1994 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 124

4 Winter Driving Here are some tips for winter driving: Have your Chevroletin good shape for winter. Be sure your engine coolant mix is correct. You may want to putwinter emergency suppliesin your trunk. Include an ice scraper, a smallbrush or broom, a supply of windshield washer fluid, a rag, some winter outer clothing, a small shovel, a flashlight, a red cloth, and a coupleof reflective warning triangles. And, if you will be driving under severe conditions, include a small bag of sand, a pieceof old carpet or a couple of burlap bags to help provide traction. Be sure you properly secure these items in your vehicle. Driving on Snow Ice or Most of the time, those places wnere your tires meet the road probably have good traction. However, if there is snow or ice between your tires and the road, you can have a very slippery situation. You'll have a lot less traction or "grip" and will needto be very careful. What's the worst time forthis? "Wet ice." Very cold snow or ice can be slick and hard to drive on. But wet ice can be even more trouble because may offer it the least traction of all. Youcan get "wet ice"when it's about freezing (32°F; OOC) and freezing rain begins to fall. Tryto avoid drivingon wet ice until salt and sand crews can get there.