1995 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual - Page 167

Driving on Snow or Ice Most o€the time, those places where your tires meet the road probablyhave good traction. However, if thereis snow or ice between your tires and the road, you can have a very slippery situation. You'll be have a lot less tractionor "grip" and will need to very careful. What's the worst time for this? "Wet ice," Very cold snow or ice can be slick and hard to drive on. But wet ice can be even more troublebecause it may offer the least tractionof all. You can get "wet ice" when it's about freezing (32OF; 0"G ) and freezing rain begins to €all. Try to avoid drivingon wet ice until salt and sand crews can get there. Whatever the condition-- smooth ice, packed, blowing or loose snow -- drive withcaution. Accelerate gently. Try not to breakthe fragile traction. If you accelerate too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish surface the under the tires even more. Unless you havethe anti-lock braking system, you'll want to brake very gently, too. (If you do haveanti-lock, see "Anti-Lock" inthe Index. This system improves your vehicle's ability to make a hard stop ona slippery road.) Whether you have the anti-lock braking systemor not, you'll wantto begin stopping sooner than you would on dry pavement. Without anti-lock brakes, if you feel your vehicle begin slide, let up on the brakes to a little. Push the brake pedal down steadily to the get most traction you can. 4-24