Skoda Roomster Owner's Manual page 159

Winter tyres
Fitting winter tyres will significantly improve the handling of your vehicle when
driving in wintry road conditions. Summer tyres have less grip on ice, snow and
at temperatures below 7 °C. This is especially true of wide tyres or high-speed
tyres.
In order to achieve the best possible handling properties, winter tyres must be
fitted on all 4 wheels, the minimum tread depth must be 4 mm and tyres must
be no older than 4 years.
Winter tyres of a lower speed category can be used provided that the permissi-
ble maximum speed of these tyres is not exceeded even if the possible maxi-
mum speed of the vehicle is higher.
The speed limit for winter tyres can be set in the MAXI DOT display in the Win-
ter tyres menu item » page 36.
For the sake of the environment
Re-fit the summer tyres at an appropriate time as they provide better handling
properties, a shorter braking distance, less tyre noise, and reduced tyre wear
on roads which are free of snow and ice as well as at temperatures above 7 °C.
The fuel consumption is also lower.
Snow chains
When driving in wintry road conditions, snow chains improve not only traction,
but also the braking performance.
Snow chains must only be mounted on the front wheels.
For technical reasons, it is only permissible to fit snow chains with the follow-
ing wheel/tyre combinations.
Wheel size
5J x 14
6J x 14
6J x 15
Only fit snow chains with links and locks not larger than 12 mm.
Depth (D) Tyre size
35 mm 175/70
37 mm 185/65
43 mm 185/55
CAUTION
The chains must be removed when driving on roads which are free of snow.
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They adversely affect the handling of your vehicle, damage the tyres and are
rapidly destroyed.
Remove the full wheel trims » page 156
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before fitting the snow chains.
Wheels
157