Summer Tires; All-Terrain Tires; Tire Sidewall Labeling - Chevrolet City Express 2018 Owner's Manual

202 Vehicle Care

Summer Tires

This vehicle may come with high
performance summer tires. These
tires have a special tread and
compound that are optimized for
maximum dry and wet road
performance. This special tread and
compound will have decreased
performance in cold climates, and
on ice and snow. It is recommended
that winter tires be installed on the
vehicle if frequent driving at
temperatures below approximately
5 °C (40 °F) or on ice or snow
covered roads is expected. See
Winter Tires 0 201.
Caution
High performance summer tires
have rubber compounds that lose
flexibility and may develop
surface cracks in the tread area
at temperatures below 7 °C (20 °
F). Always store high
performance summer tires
indoors and at temperatures
Caution (Continued)
above 7 °C (20 °F) when not in
use. If the tires have been
subjected to 7 °C (20 °F) or less,
let them warm up in a heated
space to at least 5 °C (40 °F) for
24 hours or more before being
installed or driving a vehicle on
which they are installed. Do not
apply heat or blow heated air
directly on the tires. Always
inspect tires before use. See Tire
Inspection 0 213.

All-Terrain Tires

This vehicle may have All-Terrain
Tires. These tires provide good
performance on most road surfaces,
weather conditions, and for off-road
driving.
The tread pattern on these tires may
wear more quickly than other tires.
Consider rotating the tires more
frequently than at 8 000 km
(5,000 mi) intervals if irregular wear
(Continued)
is noted when the tires are
inspected. See Tire Inspection
0 213.

Tire Sidewall Labeling

Useful information about a tire is
molded into the sidewall. The
examples show a typical
passenger vehicle and light
truck tire sidewall.
Passenger (P-Metric) Tire
(1) Tire Size The tire size code
:
is a combination of letters and
numbers used to define a
particular tire's width, height,