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Reduce speed and use a suitable high gear, with smooth inputs.
Reduce speed, increase the safety gap and use a suitable high gear that allows control, operating the controls smoothly. This does not mean always selecting the highest gear even when the engine cannot respond, or applying the same approach without adaptation on a slope. Ice can also occur during daylight; there is no time when extra care should be abandoned.
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Take extra care only at night because ice cannot occur by day.
Accelerate sharply in a low gear.
Reduce speed and use a suitable high gear, with smooth inputs.
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