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Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine
Running (Automatic Thmmxle Models Only)
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CAUTION:
It can be dangerous to leave your vehicle with
the engine running. Your vehicle could move
suddenly if the shift lever
is
not fully in PARK (P)
with the parking brake firmly set, And, if
you
leave the vehicle with the engine running, it could
overheat and even catch fire.
You
or others could
be injured. Don't leave your vehicle with the
engine running unless you have to.
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If you have to leave your vehicle with the engine
running, be sure your vehicle is in PARK (P) and your
parking brake is firmly set before you leave it. After
you've moved the shift lever into the PARK (P)
position,
hold the regular brake
pedal
down. Then,
see if you can move the shift lever away from PARK (P)
without first pushing the button.
If you can, it means that the shift lever wasn't fully
locked into PARK (P).
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Torque Lock (Automatic Transaxle)
If
you are parking on a hill
and
you
don't
shift your
transaxle into PARK (P) properly, the weight of the
vehicl'e
may
put too much force on the parking pawl in
the transaxle. You may find it difficult to pull the shift
lever out of PARK
(P).
This is called "torque lock." To
prevent torque lock, set the parking brake and then shift
into PARK (P) properly before you leave the driver's
seat. To find out how, see "Shifting Into PARK (P)" in
the
Index.
When you are ready to drive, move the shift lever out of
PARK (P) 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 parking pawl in the transaxle, so you
can pull
the
shift lever out of PARK (P).
Shifting Out of PARK (P)
(Automatic Transaxle)
Your Pontiac has a brake-transaxle shift interlock. You
have to fully apply your regular brakes before you can
shift from PARK (P) when the ignition is in the RUN
position. See "Automatic Transaxle" in the Index.
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