snowtires, snowtires, and again snowtires!


Blizzaks on all 4 corners of our 98 E300TD and its a fine car for the winter. Without snow tires, it sucks for sure, but then the same is true for FWD cars in my experience. I'd also go as far as to say that RWD with snowtires is better than AWD with all seasons...tires make that much of a difference to me. AWD will help in the real deep stuff and if you're stuck.


Put the transmission in "W", and be prepared to toggle off the traction control as needed to get rolling in especially slick conditions, then reengage the traction control once rolling. The electronic stability program will not let the car fishtail.