VehicleCare
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Traction–AA,A,B,C
material ofthetiretodegenerate WheelAlignmentandTire
andreducetirelife,and
Balance
Thetraction grades,from
excessive temperature can
highest tolowest, areAA,A,B,
andC.Thosegradesrepresent
thetire'sabilitytostoponwet
pavement asmeasured under
controlled conditions on
specified government test
surfaces ofasphalt and
concrete. AtiremarkedCmay
havepoortraction performance.
Thetiresandwheelsonyour
leadtosuddentirefailure.
vehiclewerealignedandbalanced
ThegradeCcorresponds toa
carefully atthefactorytogiveyou
levelofperformance whichall
thelongesttirelifeandbestoverall
passenger cartiresmustmeet
performance. Adjustments towheel
undertheFederal MotorVehicle
alignment andtirebalancing willnot
SafetyStandard No.109.
benecessary onaregularbasis.
However,ifyounoticeunusualtire
wearoryourvehiclepullingtoone
sideortheother,thealignment
mightneedtobechecked. Ifyou
noticeyourvehiclevibrating when
drivingonasmoothroad,thetires
andwheelsmightneedtobe
GradesBandArepresent
higherlevelsofperformance on
thelaboratory testwheelthan
theminimumrequired bylaw.
Itshouldbenotedthatthe
temperature gradeforthistireis
established foratirethatis
properly inflated andnot
overloaded. Excessive speed,
underinflation, orexcessive
loading, eitherseparately orin
combination, cancauseheat
buildup andpossible tirefailure.
Temperature–A,B,C
Thetemperature gradesare
A(thehighest), B,andC,
representing thetire'sresistance
tothegeneration ofheatand
itsability todissipate heat
whentestedundercontrolled
conditions onaspecified indoor
laboratory testwheel.Sustained
hightemperature cancausethe
rebalanced. Seeyourdealer/retailer
forproperdiagnosis.
CTS-Vmodelsshouldonlyuse
adhesivewheelweightstobalance
thetiresandwheels.
| 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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