Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine
Running (Automatic Transmission Only)
I
It
can
be dangerous to leave
yuur
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.
If you have
four-wheel drive and your transfer case is in
NEUTRAL
(N),
your vehicle
will
be free
to
roll,
even
if
your shift lever is in
PARK
(P).
So
be sure
the transfer case is in
a
drive gear
--
not in
NEUTRAL
(N).
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.
Torque
Lock
(Automatic Transmission)
If
you
are
parking
on
a
hill and
you
don’t
shift
your
transmission into
PARK
(P)
properly,
the
weight
of
the
vehicle may put too much force on the parking pawl
in
the transmission. 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.
When you are ready to
drive,
move the shift lever out
of
PARK (P)
before
you release the parking brake.
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 transmission,
so
you
can pull
the
shift lever out of PARK (P).
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