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T ir e Pre ss u re Monit o r
S yste mT he Tir e Pre ssu re Mon it o r S yste m
( T P M S)use s ra d io an d se nso r
t e ch no lo gy to ch eck tir e pre ssu re
l e ve ls . T he TP M S se nso rs m onit o r
t h e air pre ssu re in yo ur tir e s and
t r a nsm it tir e pre ssu re re adin gs to a
r e ce iv e r lo ca te d in th e ve hic le .
E ach tir e , in clu din g th e sp are
( if pro vid ed ), sh o uld be ch ecke d
m onth ly when co ld an d in fla te d to
t h e in fla tio n pre ssu re re co m mende d
b y th e ve h ic le manu fa ctu re r on
t h e ve h ic le pla ca rd or tir e in fla tio n
p re ssu re la be l. (If yo ur ve hic le has
t ir e s of a dif fe re n t siz e th an th e siz e
i n dic a te d on th e ve hic le pla ca rd or
t ir e in fla tio n pre ssu re la bel, yo u
s h ould de te rm in e th e pro per tir e
i n fla tio n pre ssu re fo r th ose tir e s.)
A s an add ed sa fe ty fe atu re , yo ur
v e hic le has been eq u ip ped wit h a
t ir e pre ssu re mon it o rin g syste m
( T P M S)th at ill u m in a te s a lo w tir e p
re ssu re te llt a le whe n on e or
m ore of yo u r tir e s is sig nif ic a ntly
u nder in fla te d.
A cco rd in gly , w hen th e lo w tir e
p re ssu re te llt a le illu m in ate s, yo u
s h ould sto p an d ch e ck yo ur tir e s as
s o on as possib le , an d in fla te th e m
t o th e pro p er pre ssu re . D riv in g on
a sig nif ic a ntly und er in fla te d tir e
c a use s th e tir e to ove rh eat and ca n
l e ad to tir e fa ilu re . U nd er in fla tio n
a ls o re du ce s fu e le ff ic ie ncy and
t ir e tr e ad lif e , and may aff e ct th e
v e hic le 's han dlin g and sto ppin g
a bilit y .
P le ase note th a t th e TP M S is
n ot a su b stit u te fo r pro pe r tir e
m ain te na nce , and it is th e driv e r's
r e sp onsib ili t y to main ta in co rre ct tir e
p re ssu re , eve n if unde r in fla tio n
h as not re ach ed th e le ve lto tr ig g er
i l lu m in atio n of th e TP M S lo w tir e
p re ssu re te llt a le .
Y our ve hic le ha s als o been
e quip ped wit h aTP M S malf u nctio n
i n dic a to r to in dic a te when th e
s ys te m is not ope ra tin g pro p erly . T
he TP M S malf u nctio n in dic a to r is
c o m bin ed wit h th e lo w tir e pre ssu re
t e llt a le . W hen th e syste m dete cts a
m alf u nctio n, th e te llt a le will fla sh fo r
a ppro xim ate ly one min ute and th en
r e m ain co ntin uously ill u m in ate d.
T his se quence will co ntin ue upon
s u b se quent ve hic le sta rt u ps as
l o n g as th e malf u nctio n exis ts .
W hen th e malf u nctio n in dic a to r is
i ll u m in ate d, th e syste m may not
b e able to dete ct or sig nallo w
t ir e pre ssu re as in te nded. T P M S
m alf u nctio ns m ay occu r fo r a va rie ty
o f re aso ns, in clu din g th e in sta lla tio n
o f re pla ce m ent or alt e rn ate tir e s or
w heels on th e ve hic le th at pre ve n t
t h e TP M S fr o m fu nctio nin g pro perly .
A lw ays ch eck th e TP M S malf u nctio n
t e llt a le afte r re pla cin g one or m ore
t ir e s or w heels on yo ur ve hic le to
e nsu re th at th e re pla ce m ent or
a lt e rn ate tir e s and wheels all o w th e
T P M S to co ntin ue to fu nctio n
p ro perly .
S ee Tir e Pre ssu re Monit o r
O pera tio n on page 106 0 fo r
a ddit io nalin fo rm atio n.

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p age 131 9 fo r in fo rm atio n
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S ta ndard s RSS-2 1 0/2 20/3 10.T ir e Pre ssu re Monit o r
O pera tio nT his ve hic le may have a Tir e
P re ssu re Mon it o r S yste m (T P M S).
T he TP M S is desig n ed to warn th e
d riv e r w hen alo w tir e pre ssu re
c o ndit io n exis ts . T P M S se nso rs are
m ounte d on to each tir e and wheel
a sse m bly on yo ur ve h ic le , exc lu din g
t h e sp are tir e . T he TP M S se nso rs
m onit o r th e air pre ss u re in yo ur
v e hic le 's tir e s and tr a n sm it th e tir e
p re ssu re re ad in gs to are ce iv e r
l o ca te d in th e ve h ic le .
W hen alo w tir e pre ss u re co nd it io n
i s dete cte d, th e TP M S illu m in ate s
t h e lo w tir e pre ss u re warn in g lig ht
l o ca te d on th e in str u m en t pane l
c lu ste r.
I f th e warn in g lig h t co m es on ,
s to p as so on as po ss ib le and in fla te
t h e tir e s to th e re co m mende d
p re ssu re sh ow n on th e tir e lo a din g
i n fo rm atio n la bel. S ee Vehic le Lo ad
L im it s on pa ge 92 2.
A tth e sa m e tim e, a Driv e r
I n fo rm atio n Cente r (D IC )m essa ge
i s dis p la ye d on th e DIC dis p la y
s cre en. T he lo w tir e pre ssu re
w arn in g li g h t an d th e DIC warn in g
m essa ge co m e on at ea ch ig nit io n
c yc le until th e tir e s are in fla te d to
t h e co rre ct in fla tio n pre ssu re . F
or ad dit io nalin fo rm atio n and
d e ta ils about th e DIC opera tio n
a n d dis p la ys se e Driv e r In fo rm atio n
C en te r (D IC )on page 52 1 and Tir e
M essa ges on page 52 8.
T he lo w tir e pre ssu re warn in g lig ht
m ay co m e on in co olw eath er w hen
t h e ve hic le is fir s t sta rte d, and th en
t u rn off as yo u sta rt to driv e . T his
c o uld be an early in dic a to r th at th e
a ir pre ssu re in th e tir e (s ) are gettin g
l o w and need to be in fla te d to th e
p ro pe r pre ssu re .
A Tir e and Loadin g In fo rm atio n
l a be l, atta ch ed to yo ur ve hic le ,
s h ow s th e siz e of yo ur ve hic le 's
o rig in a le quip m ent tir e s and th e
c o rre ct in fla tio n pre ssu re fo r
y o ur ve hic le 's tir e s when th ey are
c o ld . S ee Vehic le Load Lim it s on
p a ge 92 2 , fo r an exa m ple of th e
T ir e and Loadin g In fo rm atio n la bel
a n d it s lo ca tio n on yo ur ve hic le .
A ls o se e Tir e Pre ssu re on
p a ge 10 5 6.

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Y ou r ve hic le 's TP M S ca n warn yo u
a bou t a lo w tir e pre ss u re co ndit io n
b ut it do es no t re pla ce norm altir e
m ain te na nce . S ee Tir e In sp ectio n
o n pag e 10 6 3, T ir e Rota tio n on
p age 106 3 and Tir e s on
p age 105 0 .
N otic e : Tir e sea la n t m ate ria ls are
n ot all th e sam e. A no n-a p pro ved
t ir e seala n t co uld dam ag e th e Tir e
P re ssu re Monit o r Syste m (T P M S)
s en so rs . T P M S sen so r dam ag e
c au sed by usin g an in co rre ct tir e
s eala n t is not co vere d by th e
v eh ic le warra n ty . A lw ays use only
t h e GM ap pro ve d tir e seala n t
a vaila b le th ro ugh yo u r deale r or
i n clu ded in th e veh ic le .T P M S Malf u n ctio n Lig ht an d
M essag eT he TP M S wil l n ot fu nctio n pro perly
i f one or m ore of th e TP M S se nso rs
a re mis s in g or in op era ble . W hen th e
s y ste m dete cts a malf u nctio n , th e
l o w tir e warn in g lig ht fla sh es fo r
a bou t one min u te and th en sta ys
o n fo r th e re m ain d er of th e ig nit io n c
yc le . A DIC warn in g messa ge is
a ls o dis p la ye d. T he lo w tir e warn in g
l i g ht and DIC warn in g messa ge
c o m e on at each ig nit io n cy cle un til
t h e pro b le m is co rre cte d. S om e of
t h e co ndit io ns th at ca n ca u se th e
m alf u nctio n li g h t and DIC messa ge
t o co m e on are :
.
O ne of th e ro ad tir e s ha s bee n
r e pla ce d wit h th e sp are tir e .
T he sp are tir e does not ha ve
a TP M S se nso r. T he TP M S
m alf u nctio n li g h t and DIC
m ess a ge sh ou ld go off once yo u
r e in sta ll th e ro ad tir e co nta in in g
t h e TP M S se nso r.
.
T he TP M S se nso r m atc h in g
p ro ce ss was sta rte d but not
c o m ple te d or no t co m ple te d
s u cce ssfu lly afte r ro ta tin g th e
v e hic le 's tir e s. T he DIC messa ge
a nd TP M S malf u n ctio n li g h t
s h ould go off once th e TP M S
s e nso r m atc h in g pro ce ss is
p erfo rm ed su cce ssfu lly . S ee
 T P M S Senso r M atc h in g
P ro ce ss la te r in th is se ctio n.
.
O ne or m ore TP M S se nso rs
a re mis sin g or dam aged. T he
D IC messa ge and th e TP M S
m alf u nctio n lig ht sh ould go
o ff w hen th e TP M S se nso rs
a re in sta lle d and th e se nso r
m atc h in g pro ce ss is perfo rm ed
s u cce ssfu ll y . S ee yo ur deale r fo r
s e rv ic e .
.
R epla ce m ent tir e s or w heels do
n ot m atc h yo ur ve hic le 's orig in al
e quip m ent tir e s or w heels . T ir e s
a nd wheels oth er th an th ose
r e co m mended fo r yo ur ve hic le
c o uld pre ve nt th e TP M S fr o m
f u nctio nin g pro perly . S ee Buyin g
N ew Tir e s on page 106 5.
.
O pera tin g ele ctr o nic devic e s or
b ein g near fa cilit ie s usin g ra d io
w ave fr e quencie s sim ila r to th e
T P M S co uld ca use th e TP M S
s e nso rs to malf u nctio n.
I f th e TP M S is not fu nctio nin g it
c a n not dete ct or sig nala lo w tir e
c o n dit io n. S ee yo ur deale r fo r
s e rv ic e if th e TP M S malf u nctio n
l ig ht and DIC messa ge co m es on
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P ro cessE ach TP M S se nso r has a uniq ue
i d entif ic a tio n co d e. A ny tim e yo u
r e pla ce one or m ore of th e TP M S
s e nso rs or ro ta te yo u r ve hic le 's
t ir e s, th e id e ntif ic a tio n co des ne ed
t o be matc h ed to th e new tir e /w heel
p osit io n. T he se nso rs are matc h ed
t o th e tir e /w he elp osit io ns in th e
f o llo w in g ord e r: driv e r sid e fr o nt tir e ,
p asse n ger sid e fr o nt tir e , passe nger
s id e re ar tir e , an d driv e r sid e re ar
t ir e usin g a TP M S dia gno stic to ol.
S ee yo ur de ale r fo r se rv ic e .
T he TP M S se nso rs ca n als o be
m atc h ed to each tir e /w heelp osit io n
b y in cre asin g or decre asin g th e
t ir e 's air pre ssu re . If in cre asin g th e
t ir e 's air pre ssu re , do not exce ed
t h e maxim um in fla tio n pre ss u re
i n dic a te d on th e tir e 's sid ew all. To
l e t air -p re ssu re out of a tir e yo u ca n
u se th e po in te d end of th e va lv e
c a p, a pencil - s ty le air pre ssu re
g auge , or a ke y. Y
ou have one min ute to matc h
t h e fir s t tir e /w hee lp osit io n, and
f iv e min ute s ove ra ll, to matc h all
f o ur tir e /w hee lp o sit io n s. If it ta ke s
l o nger th an on e min ute , to matc h
t h e fir s t tir e an d whe el, or m ore th an
f iv e min ute s to matc h all fo ur tir e
a nd wheelp o sit io n s, th e matc h in g
p ro ce ss sto ps an d yo u need to
s ta rt ove r.
T he TP M S se n so r m atc h in g
p ro ce dure is outlin ed belo w :
1 . Set th e park in g bra ke .
2 . Turn th e ig n it io n sw it c h to
O N/R UN wit h th e engin e off.
3 . Turn th e exte rio r la m p sw it c h
f r o m AU TO to OFF fo ur tim es
w it h in th re e se co n ds. A double
h orn ch ir p wil l so u nd an d th e
T P M S lo w tir e warn in g lig ht
s ta rts fla sh in g. T he dou ble
h orn ch ir p and fla sh in g TP M S
w arn in g lig ht in dic a te s th e TP M S
m atc h in g pro ce ss has sta rte d. T
he TP M S warn in g lig ht sh ould
c o ntin ue fla sh in g th ro ughout th e
m atc h in g pro ce dure . T he LO W
T IR E messa ge dis p la ys on th e
D riv e r In fo rm atio n Cente r (D IC ).
4 . Sta rt w it h th e driv e r sid e
f r o nt tir e .
5 . Rem ove th e va lv e ca p fr o m th e
v a lv e ca p ste m .A ctiv a te th e
T P M S se nso r by in cre asin g or
d e cre asin g th e tir e 's air pre ssu re
f o r 10 se co nds, th en sto p and
l is te n fo r a sin gle horn ch ir p . T he
s in gle horn ch ir p sh ould so und
w it h in 15 se co nds, co nfir m in g
t h at th e se nso r id entif ic a tio n
c o de has been matc h ed to th is
t ir e and wheelp osit io n. If yo u do
n o t hear th e co nfir m in g sin gle
h o rn ch ir p , tu rn th e ig nit io n
s w it c h to LO CK and sta rt ove r
b e gin nin g wit h Ste p 2.
6 . Pro ce ed to th e passe nger
s id e fr o nt tir e , and re peat th e
p ro ce dure in Ste p 5.

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7 . Pro ce e d to th e pa ss e nger
s id e re ar tir e , an d re pe at th e
p ro ce du re in Ste p 5.
8 . Pro ce e d to th e driv e r sid e re ar
t ir e , and re pe at th e pro ce dure in
S te p 5.
9 . Afte r hearin g th e co n fir m in g horn
c h ir p fo r th e driv e r sid e re ar tir e ,
c h eck to se e if th e TP M S lo w tir e
w arn in g lig h t and th e DIC LO W
T IR E messa g es have tu rn ed off .
I f ye s, th e TP M S se nso rs ha ve
b een re le arn e d. T urn th e ig nit io n
s w it c h to LO CK/O FF.
I f th e lo w tir e warn in g lig ht an d
t h e SER V TP M mess a ge on th e
D IC are on afte r co m ple tin g
S te p 5fo r th e driv e r sid e re ar
t ir e , th e se nso r re le arn pro ce ss
h as no t be en su cc e ssfu l. Turn
t h e ig nit io n sw it c h to LO CK/O FF
a nd re p eat th e matc h in g pro ce ss
b egin nin g wit h Ste p 2. 1
0. Set all fo u r tir e s to th e
r e co m mende d air pre ssu re
l e ve la s in dic a te d on th e Tir e
a nd Load in g In fo rm atio n la be l.
1 1 . Put th e va lv e ca p s back on th e
v a lv e ste m s.
T ir e In sp ectio nW ere co m mend th a t yo u
r e g ula rly in sp ect th e ve h ic le 's
t ir e s, in clu din g th e sp a re tir e ,
i f th e ve hic le ha s on e, fo r sig n s
o f w ear or dam ag e at le ast on ce
a month .
A lw ays re m ove th e tir e s if any
o f th e fo ll o w in g sta te m en ts
a re tr u e:.
Y ou ca n se e th e in dic a to rs at
t h re e or m ore pla ce s aro un d
t h e tir e .
.
Y ou ca n se e co rd or fa bric
s h ow in g th ro ug h th e tir e 's
r u b ber.
.
T he tr e ad or sid ew all is
c ra cke d, cu t, or sn agged
d eep enough to sh ow co rd
o r fa bric .
.
T he tir e has a bum p, bulg e,
o r sp lit .
.
T he tir e has a punctu re , cu t,
o r oth er dam age th at ca n not
b e re pair e d well b eca use of
t h e siz e or lo ca tio n of th e
d am age.
T ir e Rota tio nTir e s sh ould be ro ta te d eve ry
1 2 000 km (7 ,5 00 m ile s). S ee
S ch edule d Main te nance on
p age 11 2 .
T he purp ose of a re gula r tir e
r o ta tio n is to ach ie ve aunif o rm
w ear fo r all tir e s on th e ve hic le .
T his will e nsu re th at th e ve hic le
c o ntin ues to perfo rm most lik e it
d id when th e tir e s were new .

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1 0-6 4 Veh ic le CareA ny tim e yo u notic e un usu al
w ear, ro ta te th e tir e s as so on
a s possib le and ch e ck wheel
a lig nm ent. A ls o ch eck fo r
d am aged tir e s or w hee ls . S ee
W hen It Is Tim e fo r N ew Tir e s
o n page 10 6 5 and W heel
R epla ce m en t on pa ge 10 7 0.W hen ro ta tin g th e ve h ic le 's tir e s,
a lw ays use th e co rre ct ro ta tio n
p atte rn sh ow n here . T
he co m pact sp are tir e , if th e
v e hic le ha s one , is not in clu de d
i n th e tir e ro ta tio n .
A fte r th e tir e s have be en
r o ta te d, adju st th e fr o nt and re ar
i n fla tio n pre ssu re s as sh ow n on
t h e Tir e and Load in g In fo rm atio n
l a bel. S ee Tir e Pre ssu re on
p age 105 6 an d Vehic le Lo ad
L im it s on pa ge 92 2 .
R ese t th e Tir e Pre ss u re Mon it o r
S yste m .S ee Tir e Pre ssu re
M onit o r O pe ra tio n on
p age 106 0.
M ake ce rta in th at all w he el
n uts are pro pe rly tig hte ne d.
S ee W he elN ut To rq u e un de r
C apa cit ie s an d Specif ic a tio ns on
p age 122 .
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W ARNIN G
R ust or dir t on awheel, or on th e
p a rts to whic h it is fa ste ned, ca n
m ake wheeln uts beco m e lo ose
a fte r tim e. T he wheelco uld co m e
o ff and ca use an accid ent. W hen
c h angin g a wheel, re m ove any
r u st or dir t fr o m pla ce s where th e
w hee la tta ch es to th e ve hic le . In
a n em erg ency, use a clo th or a
p a per to w elto do th is ; but be su re
t o use a scra per or w ir e bru sh
l a te r, if needed, to get all th e ru st
o r dir t off. S ee If a Tir e Goes Fla t
o n page 10 7 2.L ig htly co at th e ce nte r of th e
w heelh ub wit h wheelb earin g
g re ase afte r a wheelch ange or
t ir e ro ta tio n to pre ve nt co rro sio n
o r ru st build -u p. D o not get
g re ase on th e fla t w heel
m ountin g su rfa ce or on th e
w heeln uts or bolt s .

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W hen It Is Tim efo r N ew
T ir e sV ario us fa cto rs , su ch as
m ain te na nce , te m pera tu re s, driv in g
s p eeds, ve h ic le lo a din g, and ro ad
c o ndit io ns in flu en ce when yo u ne ed
n ew tir e s.O ne way to te ll w hen it is tim e fo r
n ew tir e s is to ch e ck th e tr e adw ear
i n dic a to rs , w hic h appe ar w hen th e
t ir e s have on ly 1.6 m m (1 /1 6 in ) or
l e ss of tr e a d re m ain in g. S om e
c o m m erc ia ltr u ck tir e s m ay not
h ave tr e a dw ea r in d ic a to rs . S
ee Tir e In sp ectio n on pa ge 106 3
a nd Tir e Rota tio n on pa ge 106 3 fo r
a ddit io nalin fo rm atio n.
T he ru bb er in tir e s age s ove r tim e.
T his is als o tr u e fo r th e sp are tir e ,
i f th e ve hic le has one, eve n if it is
n ot bein g use d. M ult ip le co nd it io ns
a ffe ct how fa st th is agin g ta ke s
p la ce , in clu d in g te m pe ra tu re s,
l o adin g co nd it io n s, and in fla tio n
p re ssu re main te nan ce . T ir e s will
t y p ic a lly ne ed to be re pla ce d due to
w ear befo re th e y m ay need to be
r e pla ce d due to age . C onsu lt th e tir e
m anufa ctu re r fo r m ore in fo rm atio n
o n when tir e s sh o uld be re pla ce d.
V eh ic le Sto ra g eTir e s ag e when sto re d no rm ally
m ounte d on apark e d ve h ic le . P ark
a ve hic le th at w ill b e sto re d fo r at
l e ast a month in a co ol, dry , cle an
a re a aw ay fr o m dir e ct su nlig ht to
s lo w agin g. T his are a sh o uld be
f r e e of gre ase , gaso lin e or oth er
s u bsta n ce s th a t ca n de te rio ra te
r u bber. P
ark in g fo r an exte nded perio d ca n
c a use fla t sp ots on th e tir e s th at
m ay re su lt in vib ra tio ns while
d riv in g. W hen sto rin g ave hic le fo r
a t le ast a month , re m ove th e tir e s
o r ra is e th e ve hic le to re duce th e
w eig ht fr o m th e tir e s.
B uyin g New Tir e sG M has deve lo ped and matc h ed
s p e cif ic tir e s fo r yo ur ve hic le . T he
o rig in ale quip m ent tir e s in sta lle d
o n yo ur ve hic le , w hen it w as new ,
w ere desig ned to meet G enera l
M oto rs Tir e Perfo rm ance Crit e ria
S pecif ic a tio n (T P C sp ec) sys te m
r a tin g. If yo u need re pla ce m ent
t ir e s, G M str o ngly re co m mends th a t
y o u get tir e s wit h th e sa m e TP C
S pec ra tin g. T his way, yo ur ve hic le
w ill co ntin ue to have tir e s th at
a re desig ned to giv e th e sa m e
p erfo rm ance and ve hic le sa fe ty ,
d urin g norm alu se , as th e orig in al
t ir e s.

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1 0-6 6 Veh ic le CareG M 's exclu siv e TP C Spec sy ste m
c o nsid ers ove r a do ze n crit ic a l
s p ecif ic a tio ns th at im pact th e
o ve ra ll p e rfo rm ance of yo ur
v e hic le , in clu din g bra ke sy ste m
p erfo rm an ce , rid e and ha ndlin g,
t r a ctio n co ntr o l, and tir e pre ss u re
m onit o rin g pe rfo rm ance . G M 's TP C
S pec nu m ber is m old ed on to th e
t ir e 's sid ew all n ear th e tir e siz e .
I f th e tir e s have an all s e aso n tr e ad
d esig n, th e TP C sp e c num ber w il l
b e fo llo w ed by an MS fo r m ud and
s n ow .S ee Tir e Sid e w all L abelin g on
p age 105 0 fo r ad dit io n al
i n fo rm atio n .
G M re co m mends re pla cin g tir e s in
s e ts of fo u r. T his is beca use unif o rm
t r e ad depth on all tir e s will h elp
k e ep yo u r ve hic le perfo rm in g most
l ik e it did when th e tir e s were new .
R epla cin g le ss th an a fu ll se t of tir e s
c a n aff e ct th e bra kin g and handlin g
p erfo rm an ce of yo ur ve h ic le . S ee
T ir e In sp e ctio n on page 10 6 3 and
T ir e Rota tio n on pa ge 106 3 fo r
i n fo rm atio n on pro pe r tir e ro ta tio n.
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W ARNIN G
Tir e s co uld exp lo de du rin g
i m pro per se rv ic e . Y ou or oth e rs
c o uld be in ju re d or kil le d if yo u
a tte m pt to moun t or dis m oun t
a tir e . O nly yo ur deale r or an
a uth oriz e d tir e se rv ic e ce n te r
s h ould moun t and dis m ou nt th e
t ir e s.
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W ARNIN G
M ix in g tir e s co uld ca u se yo u to
l o se co ntr o lo f yo u r ve h ic le while
d riv in g. If yo u mix tir e s of dif f e re nt
s iz e s, bra nd s, or ty p es (ra dia l
a nd bia s-b e lt e d tir e s) th e ve hic le
m ay not ha ndle pro perly , and yo u
c o uld have a cra sh . U sin g tir e s of
d if fe re n t siz e s, bra nds, or ty p e s
m ay als o ca u se dam ag e to yo ur
( C ontin ue d)
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )
ve hic le . B e su re to use th e
c o rre ct siz e , bra nd, and ty p e of
t ir e s on all w heels .
Y our ve hic le may have aco m pact
s p are tir e and wheela sse m bly .
I t is all rig ht to driv e wit h yo ur
v e hic le 's co m pact sp are tir e
t e m pora rily . It w as deve lo ped
f o r use on yo ur ve hic le . S ee
C om pact S pare Tir e on
p a ge 10 8 8.
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W ARNIN G
I f yo u use bia s-p ly tir e s on th e
v e hic le , th e wheelrim fla nges
c o uld deve lo p cra cks afte r
m any m ile s of driv in g. A tir e
a n d/o r w heelco uld fa il
s u ddenly , ca usin g acra sh .
U se only ra dia l- p ly tir e s wit h
t h e wheels on th e ve hic le .

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If yo u must re pla ce yo ur ve hic le 's
t ir e s wit h th ose th at do not have a
T P C Spe c num ber, m ake su re th ey
a re th e sa m e siz e , lo ad ra nge,
s p eed ra tin g , an d co n str u ctio n ty p e
( ra d ia la nd bia sb elt e d tir e s) as yo ur
v e hic le 's orig in altir e s.
V ehic le s th a t have a tir e pre ssu re
m onit o rin g syste m co u ld giv e an
i n accu ra te lo w p re ssu re warn in g
i f non T P C Spe c ra te d tir e s are
i n sta lle d on yo u r ve h ic le . N onT P C
S pec ra te d tir e s m ay giv e a
l o w p re ssu re warn in g th a t is hig her
o r lo w er th an th e pro p er w arn in g
l e ve lyo u would get w it h TP C Spe c
r a te d tir e s. S ee Tir e Pre ssu re
M onit o r S yste m on pa g e 10 5 9. Y
our ve h ic le 's orig in a le quip m ent
t ir e s are li s te d on th e Tir e and
L oadin g In fo rm atio n Labe l. S ee
V ehic le Load Lim it s on page 92 2 ,
f o r m ore in fo rm atio n abou t th e Tir e
a nd Loadin g In fo rm atio n Labe la nd
i t s lo ca tio n on yo ur ve hic le .
D if fe re n t S iz e Tir e s an d
W heelsI f yo u add wheels or tir e s th a t are
a dif fe re nt siz e th an th e orig in a l
e quip m en t w heels and tir e s, th is
c o uld affe ct th e way th e ve hic le
p erfo rm s, in clu d in g it s bra kin g,
r id e and ha ndlin g ch a ra cte ris tic s,
s ta bilit y , and re sis ta nce to ro llo ve r.
A ddit io n ally , if th e ve h ic le has
e le ctr o nic syste m ssu ch as an tilo ck
b ra ke s, ro llo ve r air b ag s, tr a ctio n
c o ntr o l, and ele ctr o n ic sta bili t y
c o ntr o l, th e perfo rm an ce of th ese
s ys te m sca n be affe cte d.
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If yo u add dif fe re nt siz e d
w heels , th e ve hic le may not
p ro vid e an acce pta ble le ve lo f
p erfo rm ance and sa fe ty if tir e s not
r e co m mended fo r th ose wheels
a re se le cte d. Y ou may in cre ase
t h e ch ance th at yo u wil l cra sh an d
s u ffe r se rio us in ju ry . O nly use GM
s p ecif ic wheela nd tir e syste m s
d eve lo ped fo r th e ve hic le , and
h ave th em pro perly in sta lle d by a
G M ce rtif ie d te ch nic ia n.
S ee Buyin g New Tir e s on
p age 106 5 and Acc e ss o rie s and
M odif ic a tio ns on page 103 fo r
a ddit io nalin fo rm atio n.

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1 0-6 8 Veh ic le CareU nif o rm Tir e Qualit y
G ra d in gQ ualit y gra des ca n be fo und
w here applic a ble on th e tir e
s id ew all b etw een tr e ad sh ould er
a nd maxim um se ctio n wid th .
F or exa m ple :
T re ad w ear 200 Tra ctio n AA
T e m pera tu re A
T he fo llo w in g in fo rm atio n re la te s
t o th e syste m deve lo p ed by th e
U nit e d Sta te s Natio n alH ig hw ay
T ra ffic Safe ty Adm in is tr a tio n
( N HTS A), w hic h gra de s tir e s
b y tr e adw ea r, tr a ctio n, an d
t e m pera tu re perfo rm an ce . T his
a pplie s only to ve hic le s so ld in
t h e Unit e d Sta te s. T he gra d es
a re mold ed on th e sid ew alls of
m ost passe nger ca r tir e s. T he
U nif o rm Tir e Qua lit y Gra d in g
( U TQ G )syste m do es no t apply t
o deep tr e ad , w in te r- ty p e sn ow
t ir e s, sp ace -s a ve r, or te m pora ry
u se sp are tir e s, tir e s wit h
n om in alrim dia m ete rs of
1 0 to 12 in ch es (2 5 to 30 cm ),
o r to so m e lim it e d-p ro d u ctio n
t ir e s.
W hil e th e tir e s ava ila b le on
G enera lM oto rs passe ng er ca rs
a nd lig h t tr u cks m ay va ry wit h
r e sp e ct to th ese gra d es, th ey
m ust als o co nfo rm to fe de ra l
s a fe ty re q uir e m ents and
a ddit io nalG en era lM oto rs Tir e
P erfo rm an ce Crit e ria (T P C )
s ta ndard s.
A ll P asse n ge r C ar Tir e s M ust
C onfo rm to Fede ra lS afe ty
R equ ir e m ents In Addit io n To
T hese Gra d es. T
re ad w ear
T he tr e adw ear gra de is a
c o m para tiv e ra tin g base d on th e
w ea r ra te of th e tir e when te ste d
u n der co ntr o lle d co ndit io ns on
a sp ecif ie d gove rn m ent te st
c o urs e . F or exa m ple , a tir e
g ra de d 150 would wear one and
a half (1 ½ )tim es as well o n th e
g o ve rn m ent co urs e as a tir e
g ra de d 100. T he re la tiv e
p e rfo rm ance of tir e s depends
u p on th e actu alco ndit io ns of
t h e ir use , how eve r, and may
d e part sig nif ic a ntly fr o m th e
n o rm due to va ria tio ns in
d riv in g habit s , se rv ic e pra ctic e s
a n d dif f e re nce s in ro ad
c h ara cte ris tic s and clim ate .