Oldsmobile Bravada 1997 - Leaving Vehicle with Engine Running Safety

2. hlove the shift lever into PARK (P) position like this:
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 unless you have to.
0 Hold in the button on the lever.
Push the lever all the way toward the front of
the vehicle.
3. TLIIII the ignition key to LOCK.
4. Remove the key and take it with YOLI. If you can
remove the key and
leave your vehicle, your vehicle
is in PARK (P).
If you have to leave your vehicle. with the engine
running,
be s111-e to firndy set your parking brake and
shifi into PARK (P) before you leave it. After you’ve
n~oved the shift lever into the PARK (P) position, hold
the reg~~lar brake pedal ckwn. 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
FLIIIY locked into PARK (P).
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