Buick 1993 Skylark Owner's Manual page 86

P
-Running Your Engine While You're
'Parked
It's better n.ot
to park
with the engine running. But i f
YOU
ever have to, here are~same things to h o w .
Idling the engine with tfie air
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em control off
8could al~low dangerous exhaust into j o u r vehilcle
(see the earlier Cawtionunder "'Engine IExhaust":
Also, idling In a Closed-in> place can let' 'dead.,
'carbon monoxide (CO) into yo~ur ve,hicle e w n i f
t'he fan switch
is
at the highest setting. One placl
this
can happen is agarage. Exhaust
--
with CO
can came in easily. #NEVER park in a garage with
the engine running.
Another clq3ed8-in; place can be a blizzard. l(See
in the Index.)
nued:
It
can 'be dangerous ta get 'olut lof ,your vehicle if
'the shift lever is not fully
in
T '
(Park) witlh trhe
parking brake flirmly set. Your vehicle
can
roll.
Dm't leave yaur vehic;le when the engine
is
running unless you have to. If you've lefi the
enlgine running, the vehicle can move suddenly.
You
or others cou!ld be injured. To be sure yow'r
vehicle wonlpt move, even when
you're on fair
~
level gramd, always set your parking brake and'
move the shift lever to "P" (Park).
Follow the prope!r steps to be sure your vehicle
wm't move. See "S'hifting Into
'PB
(Park)"'
in
the
Inde?.
If you are parking on a hill, or if you'lre pulling a
trailer, atso see
"Parking
OM
Hills"' or "Towing, a
'Trailer" in th'e Index.
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