Low‐ProfilePerformanceTires
WinterTires
Ifyourvehiclehas255/45ZR18 sizetires,they
areclassified aslow‐profile performance tires.
Thesetiresaredesigned forveryresponsive
driving onwetordrypavement. Youmayalso
noticemoreroadnoisewithlow‐profile
performance tiresandthattheytendtowear
faster.Theseperformance tiresarenotratedas
all‐seasontires.Wintertiresarerecommended for
snoworicecoveredroads.
Ifyouexpecttodriveonsnoworicecoveredroads
often,youmaywanttogetwintertiresforyourvehicle.
Allseasontiresprovidegoodoverallperformance on
mostsurfaces buttheymaynotofferthetraction you
wouldlikeorthesamelevelofperformance aswinter
tiresonsnoworicecoveredroads.
Wintertires,ingeneral, aredesigned forincreased
traction onsnowandicecoveredroads.Withwinter
tires,theremaybedecreased dryroadtraction,
increased roadnoise,andshortertreadlife.After
switching towintertires,bealertforchangesinvehicle
handling andbraking.
Notice: Ifthevehicle haslow‐profile tires,they
aremoresusceptible todamagefromroad
hazardsorcurbimpactthanstandard profile
tires.Tireand/orwheelassembly damagecan
occurwhencomingintocontact withroad
hazardslike,potholes, orsharpedgedobjects,
orwhenslidingintoacurb.Thevehicle
warranty doesnotcoverthistypeofdamage.
Keeptiressettothecorrect inflation pressure
and,whenpossible avoidcontact withcurbs,
potholes, andotherroadhazards.
Seeyourdealer/retailer fordetailsregarding wintertire
availability andpropertireselection. Also,seeBuying
NewTiresonpage6‑70.
Ifyouchoosetousewintertires:
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.
Usetiresofthesamebrandandtreadtypeonall
fourwheelpositions.
Useonlyradialplytiresofthesamesize,load
range,andspeedratingastheoriginal equipment
tires.
Wintertireswiththesamespeedratingasyouroriginal
equipment tiresmaynotbeavailable forH,V,W,Y,and
ZRspeedratedtires.Ifyouchoosewintertireswitha
lowerspeedrating,neverexceedthetire'smaximum
speedcapability.
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| Categories | Cadillac Manuals, Cadillac STS Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac STS 3.6, Cadillac STS 4.6 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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