If You Are Caught in a Blizzard- Page 252

2006 Buick Lucerne Owner Manual

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Your Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) improves your
vehicle’s stability when you make a hard stop on
a slippery road. Even though you have ABS, you will
want to begin stopping sooner than you would on
dry pavement. See

Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)

on page 4-7

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Allow greater following distance on any slippery road.

Watch for slippery spots. The road might be fine until
you hit a spot that is covered with ice. On an
otherwise clear road, ice patches may appear in
shaded areas where the sun cannot reach, such as
around clumps of trees, behind buildings, or under
bridges. Sometimes the surface of a curve or an
overpass may remain icy when the surrounding
roads are clear. If you see a patch of ice ahead of
you, brake before you are on it. Try not to brake while
you are actually on the ice, and avoid sudden
steering maneuvers.

If You Are Caught in a Blizzard

If you are stopped by heavy snow, you could be in a
serious situation. You should probably stay with
your vehicle unless you know for sure that you are near
help and you can hike through the snow. Here are
some things to do to summon help and keep yourself
and your passengers safe:

Turn on your hazard flashers.

Tie a red cloth to your vehicle to alert police that
you have been stopped by the snow.

Put on extra clothing or wrap a blanket around you.
If you do not have blankets or extra clothing, make
body insulators from newspapers, burlap bags,
rags, floor mats — anything you can wrap around
yourself or tuck under your clothing to keep warm.

You can run the engine to keep warm, but be careful.

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  • Allow greater following distance on any slippery road.
  • Watch for slippery spots.
  • Turn on your hazard flashers.
  • Tie a red cloth to your vehicle to alert police that you have been stopped by the snow.
  • Put on extra clothing or wrap a blanket around you.

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