What should you do if you become stranded in snow?
- Keep the engine running constantly for heating
- All of these
- Run your vehicle engine for approximately 5 minutes every hour for heating ✓
- Leave your vehicle to look for help
Answer: C. Run your vehicle engine for approximately 5 minutes every hour for heating
Run the engine for about five minutes every hour to warm the interior.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says that if you run the car to stay warm while stranded, you should do it only for about five minutes each hour. It also warns that running it longer or carelessly lets carbon monoxide build up inside, which can cause dizziness or drowsiness and even death. So the short hourly run gives you heat while limiting that risk, and the handbook adds that you should keep a window slightly open and make sure someone stays awake.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Keep the engine running constantly for heating — Running the engine non-stop for heat is not what the handbook advises; it tells you to limit running to about five minutes each hour because carbon monoxide can build up in the car.
- B. All of these — Not every listed choice is right, since leaving the vehicle to find help is discouraged and constant engine running is not advised.
- D. Leave your vehicle to look for help — The handbook says to stay with your vehicle unless you are absolutely sure you can reach help, so going out to look for help is not the default.
Remember it
Short and hourly: five minutes of engine, then off, with a window cracked open.