Chevrolet 1994 Cavalier Owner's Manual page 60

2.
Move the shift lever into the P (Park)
position like this: Hold in the button
on the lever, and push the lever all
the way toward the front of your
vehicle.
3. Move the ignition key to
Lock.
4.
Remove the key and take it with you.
If you can walk away from your
vehicle with the ignition key in your
hand, your vehicle is in P (Park).
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(AUTOllrlATIC TRANSAXLE MODELS ONLY)
If you have to leave your vehicle with
the engine running, be sure your vehicle
is in P (Park) and your parking brake is
firmly set before you leave it. After
you've moved the shift lever into the P
(Park) position, hold the regular brake
pedal down. Then, see if you can move
the shift lever away from P (Park)
without first pushing the button.
If you can, it means that the shift lever
wasn't fully locked into P (Park).
Torque Lock
(AUTOMATIC RWVSAXLE)
If you are parking on a hill and you
don't shift your transaxle into P (Park)
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 P
(Park). This is called "torque lock." To
prevent torque lock, set the parking
brake and then shift into P (Park)
properly before you leave the driver's
seat. To find out how, see Shifting
Into
P (Park)
in the
Index.
When you are ready to drive, move the
shift lever out of P (Park) 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 transaxle, so you can
pull the shift lever out of P (Park).