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Important Safety Precautions
CAUTION
Do not leave children in a
parked or stopped vehicle with
the engine running for an
extended period of time.
• Do not idle the engine in a
closed-in place, such as the
garage. Carbon monoxide
(CO) gas could get into your
vehicle.
• Idling the engine with the
windows closed and the air
conditioning fan off (if
equipped), may allow dan-
gerous exhaust fumes into
your vehicle.
CAUTION
(Continued)
• It can also be very dangerous
to drive with the trunk, rear
windows, hatch or rear doors
open. If you must drive with
one of these open or with
their seal broken, make sure
all other windows are closed
and turn the fan on to the
highest speed using any set-
ting that brings in outside air.
Doing this will force outside
air into the vehicle.
• Make sure that no window,
door, trunk or hatch at the
rear of the vehicle is open if
you are pulling a trailer.
CAUTION
(Continued)
• Engine exhaust may also be
entering your vehicle if:
– your exhaust system
sounds strange or different
– your vehicle gets rusty
underneath
– your vehicle has been
damaged or improperly
serviced
– the base of your vehicle,
especially your exhaust
pipe, is blocked by snow or
debris
If you suspect that exhaust is
entering your vehicle, drive
with all the windows open, turn
the air conditioning (if
equipped) on to any setting
that circulates outside air and
have the vehicle serviced imme-
diately.
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Important Safety Precautions
WATER AND YOUR VEHICLE
CAUTION
After a car wash or driving
through a puddle, the brakes
may not work well. Apply light
pedal pressure until the brakes
work normally.
Do not drive through deep
puddles. If water enters into an
air inlet, it might damage the
engine. If you must drive
through a puddle, drive careful-
ly so as not to allow the water to
splash against the underbody of
the vehicle.
CAUTION
(Continued)
Flowing or rushing water
creates strong forces. If you try
to drive through flowing water,
as you might at a low water
crossing, your vehicle can be
carried away. As little as six
inches of flowing water can
carry away a smaller vehicle. If
this happens, you and other
vehicle occupants could drown.
Don’t ignore police warning
signs, and otherwise be very
cautious about trying to drive
through flowing water.
DRIVING ON HILLS
CAUTION
(Continued)
If you need to stop on a hill, do
not hold the vehicle there with
the accelerator pedal. This
could damage the transmission.
Apply the brakes to hold the
vehicle in position.
When you are going down a
steep hill, use a lower shift
range, along with the brakes, to
control the vehicle’s speed.
Do not coast downhill in
Neutral or with the ignition off.
The brakes could overheat and
you could have an accident.
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