1993 GMC Safari Owner's Manual - Page 198

Your Driving and the Road I f You're Caught in a Blizzard AM480031 AM480045 If youarestopped by heavysnow,youcould beinaserioussituation. You should probably stay with your vehicle unless you know for sure that you are nearhelpandyoucanhikethroughthe snow.Herearesome things to do to on your summonhelpandkeepyourselfandyourpassengerssafe:Turn hazard flashers. Tie a red cloth to your vehicle to alert police that you've beenstoppedbythesnow.Putonextraclothingorwrapablanketaround you.Ifyouhavenoblanketsorextraclothing,makebodyinsulatorsfrom newspapers,burlapbags,rags,floormats-anythingyoucanwraparound to keepwarm. yourselfortuckunderyourclothing Youcan runtheenginetokeepwarm,butbecareful. L Snowcan trap exhaust gases under your vehicle. This can cause h deadly CO (carbonmonoxide)gas to getinside. CO couldovercome youandkillyou. You can'tsee it or smellit, so youmightnotknow it isinyourvehicle.Clearawaysnowfromaroundthebase ofyour vehicle,especiallyanythatisblockingyourexhaustpipe.Andcheck around again from time to time to besuresnowdoesn'tcollectthere. Openawindowjustalittleonthesideofthevehiclethat'saway fromthewind.Thiswillhelpkeep CO out... b m Runyourengineonlyaslongasyoumust. This savesruel. wnen yourun theengine,make it go a little fasterthanjustidle.Thatis,pushthe 4-42