Cadillac 2010 SRX Owner's Manual page 360

9-54 Vehicle Care
Compact Spare Tire Example
(A) Tire Ply Material
of cord and number of plies in
the sidewall and under the tread.
(B) Temporary Use Only
compact spare tire or temporary
use tire has a tread life of
approximately 5 000 km
(3,000 miles) and should not be
driven at speeds over 105 km/h
(65 mph). The compact spare
tire is for emergency use when a
regular road tire has lost air and
gone flat. If your vehicle
has a compact spare tire,
see Compact Spare Tire on
page 9 100 and If a Tire Goes
Flat on page 9 74.
(C) Tire Identification Number
(TIN)
:
following the DOT (Department
of Transportation) code is the
Tire Identification Number
(TIN). The TIN shows the
manufacturer and plant code,
tire size, and date the tire was
The type
:
manufactured. The TIN is
molded onto both sides of the
tire, although only one side may
The
:
have the date of manufacture.
(D) Maximum Cold Inflation
Load Limit
that can be carried and the
maximum pressure needed to
support that load.
The letters and numbers
Maximum load
:
(E) Tire Inflation The
:
temporary use tire or compact
spare tire should be inflated to
420 kPa (60 psi). For more
information on tire pressure and
inflation see Tire Pressure on
page 9 59.
(F) Tire Size A combination of
:
letters and numbers define a
tire's width, height, aspect ratio,
construction type, and service
description. The letter T as the
first character in the tire size
means the tire is for temporary
use only.
(G) TPC Spec (Tire
Performance Criteria
Specification) Original
:
equipment tires designed to
GM's specific tire performance
criteria have a TPC specification
code molded onto the sidewall.
GM's TPC specifications meet or
exceed all federal safety
guidelines.