Leaving
Your
Vehicle With the
Engine Running
I
A
CAUTION:
It can be dangerous to leave your vehicle with the
engine running. Your vehicle could move
suddenly if the shift lever
is
not fully in
PARK
(P)
with the parking brake
firmly
set. And, if you
leave the vehicle with the engine running, it could
overheat and even catch fire.
You
or
others could
be injured. Don’t leave your vehicle with the
engine running unless
vou
have to.
I
If you have to leave your vehicle with the engine
running, be sure your vehicle
is
in PARK
(P)
and your
parking brake is firmly
set
before you leave
it.
After
you’ve moved the shift lever into the PARK
(P)
position, hold the regular brake pedal down. Then, see
if you
can
move the shift lever away
from
PARK
(P)
without first pulling
it
toward you. If you
can,
it means
that the shift lever wasn’t fully locked into
PARK
(P).
Torque
Lock
If
you
are
parking on a hill and you don’t shift your
transaxle into PARK
(P)
properly, the weight
of
the
vehicle may put too much force on the parking pawl
in
the transaxle. You may find it difficult to pull the shift
lever out of
PARK
(P).
This is called “torque lock.”
To
prevent torque lock, set the parking brake
and
then shift
into
PARK
(P)
properly before
you
leave the driver’s
seat.
To
find
out
how,
see
“Shifting Into
PARK
(P)”
in
the Index.
If torque lock does occur, you may need to have another
vehicle push yours a little uphill to take some
of
the
pressure from the transaxle,
so
you can pull the shift
lever out of PARK
(P).
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