1993 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 79

Engine Exhaust lwnoxide (CO), which you can't see or smell. It citn Gause unconsciousness anddeath. ile brining Your Engine Whl You're Parkec (AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE) Youmight have exhaust coming in if: * Your exhaust system sounds strange or difirent. * Your vehicle gets rusty underneith. Your vehicle was damaged in a collision. * Your vehicle was damaged when driring over high points on the road or over road debris. 9 Repairs weren't done correctly. 0 Your vehicle or exhaust system has been modifiedimpmperly. If you ever suspect exhaustis cuming into your vehicle: * Drive it only with al the l windows down to blow out any CO; and * Have it fixed immediately. ' 's better not to park with the enginerunning. But if you ever have to, here are >me things to know. c I , I Idling the engine with the air system control OFF could dlow dangerous L exhaustintoyourvehicle (see the earlier CAUTION under Engine I Also, idling in a closed-in place canlet deadly carbon monoxide (CO)into your vehicle even if the hn switch is at the highest setting. One 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 placecan be a blizzard. (See the InHax:under Blizzard.) It can be dangerous t get out o your vehicleif the shift lever is not hlly in o f 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 yob've left the engine running, the vehicle c& mam suddenly. You or others could be injured. T be sure your vehicle won't move, even when you're on fairly level o ground, always set your parking brake and mcwe the shift lever t P (Park). o ~f are p a r b g on a hill, o if you're pulling a trailer, also see the ~ d you r na under hrking on Hills or Taoing a Trailer. '