Pontiac 1993 Grand Am Owner's Manual page 156

If you're going uphill on a one-way
uphill, turn the wheels to the right.
street and
you're parking on the left
If there is no curb when you're parking
uphill on the left side of a one-way right.
If there is no curb when you're parking
side, your wheels should point to the
street, your wheels should be turned to
the left:
Toque Lock
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If you are parking on a hill and you
don't shift your transaxle 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, always be sure to shift into
P (Park) properly before you leave the
driver's seat. To find out how, see the
Index under Shifting Into
P
(Park).
When you are ready to drive, move the
shift lever out of
P (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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