1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass Owner's Manual - Page 258

Buying New Tires To find out what kind and size tires you need, of look at the Tire-Loading Information label. Mixing tires could cause to lose control while you The tires installed on your vehicle when new had it was driving. I you mix tires of different sizes or types f a Tire Performance Criteria Specification (TPC Spec) (radial andbias-belted tires), the vehicle may not you number on each tire's sidewall. When get new tires, get ones with that same TPC Spec number. That way handle properly,and you could havea crash. your vehicle will continue to have tires that are designed Using tires of different sizes may also cause to give proper endurance, handling, speed rating, damage to your vehicle. Be sure touse the same traction, ride and other things during normal service on size and type tires on all wheels. your vehicle.If your tires have an all-season tread It's a l right to drive l with your compact spare, "MS" design, the TPC number will be followed by an though. It was developed for use on your vehicle. (for mud and snow). If you ever replace your tires with those not having a TPC Spec number, make sure they are the same size, load range, speed rating and construction type (bias, bias-belted or radial) as your original tires. If you use bias-ply tires on your vehicle, the wheel rim flanges could develop cracks after many miles of driving. A tire and/or wheel could fail suddenly, causing a crash. Use onlyradial-ply tires with the wheels on your vehicle. 6-38