BuyingNewTires
Youneednewtiresifanyofthefollowing statements
aretrue:
GMhasdeveloped andmatchedspecific tiresforyour
vehicle. Theoriginal equipment tiresinstalled onyour
vehicle, whenitwasnew,weredesigned tomeet
GeneralMotorsTirePerformance Criteria Specification
(TPCspec)systemrating.Ifyouneedreplacement
tires,GMstrongly recommends thatyougettireswith
thesameTPCSpecrating.Thisway,yourvehiclewill
continue tohavetiresthataredesignedtogivethe
sameperformance andvehiclesafety,duringnormal
use,astheoriginal tires.
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Youcanseetheindicators atthreeormoreplaces
aroundthetire.
Youcanseecordorfabricshowingthroughthe
tire'srubber.
Thetreadorsidewall iscracked, cut,orsnagged
deepenoughtoshowcordorfabric.
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Thetirehasabump,bulge,orsplit.
Thetirehasapuncture, cut,orotherdamagethat
cannotberepaired wellbecauseofthesizeor
location ofthedamage.
GM'sexclusive TPCSpecsystemconsiders overa
dozencritical specifications thatimpacttheoverall
performance ofyourvehicle, including brakesystem
performance, rideandhandling, traction control, andtire
pressure monitoring performance. GM'sTPCSpec
numberismoldedontothetire'ssidewall nearthetire
size.Ifthetireshaveanall‐seasontreaddesign,the
TPCspecnumberwillbefollowed byanMSformud
andsnow.SeeTireSidewall Labeling on page 7‑58 for
additional information.
Therubberintiresdegrades overtime,eveniftheyare
notbeingused.Thisisalsotrueforthesparetire,
ifyourvehiclehasone.Multipleconditions affecthow
fastthisagingtakesplace,including temperatures,
loadingconditions, andinflation pressuremaintenance.
Withpropercareandmaintenance tireswilltypically
wearoutbeforetheydegradeduetoage.Ifyouare
unsureabouttheneedtoreplaceyourtiresastheyget
older,consultthetiremanufacturer formoreinformation.
GMrecommends replacing tiresinsetsoffour.Thisis
becauseuniformtreaddepthonalltireswillhelpkeep
yourvehicleperforming mostlikeitdidwhenthetires
werenew.Replacing lessthanafullsetoftirescan
affectthebrakingandhandling performance ofyour
vehicle. SeeTireInspection andRotation on page 7‑70
forinformation onpropertirerotation.
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| Categories | Cadillac Escalade Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac Escalade 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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