1998 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 199

Driving on Snow or Ice What's the worst time this? "Wet ice." Very cold for snow or ice can be slick and hard to driveon. But wet Most of the time, those places where your tires meet the ice can be even more trouble becausemay offer the it road probably have good traction. ice least tractionof all, You can get wet when it'sabout However, if there is snow or ice between your tires and freezing (32°F; OOC) and freezing rain begins fall. to Try to avoid drivingon wet ice until saltand sand crews You'll the road, you can have a very slippery situation. can get there. to have a lot less traction or "grip" and will need be very careful. Whatever the condition-- smooth ice, packed, blowing or loose snow-- drive with caution. If you have traction control, keep the system It will on. improve your ability to accelerate when driving on a slippery road. Even though your vehicle has a traction control system, you'll want to slow down and adjust your drivingto the road conditions. "Traction See Control System'' in the Index. If you don't have the traction control system, accelerate gently. Try notto break thefragile traction. If you and accelerate toofast, the drive wheels will spin polish the surface under the tires even more. 1 4-26