1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 177

U3023 If You're Caught in a Blimrd If you are stopped by heavy snow, you could be in a serious situation. You should probably stay with your vehicle unless you know for sure that you are near help and you can hike through the snow. Here are some things to do to summon help and keep yourself and your passengers safe: Turn on your hazard flashers. Tie a red cloth to your vehicle toalert police that you've been stoppedby the snow. Put on extra clothing or wrap a I blanket around you.If you have no blankets or extra clothing, make body insulators from newspapers, burlap bags, rags, floor mats-anything you can wrap around yourself or tuck under your clothingto keep warm. You can run the engine to keep warm, but be careful. Snow can trap exhaust gases under your vehicle. This ca Lituse deadly CO (carbon monoxide) gas to get inside.CC could overcome you and kill yo1 You can't see it or smell it, so v( might not know it was in you vehicle. Clear away snow from around the baseof your vehicle, especially any that is blocking your exhaust pipe. And check around again from time to time be sure to snow doesn't collect there. .-.~~-G~~:~.-~:::j~ -.> I ,-.;-z$ Open a window just a little on-the side of the vehicle that's away from wind. This will help keep CO . ., , i2-j / : %+ vu t. 175