1996 Pontiac Sunfire Owner's Manual - Page 176

0 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 orextra clothing, make body insulators from newspapers, burlapbags, rags, floor mats -- anything you can wrap around yourself or tuck under your clothing to keep warm. A CAUTION: Snow can trap exhaust gases under vehicle. your 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 of around the base your vehicle, especially any that is blocking your exhaust pipe. And check around again from time to timebe sure snow to doesn't collect there. Open a window just a little on the sideof the vehicle that's awayfrom the wind. This will help keep CO out. / 0 You can run the engine to keep warm, but be careful. Run your engine only as long as you must. This 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 awell-charged battery to restart the vehicle, and possibly for signalinglater on with your headlamps. Let the heater run forawhile. 4-27