Hello, in the above-named system is the M+S tires are winter tyres. Now the tyres with the spikes with us are also M+S tires (with an E17 (in the circle) Does that mean now when I drive to Germany I can leave the spikes on it again? I know that in Germany up to a strip (15km) to the Austrian border the use of spikes are forbidden or were. But in the new § 2 Abs 3a StVO reference is made to the EU guidelines. However, there is no exclusion from Spikes tyres! These are M+S tyres within the meaning of Annex II No.2.2 Council Directive 92/23/EEC of 31 March 1992 and the other directives listed in Section 2 abs 3a of the StVo. I believe that there are 2 §§ in the StVo itself.