Parking Brake and Automatic
Transmission Park
(P)
Mechanism
Check
WI
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ou are doing
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check, your vehicle
could begin to move. You or others could be
injured and property could be damaged. Make
sure there is room in front of your vehicle in
case
it
begins to roll. Be ready
to
apply the
regular brake at once should the vehicle begin
to move.
Park on a fairly steep hill, with the vehicle facing
downhill. Keeping your foot on the regular brake, set the
parking brake.
To
check the parking brake’s holding ability:
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.
ability: With the engine running, shift to PARK
(P).
Then release the parking brake followed by the
regular brake.
To check the PARK
(P)
mechanism’s holding
Underbody Flushing Service
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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