Chevrolet 1993 Corvette Owner's Manual page 336

CHECK-
I
OR SERVICE
Parking Brake
and Automatic
Transmission
P
(Park)
Mechanism Check
Underbody Flu&ing
WHAT TO
DO
While parked, and with the parking brake set,
try
to
mrn
the key to Lack in each shift lever
position,
With an automatic transmission, the key should turn to Lock only when
the
shift.levex is.h
With a m a n u a l transmission,
the
key should turn to
Lock only when the shift lever is in
On vehicles with a key release button, try to turn the key to
Lock
without pressing -the button.
.The key should:turn to Luck only with the key button depressed. On all vehicles,
the key should
come out only
. i n
Lack.
: ' a
.
~
-~
P
(park).
R
(Reverse).
~ ~~ ~
Park on a fairly steep
hill, with
the
vehicle facing~downhill.- Keeping your foot on the r
. cI
dar
brake, set the parking .brake.
To check the. parking brake: With the- engine running and transmission .in
N
(Neutral), slowly
-remove foot pressure from the regular-brake pedal. Do
this until
the vehicleiis held by the
parking brake only.
To check the
P.
(Park) mechanism's holding ability: Shift
to
P
(Park). Then release all brakes.
At
least every spring use distilled water t o flush any cortosive materials from the underbody.
Take care to dean thoroughly any areas where mud.and other debris
can
collect.