Pontiac Sunfire owners manual page 202

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from the cold. But do it as little as possible. Preserve the CAUTION: fuel as long as you can. To help keep warm, you can get out of the vehicle and do some fairly vigorous exercises Snow can trap exhaust gases under your vehicle.every half hour or so until help comes. This can cause deadly CO (carbon monoxide) gasRecreational Vehicle Towing to get inside. CO could overcome you and killYou can tow your vehicle behind another vehicle for use you. You can’t see it or smell it, so you might notat your destination. Be sure to use proper towing know it is in your vehicle. Clear away snow fromequipment designed for recreational towing. Follow the around the base of your vehicle, especially anyinstructions for the towing equipment. that is blocking your exhaust pipe. And checkIf your vehicle is equipped with a remote keyless entry around again from time to time to be sure snowsystem, it also has the content theft feature. If the doesn’t collect there. vehicle it towed as recommended, with the ignition in Open a window just a little on the side of theOFF, or if necessary, with the ignition off and the key vehicle that’s away from the wind. This will helpout, it may be necessary to do one of the following: keep CO out. Prior to towing do not lock your car doors with the remote keyless entry transmitter. Do not enable the Run your engine only as long as you must. This savescontent theft feature. fuel. When you run the engine, make it go a little fasterRemove the BCM/CLU fuse in the instrument panel than just idle. That is, push the accelerator slightly. Thisfuse block. This is located under the driver’s side uses less fuel for the heat that you get and it keeps theinstrument panel cover. After towing, remember to battery charged. You will need a well-charged battery toreinstall the fuse to restore normal vehicle operation. restart the vehicle, and possibly for signaling later onIf the vehicle it towed at a large angle, or if the vehicle with your headlamps. Let the heater run for a while.experiences significant braking forces, the trunk “open” Then, shut the engine off and close the window almostsensor may be actuated, enabling content theft and all the way to preserve the heat. Start the engine againsounding the horn (while in tow). and repeat this only when you feel really uncomfortable 4-29

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