Buying New Tires - Cadillac 2000 Escalade Manual

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The tire has a puncture, cut or other damage that
can't be repaired well because of the size or location
of the damage.

Buying New Tires

To find out what kind and size of tires you need, look at
the Certification/Tire label.
The tires installed on your vehicle when it was new had
a Tire Performance Criteria Specification (TPC Spec)
number on each tire's sidewall. When you get new tires,
get ones with that same TPC Spec number. That way
your vehicle will continue to have tires that are designed
to give proper endurance, handling, speed rating,
traction, ride and other things during normal service on
your vehicle. If your tires have an all
design, the TPC number will be followed by an "MS"
(for mud and snow).
If you ever replace your tires with those not having a
TPC Spec number, make sure they are the same size,
load range, speed rating and construction type (bias,
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bias belted or radial) as your original tires.
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season tread
CAUTION:
Mixing tires could cause you to lose control while
driving. If you mix tires of different sizes or types
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(radial and bias belted tires), the vehicle may not
handle properly, and you could have a crash.
Using tires of different sizes may also cause
damage to your vehicle. Be sure to use the same
size and type tires on all wheels.
CAUTION:
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If you use bias ply tires on your vehicle, the
wheel rim flanges could develop cracks after
many miles of driving. A tire and/or wheel could
fail suddenly, causing a crash. Use only radial
tires with the wheels on your vehicle.
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