"Cathy F." <clfr@adelphiadot.net> wrote in message
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> "Bud H" <budh@SPAMREMOVEwmis.net> wrote in message
> news:MaGdnRzXNrB1XFrYnZ2dnUVZ_oipnZ2d@t-one.net...
>>I bought a new 2006 Matrix XR 2WD last May with VSC, ABS, and traction
>>control that now has about 10,000 miles on the tires. With the zero
>>degree temperatures in northern Indiana, I ventured out earlier this
>>afternoon and I was slipping all over the place in the packed snow - the
>>traction control (spinning tires) symbol was coming on frequently -- I had
>>to concentrate on stepping VERY gently on the accelerator to avoid the
>>tire spin.
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> Also, if you're driving an automatic, try starting up from full stops in
> 2nd gear.
>

Putting a vehicle with an automatic transmission in 2 range limits upshifts
to 3rd gear. The transmission in effect becomes a 2 speed transmission,
starting in first and then shifting to second. Some automatic transmissions
have a snow mode that starts in 2nd gear.
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Ray O
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