1998 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 179

What's the worst timefor this? "Wet ice." Very cold snow orice can be slick and hard to drive on. But wet Most of the time, those places where your tires meet the ice can be even more trouble because offer the it may road probably have good traction. least tractionof all. You can get wet ice when it's about to freezing (32OF;0O C) and freezing rain beginsfall. However, if thereis snow orice between your tires and r ice the road, you can have a very slippery situation. You'll Ty to avoid driving on wet until salt and sand crews can get there. have a lot less traction "grip" and will need to be or very 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 slow down and adjust to your driving to 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 fragile traction. If you the accelerate toofast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface under the tires even more. Driving on Snow or Ice L A 4-26