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Features & Controls
Running Your Engine While You're
Parked
(AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION)
It's better not to park.with the engine running. But if.you ever have to, here !are
some things to know.
'Exhaust)-.
Also, idring in a: closed-in-place
-c'm
let..deadly carbon monoxide
(CO)
into your
vehicle even %$he fan switch is at.the highest setting. One place this can
happen' is :a garage.. 'Exhaust-wiih
CO-can
corne
h e a d y .
Never
park
in a
garage-with.fhe engine running.
.Another closed-in place can be a blizzard. (See the Index under.BZizzai.d.)
It dan'b.e .dangerous. to get .out of your vehicle if the shift lever is not fully in
P (Park) with:ihe.parking brake firmly
set. Y o u r vehicle can roll. Don't leave
your vehicle whenthe engine is running unless you have to. If you've left the
engine running, the-.vehicle can move suddenly.
You or others. could be injured.
To be su-re your vehicle won't.move, even when you'-re on fairly level-ground,
aiways set your .parking-brake and move the shift lever to P
(Park).
If you are parking
on
.a hill, also. see the Index under Parking
on Hi' Z Zs.
Rough Idling-
If you notice rough idling
or
surging of
the engine, especially after long periods
of idling;.or during slow city driving, the
oxygen sensors may be clogged. If this
happens, place the automatic
'
transmission in P- (Park) .or manual
transmission in N (Neutral), firmly
apply the parlcing brake, and accelerate.
to
2000
rprn for two minutes. This will
clear the oxygen sensors,
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