1995 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 177

What's the worst time for this? "Wet ice." cold Very snow orice can be slick and hard to drive on.wet But Most of the time, those places where your tires meet the ice can be even more trouble becausemay offer the it road probably have good traction. least traction of all. You can get "wet ice" when it's However, if there is snow or ice betweenyour tires and the about freezing(32 O F ; 0 C) and freezing rain begins to ice road, you can have a very slippery situation. You'll have a fall. Try to avoid driving on wet until salt and sand crews can get there. lot less traction or "grip" and will need to be careful. very O Driving on snow or Ice 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 break the fragile traction. you to If accelerate too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface under the tires even more. 4-26