Pontiac 1993 Sunbird Owner's Manual page 58

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Move the shift lever into the P (Park)
position like this: Hold in the button
on the lever, and push the lever all
the way toward the front of your
vehicle.
3. Move the ignition key to Lock.
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Remove the key and take it with you.
If you can walk away from your
vehicle with the ignition key in your
hand, your vehicle is in P (Park).
Leaving Your Vehicle With the
Engine Running
(AUTOMATIC TRANSWE MODELS ONLY)
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
P (Park) position, hold the regular
brake pedal down. Then, see if you can
move the shift lever away from P (Paik)
without first pushing the button.
If you can, it means that the shift lever
wasn't fully locked into P (Park).
Torque Lock (Automatic
Transaxle)
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 (Pdrk) . 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 how, see Shifting Into
P (Park) in the Index.
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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