VehicleCare
9-67
HowtoCheck
Ifyouoverfill thetire,releaseair
bypushing onthemetalstemin
thecenterofthetirevalve.
Re-check thetirepressure with
thetiregage.
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Useagoodquality pocket-type
gagetochecktirepressure.
Youcannottellifyourtiresare
properly inflated simplyby
inflation pressure adjustment for
highspeedoperation. When
speedlimitsandroadconditions
aresuchthatavehiclecanbe
drivenathighspeeds,makesure
thetiresareratedforhighspeed
operation, inexcellent condition,
andsettothecorrectcoldtire
inflation pressure forthe
looking atthem.Radialtiresmay Besuretoputthevalvecaps
lookproperly inflated evenwhen
theyareunder-inflated. Check
thetire'sinflation pressure when
thetiresarecold.Coldmeans
yourvehicle hasbeensitting for
atleastthreehoursordrivenno
morethan1.6km(1mile).
backonthevalvestems.They
helppreventleaksbykeeping
outdirtandmoisture.
TirePressurefor
High-SpeedOperation
vehicleload.
Ifyourvehiclehas235/50ZR18,
{WARNING
255/40ZR19
or285/35ZR19 size
Removethevalvecapfromthe
tirevalvestem.Pressthetire
gagefirmlyontothevalvetoget
apressure measurement. Ifthe
coldtireinflation pressure
matchestherecommended
pressure ontheTireand
Loading Information label,no
further adjustment isnecessary.
Iftheinflation pressure islow,
addairuntilyoureachthe
recommended amount.
tires,theywillrequireinflation
pressure adjustment when
Drivingathighspeeds,160km/h
(100
mph)orhigher,putsan
drivingyourvehicleatspeeds
of160km/h(100mph)orhigher.
Setthecoldinflation pressureto
themaximuminflation pressure
shownonthetiresidewall,
additional strainontires.
Sustained high-speed driving
causesexcessive heatbuildup
andcancausesuddentirefailure.
Youcouldhaveacrashandyou
orotherscouldbekilled.Some
high-speed ratedtiresrequire
or300kPa(44psi),whichever is
lower.Seetheexamplefollowing.
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| Categories | Cadillac CTS Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac CTS 3.0, Cadillac CTS 3.6, Cadillac CTS 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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