Leaving Your Vehicle With the
Engine Running
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It can be dangerous to leave your 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. 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 your
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 If you can,
it
means
that
the
shift lever wasn’t
fully
locked into PARK (P).
Torque Lock
If you are parking on
a
hill and you don’t shift your
transaxle into
PARK
(P) properly, the weight of the
vehicle may put too much force
on
the
parking pawl in
the transaxle. 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
transaxle,
so
you
can pull the shift lever out of PARK (P).
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