1995 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 183

Driving on Snowor Ice What's the worst time this? "Wet ice." Very cold for snow or ice can slick and hard to drive on. But wet be Most of the time, those places where your tires meet the ice can be even more trouble because it may offer the road probablyhave good tr.action. least tractionof all. You can get "wet ice" when it's about freezing (32°F; OOC) and freezing rain begins to However, if thereis snow orice between your tires and fall. Try to avoid driving on wet until salt and sand ice the road, you can have a very slippery situation. You'll crews can get there. have a lot less traction or "grip" and will need be very to careful. Whatever the condition-- smooth ice, packed, blowing or loose snow-- drive with caution. If you have traction control, keep the system on.It will improve your ability to accelerate when driving on a slippery road. Even though your vehicle has a traction control system, you'll want to slow down and adjust your drivingto the road conditions.See "Traction Control System" in the Index. If you don't have traction control system, accelerate the gently. Try not to break the fragile traction.you If accelerate toofast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface under the tires even more. 4-25