1996 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 290

0 The tire has a bump, bulge or split. The tire has a puncture, cut or other darnage that can't be repaired well because of size or location the of the damage. 7way to tell when it's One time for new tires is to check the treadwear indicators, which will appear when your tires have only 1/16 inch (1.6 mm) or less of tread remaining. 0 uying New Til To find out what kind and size of tires you need, look at the Tire-Loading Information label. The tires installed on your vehicle when was new had it a Tire PerformanceCriteria Specification (TPC Spec) number on each tire's sidewall. When you get new tires, get ones with that same TPC Specnumber. That way your vehicle will continue to have tires that are designed to give proper endurance, handling, speed rating, traction, ride and other things during normal service on your vehicle. If your tires have an all-season tread design, the TPC number will be followed by an "MS" (for mud and snow). If you ever replace your tires with those not having a TPC Spec number, make sure they are the samesize, load range, speed rating and construction type (bias, bias-belted or radial) as your original tires. You need a new tireif any of the following statements are true: 0 You can see the indicators at three or more places around the tire. You can see cord or fabric showing through the tire's rubber. The tread or sidewall is cracked, cut or snagged deep enough to show cord or fabric. 0