Chevrolet Sonic 2014 Owner's Manual page 146

146 Driving and operating
Interruption of power
supply
In the event of an interruption of
power supply, the selector lever
cannot be moved out of the P
position.
If the vehicle battery is discharged,
start the vehicle using jump leads.
If the vehicle battery is not the cause
of the fault, release selector lever and
remove ignition key from ignition lock.
Release selector lever
Before shifting from park (P), the
ignition must be ON and you must
depress the brake pedal all the way
down. If you cannot shift out of P with
the ignition ON and the brake pedal
depressed:
1. Turn the ignition off and remove
the key.
2. Depress and hold the brake pedal
and pull the parking brake lever
up.
3. Remove the cap on the console
with a thin object such as a flat-
head screwdriver.
4. Insert and press the ignition key
into the slot.
5. Shift to neutral (N).
6. Remove the key from the slot.
7. Reinstall the cap.
8. Have your vehicle repaired as
soon as possible.
9 Warning
To help prevent damage to the
transmission, observe the
following precautions:
Do not press the accelerator pedal
while shifting from P or N to R or a
forward gear.
To do so may not only damage the
transmission, but could cause you
to lose control of the vehicle.
Use D as much as possible.
Never shift to P or R while the
vehicle is in motion.