If You Are Caught In A Blizzard - Chevrolet 2008 Avalanche Owner's Manual

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StabiliTrak improves your ability to accelerate when
driving on a slippery road. But you can turn StabiliTrak
off if you ever need to. See StabiliTrak
page 4-6 and If Your Vehicle is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice,
or Snow on page 4-34. Even with StabiliTrak
down and adjust your driving to the road conditions.
Under certain conditions, you might want to turn
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StabiliTrak off, such as when driving through deep
snow and loose gravel, to help maintain vehicle motion
at lower speeds.
The Antilock Brake System (ABS) improves your
vehicle's stability when you make a hard stop on a
slippery road. Even though you have ABS, begin
stopping sooner than you would on dry pavement.
See Antilock Brake System (ABS) on page 4-4.
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Allow greater following distance on any
slippery road.
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Watch for slippery spots. The road might be fine
until you hit a spot that is covered with ice. On an
otherwise clear road, ice patches can appear in
shaded areas where the sun cannot reach, such as
around clumps of trees, behind buildings, or under
bridges. Sometimes the surface of a curve or an
overpass can remain icy when the surrounding roads
are clear. If you see a patch of ice ahead of you,
brake before you are on it. Try not to brake while
you are actually on the ice, and avoid sudden
steering maneuvers.
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If You Are Caught in a Blizzard

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If you are stopped by heavy snow, you could be in
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a serious situation. You should probably stay with your
vehicle unless you know for sure that you are near
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, slow
help and you can hike through the snow. Here are some
things to do to summon help and keep yourself and
your passengers safe:
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Turn on the hazard warning flashers.
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Tie a red cloth to your vehicle to alert police that
you have been stopped by the snow.
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Put on extra clothing or wrap a blanket around you.
If you do not have blankets or extra clothing, make
body insulators from newspapers, burlap bags,
rags, floor mats — anything you can wrap around
yourself or tuck under your clothing to keep warm.