Console Shift Lever; Leaving Your Vehicle With The Engine Running - Pontiac 2005 Bonneville Owner's Manual

Console Shift Lever

If your vehicle has the console shift lever, hold the
brake pedal down with your right foot and set the parking
brake.
1. Hold the brake pedal down with your right foot and
set the parking brake.
2. Move the shift lever into PARK (P) by holding in the
button on the shift lever while pushing the lever all
the way toward the front of the vehicle
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Hold in the button on the lever.
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Push the lever all the way toward the front of the
vehicle.
3. Turn the ignition key to OFF.
4. Remove the key and take it with you. If you can
leave your vehicle with the ignition key in your
hand, your vehicle is in PARK (P).
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Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine
Running
CAUTION:
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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. Do not leave
your vehicle with the engine running.
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
have moved the shift lever into PARK (P), hold the
regular brake pedal down. Then, see if you can move
the shift lever away from PARK (P) 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 was not fully locked into PARK (P).