1997 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 228

Driving on Snow or Ice What's the worsttime for this? "Wet ice." Very cold snow or ice can be slick and hard to drive on. But wet Most of the time, those places where your tires meet the ice can be even more trouble because may offer the it road probably have good traction. least tractionof all. You can get wetice when it's about begins to fall. freezing (32OF; 0 O C) and freezing rain However, if there is snow or ice between your tires and Try to avoid drivingon wet ice until salt and sand crews the road, you can have a very slippery situation. You'll can get there. have a lotless traction or "grip" and will need to be very careful. Whatever the condition-- smooth ice, packed, blowing or loose snow-- drive with caution. Keep your traction controlsystem on. It improves your ability to accelerate when driving a slippery road. on Even though your vehicle a traction control system, has you'll want to slow down and adjust your driving to the road conditions. See "Traction Control System'' in the Index. 4-27