
The information about the load index and the speed symbol is listed in your
vehicle documents.
Unidirectional tyres
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Read and observe and
The direction of rotation of the tyres is marked by arrows on the wall of the
tyre.
The indicated direction of rotation must be adhered to in order to ensure the
optimal characteristics of these tyres.
These characteristics mainly relate to the following:
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Increased driving stability.
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Reduced risk of aquaplaning.
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Reduced tyre noise and tyre wear.
Tyre pressure monitor
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Read and observe and
System settings
A system configuration must be run as follows after adjusting the tyre pres-
sure, after changing one or more wheels, changing the position of a wheel on
the vehicle (e.g. swapping the wheels between the axles) or when the warning
light lights up while driving.
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Inflate all the tyres to the specified pressure
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Switch on the ignition.
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Press the  » Fig. 138 symbol button for longer than 2 seconds.
on page 151 first.
Fig. 138
Button for setting the tyre infla-
tion pressure control value
on page 151 first.
» page 43, Tyre pressure.
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