1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 252

If you have traction control, keep the system on. It will improve your ability to accelerate when driving on a slippery road. Even though your vehicle a traction has control system,you'll want to slow down and adjust "Traction your driving to the road conditions. See Control System" in Index. the If you don't have traction control, accelerate gently. Try not to break the gentle traction. you accelerate too If fast, the drive wheels will spin and polishsurface the under the tires even more. Your anti-lock brakes improve your vehicle's stability when you make a hard stop on slippery road. Even a though you have an anti-lock braking system, you'll want to begin stopping sooner than would on dry you pavement. See "Anti-Lock" in the Index. 0 I Allow greater following distance on any slippery road. Watch for slippery spots. The road might be fine until you hit a spot that's covered with ice. Onan otherwise clear road, ice patches may appear in shaded areas where the can't reach: around sun clumps of trees, behind buildings orunder bridges. Sometimes the surface a curve or an overpass of may are remain icywhen the surrounding roads clear. If you see a patch of ice aheadof you, brake before you are on it. Try not to brake while you're actually on the ice, and avoid sudden steering maneuvers. What's the worst time for this? ice." Very cold "Wet on. snow or ice can be slick and hard to driveBut wet ice can be even more trouble because offer the it may least tractionof all. You can get wet ice when it's about freezing (32°F; 0°C) and freezing rain begins to fall. Try to avoid driving on ice until salt and wet sand crews can get there. Whatever the condition smooth ice, packed, blowing -or loose snow -- drive with caution. 0 4-26