1994 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 124

Your Driving and the Road driving on wet ice until salt and sand crews can get there. Whatever the condition -- smooth ice, packed, blowing or loose snow-- drive with caution. Accelerate gently. Try notto break the fragile traction. If you accelerate too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish thesurface 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 Driving on Snow or Ice "Anti-lock" in the Index. This system Most of the time, those places where your improves your vehicle's abilityto make a tires meet the road probably have good hard stop on a slippery road.) Whether traction. you have the anti-lock braking system or However, if there is snow or ice between not, you'll want to begin stopping sooner than you would on dry p,avement. Without your tires. and road, you can have a the anti-lock brakes, if you feel your vehicle very slippery situation. You'll have a lot less traction or"grip" and will need to be begin to slide, let up on the brakes a little. Push the brake pedal down steadily to get very careful. the most traction you can. What's the worst timefor this? "Wet ice." Remember, unless you have anti-lock, if Very cold snow or ice can beslick and hard to drive on. But wet ice can be even you brake so hard that your wheels stop -olling, you'll just slide. Brake so your more trouble because it may offer the wheels always keep rolling and you can least traction of all. You can get "wet ice" when it's about freezing (32°F; OOC) and ;till steer. freezing rain beginsto fall. Try to avoid Winter Driving(CONT.) Include an ice scraper, a small brush or broom, a supply of windshield washer fluid, a rag, some winter outer clothing, a small shovel, a flashlight, a red cloth, and a couple of reflective warning triangles. And, if you will be driving under severe conditions, include a small bag of sand, a piece of old carpet ora couple of burlap bags to help provide traction. Be sure you properly secure these items in your vehicle. 122