Driving On Snow Or Ice - Chevrolet 2002 Corvette Owner's Manual

Driving on Snow or Ice

Most of the time, those places where your tires meet
the road probably have good traction.
However, if there is snow or ice between your tires
and the road, you can have a very slippery situation.
You'll have a lot less traction or "grip" and will need
to be very careful.
What's the worst time for this? "Wet ice." Very cold
snow or ice can be slick and hard to drive on. But wet
ice can be even more trouble because it may offer the
least traction of 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 wet ice until salt and sand crews
can get there.
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Whatever the condition
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or loose snow drive with caution.
Keep your traction control system on. It improves
your ability to accelerate when driving on a slippery
road. Even though your vehicle has the TCS system,
you'll want to slow down and adjust your driving to the
road conditions. If your vehicle has the optional Active
Handling System, it may also activate. See "Traction
Control System" and "Active Handling System" in
the Index.
smooth ice, packed, blowing
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