In summer it is a good idea to use a folding cardboard sunscreen which can be propped up inside the windscreen when the car is parked. This helps prevent the car and especially the steering wheel from becoming uncomfortably hot. These screens can be purchased inexpensively from Wal-Mart and other similar stores.
Never leave unaccompanied young children or animals in parked vehicles, especially in hot weather.
According to a report in USA Today in Mar-03, it is illegal in Washington State to leave a vehicle unattended with its engine running. I do not know if other states have similar laws. Apart from the obvious dangers, 10% of the cars stolen in the city of Tacoma, Washington State had been left with their engines running.
In small towns in the USA and Canada you often see cars in parking lots outside shops left unlocked, with windows down and keys in the ignition. However, visitors unfamiliar with local conditions should definitely always close the windows, lock the car and take the keys with them.
Since rental cars are often only supplied with one key, you may wish to obtain a duplicate key to guard against the risk of accidentally locking the key inside the car. Before doing this, check in the glove box and the boot in case a spare key or remote locking "clicker" is provided. The least expensive source for duplicate keys is a discount department store such as Wal-Mart, but they may not have key blanks for the latest models of foreign cars, in which case a specialist locksmith will usually be able to help you for only a slightly greater cost.
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