VehicleCare
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UniformTireQuality
Grading
(UTQG)systemdoesnotapply
todeeptread,winter-type snow
tires,space-saver,ortemporary
usesparetires,tireswith
Treadwear
Thetreadwear gradeisa
comparative ratingbasedonthe
wearrateofthetirewhentested
undercontrolled conditions ona
specified government test
course.Forexample, atire
graded150wouldwearoneand
ahalf(1½)timesaswellonthe
government courseasatire
graded100.Therelative
performance oftiresdepends
upontheactualconditions of
theiruse,however,andmay
departsignificantly fromthe
normduetovariations indriving
habits, servicepractices and
differences inroad
Quality gradescanbefound
whereapplicable onthetire
sidewall betweentreadshoulder
andmaximumsection width.For
example:
nominal rimdiameters of
10
to12inches(25to30cm),
ortosomelimited-production
tires.
Treadwear200TractionAA
TemperatureA
Whilethetiresavailable on
General Motorspassenger cars
andlighttrucksmayvarywith
respecttothesegrades, they
mustalsoconform tofederal
safetyrequirements and
additional General MotorsTire
Performance Criteria (TPC)
standards.
Thefollowing information relates
tothesystemdeveloped bythe
UnitedStatesNational Highway
TrafficSafetyAdministration
(NHTSA), whichgradestiresby
treadwear,traction, and
temperature performance. This
applies onlytovehicles soldin
theUnitedStates. Thegrades
aremoldedonthesidewalls of
mostpassenger cartires.The
Uniform TireQuality Grading
AllPassenger CarTiresMust
Conform toFederalSafety
Requirements InAddition To
TheseGrades.
characteristics andclimate.
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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