1993 Oldsmobile Bravada Owner's Manual - Page 62

1993 Oldsmobile Bravada Manual

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Features & Controls Running Your Engine While You're Parked It's better not to park with the engine running. But if you ever have to, here are some things to know. f 1 Horn 1 Idling the engine with the air system control OFF could allow dangerous d L exhaust into your vehicle (see the earlier CAUTION under Engine I fihaust). I Also, idling in a closed-in place can let deadly carbon monoxide (CO) into I your vehicle even if the fan switch isat the highest setting. Osne place this can happen is a garage. Exhaust-with 'CO-can come in easily. Never park in a garage withthe.engine running. Another closed-in place can be a blizzard. (See theIndex vnder Blizzard.) I It can be dangerous to get out of your .vehicle ifthe shift lever is not fully in P (Park) with the parking brake firmly set. Your vehicle can roll. Don't leave your vehicle whenthe engine is running unlessYOU have to. If you've left the engine running, the vehicle can move suddenly. You or others could be injured. To be sure your vehicle won't move, even when you're on fairly level ground, always set your parking brake and move the shift lever to P (Park). If YOU are parking on a~hilP, if you're pulling a trailer,also see the M e x or under Parking on. Hills or Towing a Trailer. ~ You can sound the horn by pressing the horn symbol on your steering wheel.

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Features
&
Controls
Running
Your
Engine
While
You’re
Parked
It’s
better
not
to park with the engine running. But
if
you
ever
have
to, here are
some things to
know.
f
Idling the engine with the air system control
OFF
could
allow
dangerous
1
d
L
exhaust
into
your
vehicle
(see
the earlier
CAUTION
under
Engine
I
fihaust)
.
I
Also,
idling
in
a closed-in place can let deadly carbon monoxide
(CO)
into
I
your
vehicle
even
if
the
fan
switch
is
at
the
highest
setting. Osne place
this
can
happen
is
a
garage.
Exhaust-with
‘CO-can come
in
easily.
Never
park in
a
~
garage
with the.engine running.
Another closed-in
place can
be
a blizzard. (See
the
Index
vnder
Blizzard.)
It
can be dangerous
to
get out
of
your
.vehicle
if
the
shift
lever
is
not
fully
in
P
(Park)
with
the parking brake firmly set. Your vehicle can roll. Don’t
leave
your
vehicle
when
the
engine is running
unless
YOU
have
to.
If
you’ve
left the
engine
running, the vehicle
can
move
suddenly.
You
or
others
could
be
injured.
To
be
sure
your
vehicle won’t
move,
even
when
you’re
on
fairly
level
ground,
always
set
your parking brake
and
move
the
shift
lever
to
P
(Park).
If
YOU
are parking
on
a~hilP,
or
if
you’re
pulling
a
trailer, also
see
the
M e x
under
Parking
on.
Hills
or
Towing
a
Trailer.
I
1
Horn
You
can
sound
the
horn
by
pressing
the
horn
symbol
on
your
steering
wheel.