Black plate (69,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2011Vehicle Care 10-69{ WARNINGIf you add different sized wheels,your vehicle may not providean acceptable level ofperformance and safety if tiresnot recommended for thosewheels are selected. You mayincrease the chance that you willcrash and suffer serious injury.Only use GM specific wheel andtire systems developed for yourvehicle, and have them properlyinstalled by a GM certifiedtechnician.See Buying New Tires onpage 10‑66 and Accessories andModifications on page 10‑3 foradditional information.Uniform Tire QualityGradingQuality grades can be foundwhere applicable on the tiresidewall between tread shoulderand maximum section width.For example:Treadwear 200 Traction AATemperature AThe following information relatesto the system developed by theUnited States National HighwayTraffic Safety Administration(NHTSA), which grades tiresby treadwear, traction, andtemperature performance.This applies only to vehiclessold in the United States.The grades are molded on thesidewalls of most passenger cartires. The Uniform Tire QualityGrading (UTQG) systemdoes not apply to deeptread, winter-type snow tires,space-saver, or temporary usespare tires, tires with nominalrim diameters of 10 to 12 inches(25 to 30 cm), or to somelimited-production tires.While the tires available onGeneral Motors passenger carsand light trucks may vary withrespect to these grades, theymust also conform to federalsafety requirements andadditional General Motors TirePerformance Criteria (TPC)standards.All Passenger Car Tires MustConform to Federal SafetyRequirements In Addition ToThese Grades.
