Buick 1993 LeSabre Owner's Manual page 293

CHECK OR
SERVICE
Parking Brake
and Automatic
Transmission
"P"
(Park)
Mechanism
Check
WHAT TO DO
CAUTION: When you are doing
this check, your vehicle could
begin to move. You or others
could be injured and property
could be damaged. Make sure
there i s
room in front of your
vehicle in case it begins to roll.
Be ready to apply the regular
brake at once should the
-
Park on a fairly steep hill, with the
vehicle facing downhill. Keeping
your foot on the regular brake, set the
parking brake.
To check the parking brake: With
the engine running and
transmission in
" N '
(Neutral),
slowly remove foot pressure from
the regular brake pedal. Do this
until the vehicle is held by the
parking brake only.
mechanism's holding ability: Shift
to "P' (Park). Then release all
brakes.
To check the "P" (Park)
CHECK OR
I
SERVICE
I
WHAT TO DO
Underbody
Flushing
At least every spring, use plain water
to flush any corrosive materials from
the underbody. Take care to clean
thoroughly any areas where mud and
other debris can collect.