With all the snow we’ve been getting, you’re not alone if you have a vehicle that’s been buried in snow. The good news is that there’s really no harm to leaving it that way.
As it happens, leaving a car buried under multiple feet of snow isn’t all that damaging, according to Austin Hunt with Kendall Toyota of Bend.
Hunt, the dealership’s service drive manager, said dead batteries are the most likely problem an owner will encounter upon digging out a vehicle.
Hunt said once a car has been excavated from the snow, it’s best to let it run for a while before driving off, or even running the wipers or rolling down the windows.
“Any time a car’s been sitting for a long period of time, particularly if it’s been sitting in extreme cold, it’s gotta get warmed up and loosened up,” Hunt said.
Drivers should be sure they’ve fully dug out their car before climbing in to wait out the warm-up period, Hunt said, as snow can block the exhaust system and send exhaust in to the passenger compartment.
Source: The Bulletin
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