Pontiac 2008 G5 Owner's Manual page 215

If you have the Enhanced Traction System (ETS), it will
improve your ability to accelerate when driving on a
slippery road. Even if you have ETS, slow down and
adjust your driving to the road conditions. See Enhanced
Traction System (ETS) on page 4-9.
If your vehicle does not have ETS, accelerate gently.
Try not to break the fragile traction. If you accelerate too
fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface
under the tires even more.
Unless your vehicle has the Antilock Brake System
(ABS), you will want to brake very gently, too. If you do
have ABS, see Antilock Brake System (ABS) on
page 4-5. ABS improves your vehicle's stability when you
make a hard stop on a slippery road. Whether your
vehicle has ABS or not, begin stopping sooner than you
would on dry pavement. Without ABS, 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.
Remember, unless your vehicle has ABS, if you brake
so hard that the wheels stop rolling, your vehicle will just
slide. Brake so the wheels always keep rolling and you
can still steer.
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Whatever your vehicle's braking system, 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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