1996 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 189
1996 Pontiac Firebird Manual
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Turn on your hazard flashers. Tie a red cloth to your vehicle to alert police that you've been stopped by the snow. I ) . A CAUTION: I 1.;- ,Insulators from newspapers, burlap bags, rags, floor :. z;5 . _ .,,.'mats-- anything you can wrap around yourself or ,.i: !tuckunder your clothing to keeD warm t '. - : . -'-' Put on extra clothing or wrap a blanket around YQU. If you have no blankets or extra clothing, make body ..., -. -5. , _I Snow can trap exhaust gases under yourvehicle. This can cause deadly (carbon monoxide) gas CO to get inside.CO could overcome youand 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 baseof your vehicle, especially any that is blocking your exhaust pipe. And check around again from time time tobe sure snow to doesn't collect there. Open a window just a little on theside of the vehicle that's away from the wind. This will help keep CO out. You can run the engine to keep warm, but be careful. 4-28