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
PARK
(P),
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 parking pawl in the transaxle,
so
you
can
pull
the
shift
lever
out of
PARK
(P).
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