1993 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 157

Your Driving and the Road Winter Driving Here are some tips for winter driving: Have your Pontiac in good shapefor winter. Be sure your engine coolant mix is correct. Snow tires can help in loose snow, but they may give you less traction on ice than regular tires. If you do not expect to be driving in deep snow, but may have to travel overice, you may not want to switch to snowtires at all. You may want to put winter emergency supplies in your trunk. Include an ice scraper, a smallbrush or broom, a supply of windshield washer fluid, a rag, some winter outer clothing, a small shovel, aflashlight, a red cloth, and a couple of reflective warning triangles. And, if you will be driving under severe conditions, include a small bagof sand, a piece of old carpet or a couple of burlap bags to help provide traction. Be sure you properly secure these items in your vehicle. Driving on Snowor Ice Most of the time, those places where your tires meet the road probably have good traction. However, if there is snowor ice between your tires andthe road, you can have a very slippery situation. You'll have a lot less traction "grip" and or 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 But wet ice can be on. even more trouble because it may offer the least tractionof 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. .a. 156