1998 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 188
1998 Pontiac Bonneville Manual
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If your vehicle starts to slide, your foot off the ease accelerator pedal and quickly steer the way you want the vehicle to go. you start steering quickly enough, your If vehicle may straighten out. Always be ready a for second skid ifit occurs. Of course, tractionis reduced when water, snow, ice, gravel or other material on the road. For safety, you'll is want to slow down and adjust your driving to these on conditions. It is important to slow down slippery will surfaces because stopping distance be longer and vehicle control more limited. Driving at Night ...I____ ... While driving on surface with reduced traction, a try your best to avoid sudden steering, acceleration or braking (including engine braking by shifting to a lower gear). Any sudden changes could cause the tires to slide. You may not realizethe surface is slippery until your vehicle is skidding. Learn to recognize warning clues -- such as enough water, ice or packed snow on -the road to make a "mirrored surface" and slow down when you have any doubt. (ABS) helps Remember: Any anti-lock brake system avoid only the braking skid. Night driving is more dangerous than day driving. One be reason is that some drivers are likely to impaired -- by alcohol or drugs, with night vision problems,by fatigue. or 4-15