(Electronic Shifter) - Cadillac CT4 2023 Owner's Manual

268 Driving and Operating
Warning (Continued)
It is dangerous to get out of
the vehicle if the shift lever
is not fully in P (Park) with
the parking brake firmly set.
The vehicle can roll.
Do not leave the vehicle
when the engine is running.
If you have left the engine
running, the vehicle can
move suddenly. You or
others could be injured. To
be sure the vehicle will not
move, even when you are on
fairly level ground, always
set the parking brake and
move the shift lever to
P (Park). See Shifting Into
Park (Mechanical Shifter)
0 267 or
Shifting Into Park (Electronic
Shifter) 0 268. If you are
towing a trailer, see Driving
Characteristics and Towing
Tips 0 358.
If you have to leave the vehicle
with the engine running, be
sure the vehicle is in P (Park)
and the parking brake is set
before you leave it. After you
have moved the shift lever
into P (Park), hold the regular
brake pedal down. Then, see if
you can move the shift lever
away from P (Park) without
first pressing the button.
If you can, it means that the
shift lever was not fully locked
in P (Park).
Torque Lock
Torque lock is when the
weight of the vehicle puts too
much force on the parking
pawl in the transmission. This
happens when parking on a hill
and shifting the transmission
into P (Park) is not done
properly and then it is difficult
to shift out of P (Park). To
prevent torque lock, set the
parking brake and then shift
into P (Park). To find out how,
see Shifting Into Park listed
previously.
If torque lock does occur, your
vehicle may need to be pushed
uphill by another vehicle to
relieve the parking pawl
pressure, so you can shift out
of P (Park).
Shifting Into Park

(Electronic Shifter)

To shift into P (Park):
1. Hold the brake pedal down
and set the parking brake.
See Electric Parking Brake
0 287.
2. Press the button on top of
the shift lever to shift into
P (Park). See Automatic
Transmission (Mechanical
Shifter) 0 272 or
Automatic Transmission
(Electronic Shifter) 0 275.
3. The P indicator on the shift
lever will turn red when the
vehicle is in P (Park).
If the vehicle is shifted into
P (Park) on a hill, the
Electric Parking Brake
(EPB) may apply