Leaving
Your
Vehicle
With
the
Engine
Running
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
you
have to.
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
(or,
if
you
have the
console shift lever, without first pressing the button).
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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