Shifting Into Park (P) (Automatic Transmission); Leaving Your Vehicle With The Engine Running; Torque Lock; Shifting Out Of Park (P) (Automatic Transmission) - Suzuki reno 2006 Owner's Manual

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle:
FEATURES AND CONTROLS
Shifting Into Park (P)
(Automatic Transmission)
WARNING
It is dangerous to get out of your
vehicle if the shift lever is not fully in
PARK (P) with the parking brake
firmly set. Your vehicle can roll. Don't
leave your vehicle when the engine is
running unless you have to. If you
have left the engine running, the
vehicle can move suddenly. You or
others could be injured. To be sure
your vehicle won't move, even when
you're on fairly level ground, use the
steps that follow.
1) Hold the brake pedal down and set the
parking brake.
2) Move the shift lever into the PARK (P)
position.
3) Turn the ignition key to LOCK.
4) Remove the key and take it with you. If
you can leave your vehicle with the igni-
tion key in your hand, your vehicle is in
PARK (P).
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Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine
Running
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.
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.
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 PARK (P), hold the reg-
ular brake pedal down. Then, see if you
can move the shift lever away from PARK
(P) without first pushing the button. If you
can, it means that the shift lever wasn't
fully locked into PARK (P).
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Torque Lock

If you are parking on a hill and you don't
shift your transmission into PARK (P) prop-
WARNING erly, 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 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 this section.
When you are ready to drive, move the
shift lever out of PARK (P) 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 PARK
(P).
Shifting Out of Park (P)
(Automatic Transmission)
Your vehicle has a brake transmission shift
interlock system which locks the shift lever
in PARK (P) when the ignition is in the
LOCK position. You have to apply your
regular brakes before you can shift from
PARK (P) when the ignition is in the ON
position. See "Automatic Transmission
Operation" in this section.
If you cannot shift out of PARK (P) while
you hold the brake pedal down, try this: