MANUAL PARK RELEASE
WARNING!
You should be seated in the driver’s seat with your foot firmly placed on the brake pedal to
maintain control of the vehicle before activating the Manual Park Release. If possible, you
should apply the parking brake. Activating the Manual Park Release will allow your vehicle to
roll away if it is not secured or properly connected to a tow vehicle. Activating the Manual Park
Release on an unsecured vehicle could lead to serious injury or death for those in or around the
vehicle.
In order to move the vehicle in cases where the transmission will not shift out of PARK (such as a
dead battery), a Manual Park Release is available.
Follow these steps to activate the Manual
Park Release:
1. Apply firm pressure to the brake pedal while
seated in the driver’s seat.
2. Apply the parking brake if possible.
3. Using a small screwdriver or similar tool,
remove the Manual Park Release access
cover, which is to the lower left of the steer-
ing column.
4.
The Manual Park Release access cover is con-
nected to a red tether strap. Pull the tether
strap out as far as it will go, then release it. The transmission should now be in NEUTRAL, allowing
the vehicle to be moved.
NOTE:
When the lever is locked in the released position, the tether will remain outside of the trim panel
and the access cover cannot be re-installed.
5. Release the parking brake only when the vehicle is securely connected to a tow vehicle.
To Reset The Manual Park Release:
1. Pull the tether strap out again, then release it.
2. Allow the tether to retract with the lever back to its original position.
3. Verify that the transmission is in PARK.
4. Confirm that the tether has retracted fully and re-install the access cover. If the access cover
cannot be re-installed, repeat steps 1 through 3.
Manual Park Release Access Cover
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