1996 GMC Savana Van Owner's Manual - Page 171

Winter Driving Here are some tips for winter driving: Have your vehicle in good shape for winter. You may want to put winter emergency supplies in your vehicle. Include an ice scraper, a small brush or broom, a supply of windshield washer fluid, a rag, some winter outer clothing, a small shovel, flashlight, ared cloth and a a couple of reflective warning triangles. And, if you will be driving under severe conditions,include a small bag of sand, a piece old carpet or a couple burlap bags of of to help provide traction. Be sure you properly secure these items in your vehicle. Driving on Snow or Ice Most of the time, those places where 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 need to be very careful. What's the worst time for this? "Wet ice." Very cold snow or ice can be slick and hard to drive on. But wet ice can be even more trouble because it rnay offer the least traction of all. You can get wet ice when it's about freezing (32°F; OOC) and freezing rain begins to fall, Try to avoid driving on wet ice until salt and sand crews can get there. 4-23