Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine
Running
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.
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
the regular brake pedal down. Then, see
if
you can
move the shift lever away from PARK
(P).
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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)” previously in this section.
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).
If you can, it means the shift lever wasn’t fully locked
into PARK (P).
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