2003 Chevrolet Venture Owner's Manual - Page 316

Tie a red cloth to your vehicle to alert police that you've been stopped by the snow. Put 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. Snow can trap exhaust gases under your vehicle. This can cause deadly CO (carbon monoxide) gas to get inside. CQ 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 be sure snow to 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. Run your engine only as long as you must. This saves ifin L A ,-I,-- ,,I,, ;I II I yuu I u I tI tc c tyil IC, 1 I l a n c t t y u z c t I 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 neater run for a wniie. IucI. v v l m.. $".-I ~~ You can run the engine io keep warm, but be carefui. 4-29