1996 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 194

Whatever the condition smooth ice, packed, blowing -or loose snow-- drive with caution. Your anti-lock brakes improve your vehicle's stability when you makea hard stop on a slippery road. Even though you have the anti-lock braking system, you'll If you have traction control, keep the systemIton. will want to begin stopping sooner than would ondry you ipprove your ability to accelerate when driving a on in slippery road. Even though your vehicle. has a traction pavement. See "Anti-Lock'' the Index. control system, you'll want to slow down and adjust your driving to the road conditions. See "Traction Control System" in the Index. 0 Allow greater following distance any slippery on road. Watch for slippery spots. road might be fine The until you hit a spot that's covered with ice. On an otherwise clear road, ice patches may appear in shaded areas where the can't reach: around sun clumps of trees, behind buildings or under bridges. Sometimes the surface of a curve or overpass may an remain icy when the surrounding roads are clear. If you see a patch ice ahead of you, brake before you of are on it. T y not to brake while you're actually r on the ice, and avoid sudden steering maneuvers. 0 If you don't have the traction control system, accelerate gently. Try not to break the fragile traction. If you accelerate toofast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface under the tires even more. . . . . .I. . . 4-27 P