1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 187

onbeachesorsanddunes)yourtireswilltendtosinkintothesand.This hasaneffectonsteering,accelerating,andbraking. Youmaywant theairpressureinyourtiresslightlywhendrivingonsand.Thiswillimprove traction. toreduce Hardpackedsnowandiceoffertheworst tire traction.Onthesesurfaces,it's is so poor veryeasytolosecontrol.Onwetice,forexample,thetraction if you do getmoving,poor thatyouwillhavedifficultyaccelerating.And steering and difficult braking can cause you to slide out of control. ~~ ndsorriverscanbedangerous. nderwatersprings,currentsundertheice,orsuddenthawscan weakentheice. Your vehiclecouldfallthroughtheiceandyou . your passengers could drown. Drive your vehicle on safe surfaces : ,/ . I' . . : :j/2'' :. . I , , ~;~:.cx I 25 ad. Driving In Water Lightraincausesnospecialoff-roaddrivingproblems.Butheavyraincan meanflashflooding,andfloodwatersdemandextremecaution. it. If it'sdeep Findout howdeepthewaterisbeforeyoudrivethrough try it-you enough to coveryourwheelhubs,axles,orexhaustpipe,don't probably won't get through. Also, water that deep can damage your axle and other vehicle parts. If thewaterisn'ttoodeep,thendrivethrough it slowly. At fastspeeds,water splashesonyourignitionsystemandyourvehiclecanstall.Stallingcanalso occur if yougetyourtailpipeunderwater.And,aslongasyourtailpipeis underwater,you'llneverbeabletostartyourengine.Whenyougothrough it may take you longer to water,rememberthatwhenyourbrakesgetwet, stop. A Driving through rushing water can be dangerous. Deep water can sweep your vehilcle downstream and you and your passengers could f drown. I it'sonlyinchesdeep, it can still wash away the ground from under your tires, and you could lose traction and roll the vehicle over. Don't drive throughrushingwater. 4-33