Buying New Tires; Vehicle Care- Page 350

2010 Buick enclave Owner Manual

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Driving and Operating
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Vehicle Care

With proper care and maintenance
tires typically wear out before they
degrade due to age. If you are
unsure about the need to replace
the tires as they get older, consult
the tire manufacturer for more
information.

Buying New Tires

GM has developed and matched
specific tires for your vehicle.
The original equipment tires
installed on your vehicle, when
it was new, were designed to
meet General Motors Tire
Performance Criteria
Specification (TPC Spec)
system rating. If you need
replacement tires, GM strongly
recommends that you get tires
with the same TPC Spec rating.

This way, your vehicle will
continue to have tires that are
designed to give the same
performance and vehicle safety,
during normal use, as the
original tires.

GM's exclusive TPC Spec
system considers over a dozen
critical specifications that
impact the overall performance
of your vehicle, including brake
system performance, ride and
handling, traction control, and
tire pressure monitoring
performance. GM's TPC Spec
number is molded onto the tire's
sidewall near the tire size.

If the tires have an all-season
tread design, the TPC Spec
number will be followed by an
MS for mud and snow. See

Tire

Sidewall Labeling on page 10

38

for additional information.

GM recommends replacing tires
in sets of four. This is because
uniform tread depth on all tires
will help keep your vehicle
performing most like it did when
the tires were new. Replacing
less than a full set of tires can
affect the braking and handling
performance of your vehicle.
See

Tire Inspection on page 10

50

and

Tire Rotation on page 10

50

for information on proper tire
rotation.