If You’re Caught In A Blizzard - Suzuki reno 2006 Owner's Manual

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle:
vehicle's stability when you make a hard
stop on a slippery road.) Whether you
have an anti-lock braking system or not,
you'll want to begin stopping sooner than
you would on dry pavement. Without anti-
lock brakes, if you feel your vehicle begin
to slide, let up on the brakes a little. Push
the brake pedal down steadily to get the
most traction you can.
Remember, unless you have anti-lock, if
you brake so hard that your wheels stop
rolling, you'll just slide. Brake so your
wheels always keep rolling and you can
still steer.
• Whatever your braking system, allow
greater following distance on any slip-
pery road.
• Watch for slippery spots. The road might
be fine until you hit a spot that's covered
with ice. On an otherwise clear road, ice
patches may appear in shaded areas
where the sun can't reach: around
clumps of trees, behind buildings or
under bridges. Sometimes the surface of
a curve or an overpass may remain icy
when the surrounding roads are clear. If
you see a patch of ice ahead of you,
brake before you are on it. Try not to
brake while you're actually on the ice,
and avoid sudden steering maneuvers.
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If You're Caught in a Blizzard
If you are stopped by heavy snow, you
could be in a serious situation. You should
probably stay with your vehicle unless you
know for sure that you are near help and
you can hike through the snow. Here are
some things to do to summon help and
keep yourself and your passengers safe:
• Turn on your hazard flashers.
• Tie a red cloth to your vehicle to alert
police that you've been stopped by the
snow.
• Put on extra clothing or wrap a blanket
around you. If you have no blankets or
extra clothing, make body insulators
from newspapers, burlap bags, rags,
floor mats – anything you can wrap
around yourself or tuck under your cloth-
ing to keep warm.
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DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE
You can run the engine to keep warm, but
be careful.
WARNING
Snow can trap exhaust gases under
your vehicle. This can cause deadly
CO (carbon monoxide) 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
around 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 collect there.
Open a window just a little on the
side of the vehicle that's away from
the wind. This will help keep CO out.
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