1997 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual - Page 190

What's the worst time this? "Wet ice." Very cold for snow or icecan be slick and hard to drive on. But wet ice can be even more trouble because may offer the it least tractionof all. You can get wet ice when it's about fall. freezing (32°F; OOC) and freezing rain begins to Try to avoid drivingon wet ice until salt and sand crews can get there. Whatever the condition -- smooth ice, packed, blowing or loose snow -- drive with caution. If you have traction control, keep the system on.It will improve your ability to accelerate when driving on a slippery road. Even though your vehicle has a traction control system, you'll want to slow down and adjust your drivingto the road conditions. See "Traction Control System"in the Index. If you don't havethe traction control system, accelerate gently. Try not to break the fragile traction. If you accelerate too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface under the tires even more. Your anti-lock brakes improve your vehicle's stability when you make a hard stop a slippery road. Even on though you have the anti-lock braking system, you'll on want to begin stopping sooner than you woulddry pavement. See "Anti-Lock" in the Index. Allow greater following distance onany slippery road. Watch for slippery spots. The road might be fine until you hit a spot that's covered with On an ice. otherwise clearroad, ice patches may appearin shaded areas where the sun can't reach: around clumps of trees, behind buildings or under bridges. Sometimes the surface of a curve or an overpass may If remain icy when surrounding roads are clear. the you see a patchof ice ahead of you, brake before you are on it. Try not to brake while you're actually on the ice, and avoid sudden steering maneuvers. 4-27