Shifting Out Of Park (Automatic Transmission) - Chevrolet 2009 Cobalt Owner's Manual

Torque Lock (Automatic Transmission)
If you are parking on a hill and you do not shift into
P (Park) 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
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 seat. To find
out how, see Shifting Into Park (Automatic Transmission)
on page 2-32.
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 parking pawl in the transmission,
so you can pull the shift lever out of P (Park).
Shifting Out of Park
(Automatic Transmission)
This vehicle is equipped with an electronic shift lock
release system. The shift lock release is designed to:
•
Prevent ignition key removal unless the shift
lever is in P (Park) with the shift lever button
fully released, and
•
Prevent movement of the shift lever out of
P (Park) unless the ignition is in ON/RUN or
ACC/ACCESSORY and the regular brake pedal
is applied.
The shift lock release is always functional except
in the case of a an uncharged or low voltage
(less than 9 volt) battery.
If the vehicle has an uncharged battery or a battery
with low voltage, try charging or jump starting the
battery. See Jump Starting on page 5-39 for more
information.
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