Buick 1993 Skylark Owner's Manual page 178

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.
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 you
passengers .safe: Turn on your hazard flashers. Tie a re
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, burla
bags, rags, flsor mats
--
anything you can wrap around
yourself or tuck under your clothing to keep warm.
I
You can run the engine to keep warm, but be careful.
I
A
CAUTION:
dnow 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
from around the base of your vehicle, especia"--
any that is blocking your exhaust pipe. And
check around again from time to time to be'su
snow doesn't collect there.
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