Buick 1998 Skylark Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 173)

Driving on Snow

Ice

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

road probably have good traction.

However, if there

snow

ice between your tires and

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

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

very careful.

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 the

least traction of all. You can get wet ice when it’s about

freezing

(32”

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.

If you have the Enhanced Traction System, keep the

transaxle shift lever

the OVERDRIVE

(03)

position

the system will be able to operate. It will improve

your ability to accelerate when driving on a slippery

road. Even though your vehicle has this system, you’ll

want to slow down and adjust your driving to the road

conditions. See “Enhanced Traction System” in

the Index.

you don’t have the Enhanced Traction System,

accelerate gently. Try not to break the fragile traction.

you accelerate too fast, the drive wheels will spin

and

polish the surface under the tires even more.

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Buick 1998 Skylark Owner's Manual Page 173