Buick 2005 LaCrosse User Manual download pdf (Page 259)

Driving on Snow or Ice

Most of the time, those places where your tires meet

the road probably have good traction.

However, if there is snow or ice between your 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.

If you have the traction control system (TCS), it

improves your ability to accelerate when driving on a

slippery road. Even though your vehicle has 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 4-8.

Unless you have the anti-lock braking system (ABS),

you will want to brake very gently, too. If you do

have ABS, see Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) on

page 4-6. ABS improves your vehicle’s stability when

you make a hard stop on a slippery road. Whether you

have ABS or not, you will want to 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.

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Buick 2005 LaCrosse User Manual Page 259