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Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine
Running (Automatic Transmission
Models Only)
I
A
CAUTION:
It can be dangerous to leave your vehicle with the
engine running. Your vehicle could move suddenly
if the shift lever is not fully in
PARK (P)
with the
parking brake firmly set. If you have four-wheel
drive with a manual transfer case shift lever and
your
transfer case is in
NEUTRAL (N),
your
vehicle will be free to roll, even if your shift lever
is in PARK (P). So
be
sure the transfer case
is
in a
drive gear
--
not in NEUTRAL (N). And, if you
leave the vehicle with the engine running, it could
overheat and even catch fire. You or others could
be injured. Don't leave your vehicle with the
engine running unless you have to.
If you have to leave your vehicle with the engine
running, be sure your vehicle is in PARK (P) and your
parking brake is firmly set before you leave it. After
you've moved the shift lever into the PARK (P)
position, hold the regular brake pedal down. Then, see
if you can move
the shift lever away from PARK
(P)
without first pulling it toward you (or pressing the
button on a console shift lever). If you can,
i t
means that
the shift lever wasn't fully locked into PARK (P).
Torque Lock (Automatic Transmission)
If you are parking on a hill
and you don't shift your
transmission into PARK (PI properly, the weight of the
vehicle may put too much force on the parlung pawl in the
tr'msmission. You may find
it
difficult to pull the
shift
Icver out of PARK (P). This is called "torque lock." To
prevent torque lock, set the parking brake and then shift
into PARK (P) properly before you leave the driver's seat.
To find out how, see "Shifting Into PARK (P)" in
the Index.
When you are ready to drive, move the shift lever out of
PARK (P) before you release the parking brake.
I f 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
y o u can pull the shift lever out of PARK (P).
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