Pontiac 1996 Grand Am Owner's Manual page 324

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Parking Brake and Automatic Transaxle PARK
(P)
Mechanism Check
1
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 is room in front of your vehicle in case
it begins to roll. Be
ready
to
apply the regular
brake at once
should
the
vehicle begin to move.
Park on a fairly ste,ep 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
transaxle
in NEUTRAL (N),
slowly remove foot
pressure from the regular brake pedal. Do this until
the vehicle
is held by the parking brake only.
To check the PARK (P) mechanism's holding ability:
Shift to
PARK (P). Then
release all brakes.
Underbody Flushing Service
At least every spring, use plain water to flush any
corrosive materials from the underbody. Take care to
clean thoroughly any areas yhere
mud and
other debris
can collect.
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