Oldsmobile 2003 Silhouette Owner's Manual page 290

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
about freezing (32°F; OOC) 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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smooth ice, packed, blowing
or loose snow
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drive with caution.
If you have traction control, keep the system on. It will
improve your ability to accelerate when driving on a
slippery road. But you can turn the traction system
off
if you ever need to. You should turn the system off
if your vehicle ever gets stuck in sand, mud, ice,
or snow. See If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or
Snow on page 4-30. Even though your vehicle has
a traction system you'll want to slow down and adjust
your driving to the road conditions. See Traction Control
System (TCS) on page 4- 10.
If you don't have a traction system, accelerate gently.
Try not to break the gentle traction. If you accelerate
too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface
under the tires even more.
Unless you have the anti-lock braking system, you'll
want to brake very gently, too. (If you do have anti-lock,
see Braking on page 4-6. This system improves your
vehicle's stability when you make a hard stop on a
slipperv road.) Whether you have
the
anti-lock braking
system or not, you'll want to begin stopping sooner than
you would on dry pavement. Without anti-lock brakes,
if you feel your vehicle begin to slide, let up on the
brakes a little. Push the brake pedal down steadily to
get the most traction you can.
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