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Snow can trap exhaust gases under yo.ur vehicle.
This.can cause deadly
CO
(carbon rncmoxide) gas
to get: inside. CO could overcome you and kill
you. 'You can't .see it or smell it, so you might not
know it is in your vehicle. Clear away snow from
aruund the. base of your vehicle, especially any
that
is
blocking your exhaust pipe. And check
around again from time to
time-
to be.sure snow
doesn't col1ect:there.
Open a window just
a,
little on the side of the
vehicle that% away froin the wind. This will help
keep CO out.
Run
your engine o111y
as
long
as you
h~ust.
This s&veS-
fu.eL When you
run the engine, make it
g . - a
little faster
than
just
idle. That is,
push.
the, accelerator..slightIy. This
uses
less fuel
far
the heat that .you get
and it
keeps- the.
battery charg.ed. You willl
neecia
well-charged battery
'to
restart the vehicle, and possibly for signaling later
an
with.
your
headamps..
Let
the
heatex
run for
a
while.
Then,. shut the-engine
off
and dose the window almost
all the way to' p&erve the
heat.
Start the e.ngine again
and repe.at .this only when
you feel
ceally qxkbmfortable
from
the cold. But. do it
as
little as possible, Preserve the
fuel
as-
long- as you can. To help keep warm,
you can
get
out
of
the vehicle. and do some .faidy vlgorous -exercises
every half how
os
so until help comes.
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