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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
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anything you can wrap around
yourself or tuck under your clothing to
keep warm.
You can run the engine to keep warm,
but be careful.
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Run your engine only as long as you
must. This saves fuel. When you run the
engine, make it go a little faster than
just idle. That is, push the accelerator
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 for signaling later on with your
headlights. Let the heater run for
awhile.
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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