1995 GMC Jimmy Owner's Manual - Page 187

... .. L. ..." ...- I . -4 What's the worst time this? "Wet ice." Very cold snow or ice can be for slick and hard to drive on. But wet ice can be even more trouble because it may offer the least traction of all. You can get "wet ice" when it's about freezing (32°F; 0°C) and freezing rain begins to fall. Try to avoid 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 not to break the fragile traction. If you accelerate too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polishthe surface under the tires even more. Your anti-lock brakes improve your ability to make a hard stop on a slippery road. Even though you have an anti-lock braking system, you'll want to begin stopping sooner than you would on dry pavement. See "Anti-Lock" in the Index. 0 Allow greater following distance on any slippery road. Watch for slippery spots. The road might be fine until you hit a spot that's covered with ice. On an otherwise clear road, ice patches may appear in shaded areas where the sun can't reach: around clumps of trees, behind buildings, orunder bridges. Sometimes the surface of a curve or an overpass may remain icy when thesurrounding roads are on clear. If you see apatch of ice ahead of you, brake before you are it. Try not to brake while you're actually on the ice, and avoid sudden steering maneuvers. 4-33