Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine
Running (Automatic Transmission
Models Only)
It can be dangerous to leave your vehicle with the
engine running. Your vehicle could move suddenlJ
if the shift lever
is
not fully in
PARK (P)
with the
parking brake firmly set. If you have four-wheel
drive with
a
manual transfer case shift lever 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.
If you have to leave your vehicle with the engine
running, be sure your vehicle
is
in
PARK (P) and yo~~r
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 pressing the
button on
a console shift lever).
If
YOLI
can,
it
means that
the shift lever wasn't fully locked
into
PARK (P).
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 br'ke 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)
kc$~w
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
~OLI
can
pull
the
shift
lever
out
of PARK (P).
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