HowtoCheck
High-SpeedOperation
{WARNING:
Useagoodquality pocket-type gagetochecktire
pressure. Youcannottellifyourtiresareproperly
inflated simplybylooking atthem.Radialtires
maylookproperly inflated evenwhentheyare
underinflated. Checkthetire'sinflation pressure
whenthetiresarecold.Coldmeansyourvehicle
hasbeensitting foratleastthreehoursordriven
nomorethan1mile(1.6km).
Drivingathighspeeds,160km/h(100mph)or
higher,putsanadditional strainontires.
Sustained high-speed drivingcausesexcessive
heatbuildupandcancausesuddentirefailure.
Youcouldhaveacrashandyouorotherscould
bekilled.Somehigh-speed ratedtiresrequire
inflation pressureadjustment forhighspeed
operation. Whenspeedlimitsandroadconditions
aresuchthatavehiclecanbedrivenathigh
speeds,makesurethetiresareratedforhigh
speedoperation, inexcellent condition, andsetto
thecorrectcoldtireinflation pressure forthe
vehicleload.
Removethevalvecapfromthetirevalvestem.
Pressthetiregagefirmlyontothevalvetogeta
pressure measurement. Ifthecoldtireinflation
pressure matches therecommended pressure on
theTireandLoading Information label,nofurther
adjustment isnecessary.Ifthepressure islow,
addairuntilyoureachtherecommended amount.
Ifyouoverfill thetire,releaseairbypushing on
themetalsteminthecenterofthetirevalve.
Recheckthetirepressure withthetiregage.
IfyourvehiclehasP265/65R18 orP285/45R22 size
tiresandyouwillbedrivingathighspeeds,speedsof
Besuretoputthevalvecapsbackonthevalve
stems.Theyhelpprevent leaksbykeepingoutdirt
andmoisture.
100
mph(160km/h)orhigher,setthecoldinflation
pressure to3psi(20kPa)abovetherecommended tire
pressure shownontheTireandLoadingInformation
Label.Whenyouendthishigh‐speeddriving, returnthe
tirestothecoldinflation pressureshownontheTireand
LoadingInformation label.SeeLoadingtheVehicle on
page 6‑32 andInflation -TirePressureonpage7‑65.
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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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