Pontiac 1997 Bonneville Owner's Manual page 87

Engine Exhaust
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A
CAUTION:
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Engine exhaust
can kill.
It
contains the gas
carbon monoxide
(CO),
which you can't see or
smell.
It
can cause unco~~sciousness and death.
You might h'ave exhaust coming in if:
Your exhaust system sounds strange
Your vehicle gets rusty underneath.
Your vehicle was damaged in a collision.
Your vehicle was
damaged when driving over
high points
on the road or over road debris.
Repairs weren't done correctly.
Your vehicle or exhaust system had belen
If
you ever suspect exhaust is coming into
your vehicle:
Drive it only with all the windows down to
Have your vehicle fixed immediately,
or dBerent.
modified improperly,
blow out any
CO;
and
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Running Your Engine While
You're Parked
It's better not to park with the engine running. But if you
ever have to, here
are
some things to know.
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A
CAUTION:
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Idling the engine with the
clirn
3
control system
off could allow dangerous exhaust into
your vehicle (see the earlier Caution under
((Engine Exhaust')).
Also, idling in a closed-in
place can
let deadly
carbon monoxide (CO) into your vehicle even if
the fan switch
is
at the highest setting, One place
this can happen is a garage. Exhaust
--
with
CO
--
can come
in easily. NEVER park in a
garage with the engine running.
Another closed-in place can
be a
blizzard. (See
CLBlizzardS' in the Index.)
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