Black plate (68,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 201110-68 Vehicle Care{ WARNINGIf you use bias-ply tires on thevehicle, the wheel rim flangescould develop cracks aftermany miles of driving. A tireand/or wheel could failsuddenly, causing a crash.Use only radial-ply tires withthe wheels on the vehicle.If you must replace your vehicle'stires with those that do not have aTPC Spec number, make sure theyare the same size, load range,speed rating, and construction type(radial and bias‐belted tires) as yourvehicle's original tires.Vehicles that have a tire pressuremonitoring system may give aninaccurate low‐pressure warningif non‐TPC Spec-rated tires areinstalled on your 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 10‑59.Your vehicle's original equipmenttires are listed on the Tireand Loading Information label.See Vehicle Load Limits onpage 9‑24 for more informationabout the Tire and LoadingInformation label and its locationon your vehicle.Different Size Tires andWheelsIf you add wheels or tires that area different size than your originalequipment wheels and tires, thiscould affect the way your vehicleperforms, including its braking,ride and handling characteristics,stability, and resistance to rollover.Additionally, if your vehicle haselectronic systems such as antilockbrakes, rollover airbags, tractioncontrol, and electronic stabilitycontrol, the performance of thesesystems can be affected.
