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Snowcantrapengineexhaustunderthevehicle.
Thismaycauseexhaustgasestogetinside.
Engineexhaustcontains carbonmonoxide (CO)
whichcannotbeseenorsmelled. Itcancause
unconsciousness andevendeath.
Formoreinformation aboutcarbonmonoxide, see
EngineExhaustonpage3‑44.
Snowcantrapexhaustgasesunderyourvehicle.
ThiscancausedeadlyCO(carbonmonoxide) gas
togetinside.COcouldovercome youandkillyou.
Youcannotseeitorsmellit,soyoumightnot
knowitisinyourvehicle. Clearawaysnowfrom
aroundthebaseofyourvehicle, especially any
thatisblockingtheexhaust.
Ifthevehicleisstuckinthesnow:
.
Clearawaysnowfromaroundthebaseof
yourvehicle, especially anythatisblocking
theexhaustpipe.
.
.
Checkagainfromtimetotimetobesure
snowdoesnotcollectthere.
Runtheengineforshortperiodsonlyasneededto
keepwarm,butbecareful.
Openawindowabout5cm(twoinches)on
thesideofthevehiclethatisawayfromthe
windtobringinfreshair.
Tosavefuel,runtheengineforonlyshortperiodsas
neededtowarmthevehicleandthenshuttheengine
offandclosethewindowmostofthewaytosaveheat.
Repeatthisuntilhelparrivesbutonlywhenyoufeel
reallyuncomfortable fromthecold.Movingaboutto
keepwarmalsohelps.
.
.
Fullyopentheairoutletsonorunderthe
instrument panel.
AdjusttheClimateControlsystemtoasetting
thatcirculates theairinsidethevehicleand
setthefanspeedtothehighestsetting.
SeeClimateControlSystemintheIndex.
Ifittakessometimeforhelptoarrive,nowandthen
whenyouruntheengine,pushtheaccelerator pedal
slightly sotheenginerunsfasterthantheidlespeed.
Thiskeepsthebatterychargedtorestartthevehicle
andtosignalforhelpwiththeheadlamps. Dothisas
littleaspossibletosavefuel.
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| Categories | Cadillac Escalade Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac Escalade 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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