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VehicleCare
WhenItIsTimeforNew
Tires
Thevehicleneedsnewtiresifany
ofthefollowing statements aretrue:
wearoutbeforetheydegradedueto
age.Ifyouareunsureaboutthe
needtoreplacethetiresastheyget
older,consultthetiremanufacturer
formoreinformation.
.
.
.
Youcanseetheindicators at
threeormoreplacesaround
thetire.
Variousfactors, suchas
maintenance, temperatures, driving
speeds,vehicleloading, androad
conditions influence whenyouneed
newtires.
Youcanseecordorfabric
showingthroughthetire's
rubber.
BuyingNewTires
GMhasdeveloped andmatched
specific tiresforyourvehicle.
Theoriginal equipment tires
installed onyourvehicle,
whenitwasnew,weredesigned
tomeetGeneral MotorsTire
Performance Criteria
Specification (TPCSpec)
systemrating. Ifyouneed
replacement tires,GMstrongly
recommends thatyougettires
withthesameTPCSpecrating.
Thisway,yourvehicle will
continue tohavetiresthatare
designed togivethesame
performance andvehicle safety,
duringnormaluse,asthe
original tires.
Thetreadorsidewall iscracked,
cut,orsnaggeddeepenoughto
showcordorfabric.
.
.
Thetirehasabump,bulge,
orsplit.
Thetirehasapuncture, cut,
orotherdamagethatcannotbe
repaired wellbecauseofthesize
orlocation ofthedamage.
Therubberintiresdegrades over
time.Thisisalsotrueforthespare
tire,ifthevehiclehasone,even
ifitisnotbeingused.Multiple
conditions affecthowfastthisaging
takesplace,including temperatures,
loadingconditions, andinflation
pressure maintenance. Withproper
careandmaintenance tirestypically
Onewaytotellwhenitistimefor
newtiresistocheckthetreadwear
indicators, whichappearwhenthe
tireshaveonly1.6mm(1/16inch)or
lessoftreadremaining.
Product Specification
Categories | Cadillac Manuals, Cadillac SRX Manuals |
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Tags | Cadillac SRX 2.8, Cadillac SRX 3.0 |
Model Year | 2010 |
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