WhenItIsTimeforNewTires
.
Thetreadorsidewall iscracked, cut,orsnagged
deepenoughtoshowcordorfabric.
Variousfactors, suchasmaintenance, temperatures,
drivingspeeds,vehicleloading, androadconditions,
influence whenyouneednewtires.
.
.
Thetirehasabump,bulge,orsplit.
Thetirehasapuncture, cut,orotherdamagethat
cannotberepaired wellbecauseofthesizeor
location ofthedamage.
Onewaytotellwhenitis
timefornewtiresisto
checkthetreadwear
indicators, whichappear
whenyourtireshaveonly
Therubberintiresdegrades overtime,eveniftheyare
notbeingused.Thisisalsotrueforthesparetire,
ifyourvehiclehasone.Multipleconditions affecthow
fastthisagingtakesplace,including temperatures,
loadingconditions, andinflation pressuremaintenance.
Withpropercareandmaintenance tireswilltypically
wearoutbeforetheydegradeduetoage.Ifyouare
unsureabouttheneedtoreplaceyourtiresastheyget
older,consultthetiremanufacturer formoreinformation.
1/16
inch(1.6mm)orless
oftreadremaining. Some
commercial trucktires
maynothavetreadwear
indicators.
BuyingNewTires
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.
Youneednewtiresifanyofthefollowing statements
aretrue:
.
Youcanseetheindicators atthreeormore
placesaroundthetire.
.
Youcanseecordorfabricshowingthrough
thetire'srubber.
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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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