BuyingNewTires
GMrecommends replacing tiresinsetsoffour.
Thisisbecauseuniformtreaddepthonalltires
willhelpkeepyourvehicle performing mostlikeit
didwhenthetireswerenew.Replacing lessthan
afullsetoftirescanaffectthebrakingand
handling performance ofyourvehicle.
GMhasdeveloped andmatched specific tiresfor
yourvehicle. Theoriginal equipment tiresinstalled
onyourvehicle, whenitwasnew,weredesigned
tomeetGeneral MotorsTirePerformance Criteria
Specification (TPCSpec)systemrating. Ifyou
needreplacement tires,GMstrongly recommends
thatyougettireswiththesameTPCSpecrating.
Thisway,yourvehicle willcontinue tohavetires
thataredesigned togivethesameperformance
andvehiclesafety,duringnormaluse,asthe
original tires.
Theoptional 18‐inchperformance tires,size
255/45ZR18
99Y,usedonsomevehicles, meets
theGeneral MotorsTirePerformance Criteria
Specification (TPCSpec)ratingbuttheTPCSpec
codehasnotbeenmoldedontothetire'ssidewall.
Ifyourvehiclehasthesetires,andyouneedto
replacethem,youcanstillgettheseTPCSpec
ratedtiresbyaskingyourGMdealer.YourGM
dealercanorderthesetiresbypartnumber.This
way,yourvehicle willcontinue togivetheproper
endurance, handling, traction, andrideasthe
original tires.
GM'sexclusive TPCSpecsystemconsiders over
adozencritical specifications thatimpactthe
overall performance ofyourvehicle, including
brakesystemperformance, rideandhandling,
traction control, andtirepressure monitoring
performance. GM'sTPCSpecnumberismolded
ontothetire'ssidewall nearthetiresize.Ifthe
tireshaveanall‐seasontreaddesign, theTPC
Specnumberwillbefollowed byanMSformud
andsnow.SeeTireSidewall Labelingon
Wintertireswiththesamespeedratingasyour
original equipment tiresmaynotbeavailable for
H,V,W,YandZRspeedratedtires.Ifyouchoose
snowtireswithalowerspeedrating, never
exceedthetire'smaximumspeedcapability.
page6‑54foradditional information.
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Product Specification
Categories | Cadillac Manuals, Cadillac STS Manuals |
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Tags | Cadillac STS 3.6, Cadillac STS 4.6 |
Model Year | 2010 |
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