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car.
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ex-._.ust 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, especially any that
is
blocking your exhaust pipe.
And
check around
again from time to time to be sure snow
doesn’t collect there.
Open a window just
a
little on the side of the
vehicle that’s away from the wind. This will
help keep CO out.
nun
your
engme
only
as
lorig
as
yuu
must.
I
tlls 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 headlamps. Let the
heater run for a while.
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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