1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 194

Your Driving and the Road I- AM459005 A patch ofdensefogmayextendonlyforafewfeet(meters)orformiles (kilometers); you can'treallytellwhileyou'reinit. You canonlytreatthe situationwithextremecare. Onecommonfogcondition-sometimes calledmist orgroundfog-can happen in weatherthatseemsperfect,especiallyatnightor in theearly morninginvalleyandlow,marshyareas.Youcan be suddenlyenveloped in thick,wethazethatmayevencoatyourwindshield.Youcanoftenspotthese fogpatchesormistlayerswithyourheadlights.Butsometimestheycanbe waitingforyouasyoucomeovera hill or dipintoashallowvalley.Start yourwindshieldwipersandwasher,tohelpclearaccumulatedroaddirt.Slow downcarefully. Tips on Driving in Fog If yougetcaught in fog, turn yourheadlightsonlowbeam,even in daytime. You'llsee-andbeseen-better.Useyour foglights if yourvehiclehasthem. Don't use yourhighbeams.Thelightwillbounce makeupfogandreflectbackatyou. off the water droplets that Useyourdefogger.In high humidity,evenalightbuildupofmoistureonthe inside of the glass will cut down on your already limited visibility. Run your windshieldwipersandwasheroccasionally.Moisturecanbuilduponthe outside glass,andwhatseemstobe fog may actually bemoistureonthe outside ofyourwindshield. 4-40