Driving on Snow or IceMost of the time, those places where the tires meetthe road probably have good traction.However, if there is snow or ice between the tiresand the road, you can have a very slippery situation.You will have a lot less traction, or grip, and will needto be very careful.What is the worst time for this? Wet ice. Very cold snowor ice can be slick and hard to drive on. But wet icecan be even more trouble because it may offer the leasttraction of all. You can get wet ice when it is aboutfreezing, 32°F (0°C), and freezing rain begins to fall.Try to avoid driving on wet ice until salt and sand crewscan get there.Whatever the condition — smooth ice, packed, blowing,or loose snow — drive with caution.Traction control improves your ability to acceleratewhen driving on a slippery road. Even though yourvehicle has the Traction Control System (TCS), youwill want to slow down and adjust your driving tothe road conditions. Under certain conditions, youmay want to turn the TCS off, such as when drivingthrough deep snow and loose gravel, to help maintainvehicle motion at lower speeds. See Traction ControlSystem (TCS) (CTS) on page 4-9 or Traction ControlSystem (TCS) (CTS-V) on page 4-10. Also seeStabiliTrak® System on page 4-12, If Your Vehicle isStuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow on page 4-31and “Winter Tires” under Tires on page 5-57.4-28
