1997 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 177

Whatever:the G-ondition smooth ice, packe.d,blowing -or loose:snow -- drive with Cautibn. Accelerate gently. Trynot to break thefragile.traction. If you accelerate t6o fait, the dr5v-e whee1.s will spin-and polish the -surfaceunder the tires even more.. Your anti-lock brakes improve your vehicle's stability a when you,make- hard stop on a slippery road. Even tho.ugh you have an anti-lock brxking system, you'll' want to begin stopping sooner tha-nyou would on dry pavement. S,ee: "Anti-Lo-ck" in the Index. Allow greater following distance :on any slippery road. Watch for dipperyspots. The road might be fine until you hit a,spat.th&s covered.with ice. Qn an .otherwise clear road,: ice -patchesmay app-ear in shaded areas where thesun mn't reach/ arou-nd clump>sof.trees, :behind buikdings under bridges. Sometiines the:surface of a curve ar an overpa% may i remain icy when the surrounding raxds are clear. If you see a-patch &ice ahead of YOLI-, brake:before you axe on it, Try notto brake while you'=re .actually on .the ice, .and avoid sadden st_e.Gring maneuvers. Wh8t's:the worst time for this? "Wet-.ice."Very cold snow or-ice-can be and hard to drive on. But wet slick ice c.m-be even m-ore. trouble be-cause -it .offer the 'may 1-eastiraction of all. You can get wet ice when it's about fxce.zag C32"F; 0°C) .and fieeziag rain begins tQ fall. Try to avoid driving .on wet ice untG salt and sand crews can get there.