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most passenger car tires. The
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
(UTQG) system does not apply
to deep tread, winter tires,
compact spare tires, tires with
nominal rim diameters of
10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 cm),
or to some limited-production
tires.
While the tires available on
General Motors passenger cars
and light trucks may vary with
respect to these grades, they
must also conform to federal
safety requirements and
additional General Motors Tire
Performance Criteria (TPC)
standards.
Quality grades can be found
where applicable on the tire
sidewall between tread shoulder
and maximum section width. For
example:Treadwear 200 Traction AA
Temperature A
All Passenger Car Tires Must
Conform to Federal Safety
Requirements In Addition To
These Grades.
Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a
comparative rating based on the
wear rate of the tire when tested
under controlled conditions on a
specified government test
course. For example, a tire
graded 150 would wear one and
one-half (1½) times as well on
the government course as a tire
graded 100. The relative
performance of tires depends
upon the actual conditions of
their use, however, and may
depart significantly from the
norm due to variations in driving
habits, service practices and
differences in road
characteristics and climate.Traction
The traction grades, from
highest to lowest, are AA, A, B,
and C. Those grades represent
the tire's ability to stop on wet
pavement as measured under
controlled conditions on
specified government test
surfaces of asphalt and
concrete. A tire marked C may
have poor traction performance.
Warning: The traction grade
assigned to this tire is based on
straight-ahead braking traction
tests, and does not include
acceleration, cornering,
hydroplaning, or peak traction
characteristics.
Temperature
The temperature grades are A
(the highest), B, and C,
representing the tire's resistance
to the generation of heat and its
ability to dissipate heat when
tested under controlled
conditions on a specified indoor

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Caution
The wrong wheel can also cause
problems with bearing life, brake
cooling, speedometer or
odometer calibration, headlamp
aim, rear differential, bumper
height, vehicle ground clearance,
and tire or tire chain clearance to
the body and chassis.
See If a Tire Goes Flat 0306 for
more information.
Used Replacement Wheels
{Warning
Replacing a wheel with a used
one is dangerous. How it has
been used or how far it has been
driven may be unknown. It could
fail suddenly and cause a crash.
When replacing wheels, use a
new GM original equipment
wheel.
Tire Chains
{Warning
Do not use tire chains. There is
not enough clearance. Tire chains
used on a vehicle without the
proper amount of clearance can
cause damage to the brakes,
suspension, or other vehicle
parts. The area damaged by the
tire chains could cause loss of
control and a crash. Use another
type of traction device only if its
manufacturer recommends it for
the vehicle's tire size combination
and road conditions. Follow that
manufacturer's instructions. To
avoid vehicle damage, drive
slowly and readjust or remove the
traction device if it contacts the
vehicle. Do not spin the wheels.
If traction devices are used, install
them on the rear tires.
If a Tire Goes Flat
If the vehicle has run-flat tires, there
is no need to stop on the side of the
road to change a flat tire. See
Run-Flat Tires 0287.
{Warning
Special tools and procedures are
required to service a run-flat tire.
If these special tools and
procedures are not used, injury or
vehicle damage may occur.
Always be sure the proper tools
and procedures, as described in
the service manual, are used.
It is unusual for a tire to blow out
while driving, especially if the tires
are maintained properly. See Tires
0 286. If air goes out of a tire, it is
much more likely to leak out slowly.
But if there is ever a blowout, here
are a few tips about what to expect
and what to do:
If a front tire fails, the flat tire
creates a drag that pulls the vehicle
toward that side. Take your foot off

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376 Index
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 123
CheckEngine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 85
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96, 98
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Climate Control Systems
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 355
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Competitive Driving Mode . . . . . . 233
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 308 Connections
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . .119
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186, 189
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . . . 357
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 355
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 361
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Data Recorder Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 360
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Devices Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Diagnostics OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 347
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 238
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

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J
Jump Starting - NorthAmerica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 29
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 289
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 150
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Front Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 241
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Latches, Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Theater Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 125
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 125
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 128
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 149
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 121
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Lights (cont'd)
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . 235
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 128
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 330 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 123

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Index 383
Storing the Tire Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 361
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 351
Theater Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 45 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Tires (cont'd)
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293, 295
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 296
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 295
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Run-Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Sealant and Compressor Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Terminology and Definitions . . 291
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 305
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Towing General Information . . . . . . . . . . 247
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 319
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Track Events and
Competitive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 235
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 303
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 145Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145