Black plate (69,1)Cadillac DTS Owner Manual - 2011WARNING: (Continued)Your vehicle may have a compact spare tire andwheel assembly. If the vehicle has a compactspare tire and wheel, they have the same overalldiameter as your vehicle's full‐size tires andwheels. Because they were designed anddeveloped for use on your vehicle, it is all right todrive your vehicle with the compact spare installedproperly. Compact spare tires are designed fortemporary use only. See Spare Tire onpage 6‑93.{ WARNING:If you use bias-ply tires on the vehicle, thewheel rim flanges could develop cracks aftermany miles of driving. A tire and/or wheelcould fail suddenly, causing a crash. Useonly radial-ply tires with the wheels on thevehicle.If you must replace your vehicle's tires with thosethat do not have a TPC Spec number, make sure theyare the same size, load range, speed rating, andconstruction type (radial and bias‐belted tires) as yourvehicle's original tires.Vehicles that have a tire pressure monitoring systemcould give an inaccurate low‐pressure warning ifnon‐TPC Spec rated tires are installed on your vehicle.Non‐TPC Spec rated tires may give a low‐pressurewarning that is higher or lower than the proper warninglevel you would get with TPC Spec rated tires. See TirePressure Monitor System on page 6‑60.Your vehicle's original equipment tires are listed on theTire and Loading Information Label. See Loading theVehicle on page 5‑18, for more information about theTire and Loading Information Label and its location onyour vehicle.6-69
