1996 Buick LeSabre Owner's Manual - Page 183

0 Tie a red cloth to your vehicle to alert policethat you've been stopped by the snow. f i t on extra 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 -- anything you can wrap around yourself or tuck under your clothing to keep warm. 0 . ' , L I , 0 Snow can trap exhaust gases under your vehicle. This can cause deadly CO (carbon monoxide) gas to get inside. CO could overcomeyou and kill you. You can't see it orsmell it,so you might not know it is inyour vehicle. Clear away snow from around the base of your vehicle, especiallyany that is blocking your exhaust pipe. And check around again from time to time to be sure snow doesn't collectthere. Open a window just a little on the side of the vehicle that's away from the wind. This will help keep CO out. I Run your engine only as long as you must. This saves fuel. Whenyou run the engine, makeit go alittle faster than just idle. That push the acceleratorslightly. This is, uses less fuel for the that you get and it keeps the heat battery charged. You will need a well-charged battery to restart the vehicle, andpossibly for signaling later on with your headlamps. Let the heater run for awhile. You can run the engine keep w a r m , but be careful. to 4 4-27