If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice Or Snow - Oldsmobile 2003 Alero Owner's Manual

Run your engine only as long as you must. This saves
If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud,
fuel. When you run the engine, make it go a iiliie
faster than iust idle. That is, push the accelerator
Ice or Snow
slightly. This uses less fuel for the heat that you get and
it keeps the battery charged. You will need a
well-charged battery to restart the vehicle, and possibly need to spin the wheels, but you don't want to spin your
for signaling later on with your headlamps. Let the
heater run for a while.
In order to free your vehicle when it is stuck, you will
wheels too fast. The method known as "rocking" can
help you get out when you're stuck, but you must
use caution.
Then, shut the engine off and close the window almost all
the way to preserve the heat. Start the engine again and
repeat this only when you feel really uncomfortable 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 fairly vigorous exercises
every half hour or so until help comes.
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let your tires spin
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-..gh speed, they
injured. And, the transaxle or other parts of the
vehicle can overheat. That could cause an
engine compartment fire or other damage.
When you're stuck, spin the wheels as little as
possible. Don't spin the wheels above 35 mph
f55 km/h) as shown on the speedometer.
can expbde, and you or others
could
be
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