Wheels and Tyres 213
WARNING
WARNING
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Only use those tyres or wheel rims which have been approved for your
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In case of incorrect treatment of the wheel bolts, the wheel can loosen
when the car is moving - risk of accident!
The wheel bolts must be clean and must turn easily. However, they must
never be treated with grease or oil.
If the wheel bolts are tightened to a too low tightening torque, the rim can
model of ŠKODA vehicle. Failure to observe this instruction will adversely af-
fect the road safety of your vehicle - risk of accident! Approval and licencing of
your vehicle on public roads may also become void as a result.
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You must on no account drive at a higher speed than is permissible for
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your tyres - risk of an accident resulting from tyre damage and loss of control
over your vehicle.
lossen when the car is moving - risk of accident! A tightening torque which is
too high can damage the bolts and threads and this can result in permanent
deformation of the contact surfaces on the rim.
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Tyres which are 6 years old or more should only be fitted in exceptional ca-
ses and when adopting an appropriately cautious style of driving.
Never fit tyres which have already been used without having adequate
CAUTION
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knowledge of their previous history. Tyres age even if they have not been
used at all or only very little. A spare tyre must only be used in exceptional ca-
ses and only then when adopting an appropriately cautious style of driving.
The prescribed tightening torque of the wheel bolts for steel and light alloy
wheels is 120 Nm.
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Do not, where possible, replace individual tyres but at least replace them
Winter tyres
on both wheels of a given axle at the same time. Always fit the tyres with the
deeper tread depth to the front wheels.
The handling of your vehicle will be significantly improved when driving on wintry
roads if you fit winter tyres. Summer tyres do not offer the same grip on ice, snow
and at temperatures below 7 °C because of their construction (width, rubber
blend, tread pattern). This particularly applies to vehicles which are equipped with
low-profile tyres or high-speed tyres (code index H or V on wall of tyre).
For the sake of the environment
Old tyres must be disposed of in conformity with the appropriate regulations.
Note
Winter tyres must be mounted on all four wheels to obtain the best handling
characteristics.
It is not normally possible to fit wheels from other models of cars for technical
reasons. This may also apply in certain circumstances to the wheels of the same
type of vehicle.
You must only fit those types of winter tyre which are approved for your vehicle.
The permissible sizes of winter tyres are stated in your vehicle documents. Ap-
provals may differ because of national legislation.
Wheel bolts
Please remember that the tyres should be inflated to 20 kPa (0.2 bar) more than is
the case for summer tyres ⇒ꢀfig. 179.
Winter tyres no longer offer the same winter performance once the tyre tread has
worn down to a depth of about 4 mm.
Wheels and wheel bolts are matched to each other in terms of design. Each time
you fit other wheels - e.g. light alloy wheels or wheels with winter tyres - you
must therefore also use the matching wheel bolts of the correct length and shape
of spherical cap. This is essential to ensure that the wheels are tightly fitted and
that the brake system operates properly.
Ageing also causes winter tyres to lose most of their winter performance proper-
ties - even in cases where the remaining tread depth is still clearly more than 4
mm.
If you retrofit wheel trims (or have this done), please also ensure that an ade-
quate flow of air remains assured for cooling the brake system.
Speed restrictions apply to winter tyres as well as to summer tyres ⇒ꢀpage 212,
Authorised ŠKODA Service Partners are instructed in the technical possibilities
which exist regarding converting or retrofitting tyres, wheels and wheel trims.
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