2003 Buick Rendezvous Owner's Manual - Page 296

If you don't have a traction system, accelerate gently. Try not to break the gentle traction. If you accelerate too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface under the tires even more. Unless you have the anti-lock braking system, you'll want to brake very gently, too. (If you do have anti-lock, see Braking on page 4-7. This system improves your vehicle's stability when you make a hard stop on a slippery road.) Whether you have the anti-lock braking system or not, you'll want to begin stopping sooner than you would on dry pavement. Without anti-lock brakes, if you feel your vehicle begin to slide, let up on the brakes a little. Push the brake pedal down steadily to get the most traction you can. Remember, unless you have anti-lock, if you brake so hard that your wheels stop rolling, you'll just slide. Brake so your wheels always keep rolling and you can still steer. 0 Whatever your braking system, allow greater following distance on any slippery road. Watch for slippery spots. The roadmight be fine until you hit a spot that's covered with ice. an On otherwise clear road, ice patches may appear in shaded areas where the sun can't reach: around clumps of trees, behind buildings or underbridges. Sometimes the surface of a curve or an overpass may remain icy whenthe surrounding roads are clear. If you see a patchof ice ahead of you, brake before you are on it. Try not io brake whiie you're actually on the ice, and avoidsudden steering maneuvers. 0 4-29