GMC 2003 Savana - Manual (Page 222)

Whals the worst time For this? "We( ice.'' Very cold
snow or
¡00 can be stick and hand |o drive on. But wat
ice tan be even mere trouble because il may otter
the feast Iracticm of a If. You can get wet ice when it's
aboul Ireezing (3-2“F; O^C) and freezing rain begins
to fall. Try
10 avoid driving on wot ice until salt and sand
trews can gel there.
Whatever the condition — smooth ice. paeited. blowing
Or loose snow — drive wilh caulionj
Accelerate gently. Try not to break the fragile traction. H
you accalerate too fast, the drive wheels will spin and
polish the surface under the tires even more.
Your antidock brakes improve your vehicle’s stability
when you make a hard Slop on a slippery road.
Even Though you have an anli-lock braking system,
you'll wont to begin slopping sooner than you would on
dry pavement. See Braking on page 4-6.
• Allow greater following distance on any
slippery road.
■ Walch lor slippary spots. The road might be fine
until you hit a spot that’s covered wilh ice. On
an olherwisa dear road, ica patches may appear m
shaded areas where the sun can't reach: around
clumps oi troeS( behind buildings or under bridges.
Sometimes the surface of a curve or an overpass
may remain icy when the surrounding roads
are cleBin LI you see a patch of ice ahead of you,
brake before you are on il. Try not lo brake
while you're actually
On the ice, and avoid Sudden
sieoring rTtaneuvers.
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