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Driving on Snow or Ice

Most of the time, those places where the tires meet the

road probably have good traction.

However, if there is snow or ice between the tires and

the road, you can have a very slippery situation. You will

have a lot less traction, or grip, and will need to be

very careful.

What is 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 is 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.

Whatever the condition — smooth ice, packed, blowing,

or loose snow — drive with caution.

Traction control improves your ability to accelerate when

driving on a slippery road. Even though your vehicle

has the Traction Control System (TCS), you will want to

slow down and adjust your driving to the road

conditions. Under certain conditions, you may want to

turn the TCS off, such as when driving through

deep snow and loose gravel, to help maintain vehicle

motion at lower speeds. See Traction Control System

(TCS) on page 4-9, StabiliTrak

System on page 4-11,

Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out on page 4-32,

and “Winter Tires” under Tires on page 5-57.

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