Driving on Snow or IceMost of the time, those places where the tires meet theroad probably have good traction.However, if there is snow or ice between the tires andthe road, you can have a very slippery situation. You willhave a lot less traction, or grip, and will need to bevery 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 accelerate whendriving on a slippery road. Even though your vehicle hasthe Traction Control System (TCS), you will want to slowdown and adjust your driving to the road conditions.Under certain conditions, you may want to turn the TCSoff, such as when driving through deep snow and loosegravel, to help maintain vehicle motion at lower speeds.See Traction Control System (TCS) (CTS) on page 4-9 orTraction Control System (TCS) (CTS-V) on page 4-10.Also see StabiliTrak® System on page 4-12, If YourVehicle is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow on page 4-31and “Winter Tires” under Tires on page 5-58.4-28
