Parking Brake and Automatic Ikansmission PARK Underbody Flushing
(P)
Mechanism Check
At least every spring, use plain water to flush any
corrosive materials from
the
underbody. Take care to
clean thoroughly any areas where mud and other debris
can collect.
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Park
on
a
fairly steep hill, with the vehicle facing
downhill. Keeping your foot
on
the regular brake, set the
parking brake.
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To
check the parking brake: With
the
engine running
and transmission
in
NEUTRAL (N),
slowly remove
foot pressure from the regular brake pedal.
Do
this
until
the
vehicle
is held
by
the
parking brake
only.
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To
check the
PARK
(P)
mechanism's holding ability:
Shift to
PARK
(P). Then release all brakes. If your
vehicle is four-wheel drive, be sure the transfer case
is
not
in
NEUTRAL
(N).
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