Buick 1994 Skylark Owner's Manual page 90

Leaving Your
Vehicle With the Engine
Running
If you have to leave your vehicle with the engine
running, be sure your vehicle is in "P" (Park) and your
parking brake is firmly set before you leave it. After
you've moved the shift lever into the
T '
(Park)
position, hold the regular brake pedal down. Then, see if
you can move the shift lever away from "P" (Park)
without first pulling it toward you (or, if you have the
console shift lever' without first pushing the button). If
you can, it means that the shift lever wasn't fully locked
into
"P"
(Park).
Torque Lock
If you
are parking on a hill and you don't shift your
transa;ple into
"P"
(Park) properly, the
weight
of the
vehicle may put too much force on the parking pawl in
the transaxle. You may find it difficult to pull the shift
lever out of "P" (Park). This is called "torque lock." To
prevent torque lock, set the parking brake and then shift
into
"P"
(Park) properly before you leave the driver's
seat. To find out hbw, see "Shifting Into
'P'
(Park)"
in
the Index.
When you are ready to drive; move the shift lever out of
' ' I ? ' '
(Park) 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 transaxle, so you can pull the shift
lever 'out of "P" (Park).
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