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2007 Buick Rendezvous Owner Manual

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If you do not have TCS, accelerate gently. Try not
to break the fragile traction. If you accelerate
too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the
surface under the tires even more.

Unless you have the Anti-Lock Brake System
(ABS), you will want to brake very gently, too. If
you do have ABS, see

Anti-Lock Brake System

(ABS) on page 307

. 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.

Remember, unless you have ABS, if you brake so
hard that your wheels stop rolling, you will just
slide. Brake so your wheels always keep rolling
and you can still steer.

Whatever your braking system, 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.

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  • Whatever your braking system, 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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