height SKODA ROOMSTER 2007 1.G User Guide

Wheels and Tyres189
Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistancePraktikTechnical Data
Changing wheels around
If significantly greater wear is present on the front tyres, we recommend changing the front wheels around with the rear wheels. You will then obtain approximately the same life for all the tyres.
It may be advantageous to swap the tyre s over “crosswise” when certain types of wear characteristic ar ise on the running surface of the tyres (but not in the case of unidirectional tyres). Škoda Service Pa rtners can provide you with details.
We recommend that you change the wheels around every 10 000 km in order to achieve even wear on all wheels and to obtain optimal tyre life.
New tyres and wheels
Tyres and wheel rims are important design elements. One should therefore use the tyres and wheel rims which have been released for use by Škoda Auto. They are exactly matched to the vehicle type and th erefore contribute significantly to good road holding and safe driving characteristics ⇒.
Only fit radial tyres of the same type on all 4 wheels, size (rolling circumference) and, if possible, the same tread pattern on one axle.
Škoda Service Partners have access to the most current information about which tyres we have released for use on your vehicle.
We recommend that you have any work rela ting to tyres or wheels carried out by your Škoda Service Partner. Your dealer has all of the necessary special tools and replacement parts available plus the requir ed specialist knowledge and is also in a position to properly dispose of the old ty res. A large number of Škoda Service Part- ners also have an attractive range of tyres and wheels available.
The tyre/wheel combinations which are appr oved for your vehicle are indicated in your vehicle documents. Approval and lice nsing may differ according to the legis- lation prevailing in individual countries.
Proper knowledge of the tyre data makes it easier for you to select the correct type of tyre. Tyres do, for example, have the following inscription on their walls:
185 / 65 R 14 86 T
What this means is:
The following speed restrictions apply to tyres.
The date of manufacture is also stated on the tyre wall (possibly only on the inside of wheel):
DOT ... 05 07...
means, for example, that the tyre was manufactured in the 40th week of the year 2007.
Any spare wheel which differs from the tyres fitted to the vehicle (e.g. winter tyres or low-profile tyres) should only be used only for a short time in the event of a puncture and when adopting an appropriately cautious style of driving. It should be replaced as quickly as po ssible by a normal wheel.
185Ty re w i d t h i n m m
65Height/width ratio in %
RCode letter for the type of tyre - Radial
14Diameter of wheel in inches
86Load index
TSpeed symbol
Speed symbolPermissible maximum speed
Q160 km/h
R170 km/h
S180 km/h
T190 km/h
H210 km/h
V240 km/h
W270 km/h
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Technical Data225
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Dimensions
Dimensions (mm)
RoomsterPraktikScout
Length420542054219
Width168416841695
Width including exterior mirror186718671867
Height160716071650
Wheel base261726172617
Tr a c k g a u g e f r o n t / r e a r1436/1500
(1420/1484)a)
a)Valid for vehicles, which have 15 '' wheels mounted as of factory.
1436/1500
(1420/1484)a)1430/1494
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Index243
Radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Raise vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Rear mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Recirculated air mode
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Removing seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Running in the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
S
Safe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Safety information
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Service Interval Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting temperature
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Stability programme (ESP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Storage compartment
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Switch in the driver door
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
T
Tailgate
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Temperature
outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
the first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
The roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Thickness of brake pads
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Towing eye
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Towing protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
towing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Tow-starting and towing vehicle
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Traction control system (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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