1994 Oldsmobile Bravada Owner's Manual - Page 136

Your Driving and the Road Whatever the condition - smooth ice, packed, blowing or loose snow- drive with caution. Accelerate gently. Try to break the not fragile traction. If you accelerate too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface underthe tires even more. Your anti-lock brakes improve your ability to make a hardstop on a slippery road. Even though you have an anti-lock Driving on Snow orIce braking system, you'll want to begin Most of the time, those places where Here are some tips for winter driving: stopping soonerthan you wouldon dry your tires meetthe road probably have pavement. See Anti-Lock in the Index. Have your Oldsmobilein good shape good traction. for winter. Be sure your engine Allow greater followingdistance on However, if there is snowor ice coolant mix is correct. any slipperyroad. between your tiresand the road, you You may want to put winter Watch for slipperyspots. The road can have a very slippery situation. emergency supplies in your vehicle. might be fine until youhit a spot You'll have a less traction or "grip" lot that's covered with ice. On an Include an ice scraper, a small brush or and will needto be very careful. otherwise clearroad, ice patches may broom, a supply of windshield washer What's the worst time forthis? "Wet appear in shaded areas where the sun fluid, a rag, somewinter outer clothing, ice." Very cold snow ice can be slick or can't reach: around clumps of trees, a small shovel, a flashlight, a red cloth, and hard to drive on. But wet ice can be behind buildings, orunder bridges. and a coupleof reflective warning even moretrouble because it may offer Sometimes the surface of a curve or triangles. And, if you willbe driving the least traction of all. Youcan get an overpass may remain icy when the under severe conditions, include a small "wet ice" when it's about freezing surrounding roads are clear. If you see bag of sand, a piece of old carpet or a (32°F; 0.C) and freezing rain begins to a patch of ice ahead of you, brake couple of burlap bags to help provide fall. Tryto avoid driving on wet ice until before you are on it. Try not to brake traction. Be sure you properly secure salt and sand crews can get there. while you're actually theice, and on these items in your vehicle. avoid sudden steering maneuvers. WinterDriving 130