Leaving
Your
Vehicle With
the
Engine
Running (Automatic Transmission
Only)
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.
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 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 transmission,
so
you
can
pull the
shift
lever out
of
PARK
(P).
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