Black plate (62,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 201110-62 Vehicle Care{ WARNINGMixing tires could cause you tolose control while driving. If youmix tires of different sizes,brands, or types (radial andbias-belted tires), the vehiclemight not handle properly, andyou could have a crash. Usingtires of different sizes, brands,or types could also causedamage to the vehicle. Be sureto use the same size, brand,and type of tires on all wheels.This vehicle may have a differentsize spare than the road tires(those originally installed on thevehicle). When new, the vehicleincluded a spare tire and wheelassembly with a similar overalldiameter as the vehicle's roadtires and wheels, so it is all rightto drive on it. Because this sparewas developed for use on thevehicle, it will not affect vehiclehandling.{ WARNINGUsing bias-ply tires on thevehicle may cause the wheelrim flanges to develop cracksafter many miles of driving.A tire and/or wheel could failsuddenly and cause a crash.Use only radial-ply tires withthe wheels on the vehicle.If you must replace the vehicle'stires with those that do not havea TPC Spec number, make surethey are the same size, load range,speed rating, and construction type(radial and bias‐belted tires) as thevehicle's original tires.Vehicles that have a tire pressuremonitoring system may give aninaccurate low‐pressure warningif non‐TPC Spec-rated tires areinstalled on the vehicle. Non‐TPCSpec-rated tires may give alow‐pressure warning that is higheror lower than the proper warninglevel you would get with TPCSpec-rated tires. See Tire PressureMonitor System on page 10‑54.The vehicle's original equipmenttires are listed on the Tire andLoading Information label. SeeVehicle Load Limits on page 9‑24for more information about the Tireand Loading Information label andits location on the vehicle.Different Size Tires andWheelsIf wheels or tires are installed thatare a different size than the originalequipment wheels and tires, vehicleperformance, including its braking,ride and handling characteristics,stability, and resistance to rollovermay be affected. If the vehicle haselectronic systems such as antilockbrakes, rollover airbags, tractioncontrol, and electronic stabilitycontrol, the performance of thesesystems can also be affected.InformationProvidedby:
