What Causes Slow Acceleration When Pressing the Gas Pedal in Winter?

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Slow acceleration when pressing the gas pedal in winter is due to clutch slippage. Symptoms of clutch slippage: Clutch slippage mainly manifests as the vehicle's speed failing to increase with the engine's rising RPM during acceleration. The engine's power cannot be fully transmitted to the drive wheels, resulting in weak driving performance, which is most noticeable when going uphill. Causes of clutch slippage: Insufficient friction on the clutch friction plate; shifting gears prematurely or disengaging gears before the clutch is fully engaged; prolonged driving with the clutch partially engaged or coasting with the clutch pedal depressed; shifting into or out of gear incompletely and then abruptly pressing the accelerator, causing abnormal wear on the clutch plate.