1997 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 182

What's the worst time this? "Wet ice." Verycold for snow or ice canbe slick and hard to drive But wet on. Most of the time, those places where your tires meet theice can be even more trouble because may offer the it road probably have good traction. least tractionof all. You can get wetice when it's about However, if there is snow or ice between your tires and freezing (32°F; 0"C) and freezing rain begins to fall. Try to avoid driving on wet ice until salt and sand crews the road,you can have a very slippery situation. You'll can get there. have a lot less traction or "grip" will need to be and very careful. Whatever the condition smooth ice, packed, blowing -or loose snow-- drive with caution. Accelerate gently. Try not to break the fragile traction. If you accelerate too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface under the tires even more. Unless you have the anti-lock braking system, you'll want to brake very gently, too. (If you do have anti-lock, ' see "Anti-Lock" in the Index. This system improves your vehicle's stability when you make a hard stop on a slippery road.) Whether have the anti-lock braking you system or not, you'll want to begin stopping sooner than you would on dry pavement. Without anti-lock brakes, if you feel your vehicle begin to slide, let on the up brakes a little. Push the brake pedal down steadily to get the most traction you can. Driving onSnow or Ice 4-26