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Rocking back and forth to become
unstuck
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Shift on ly between D/S and R when the ve-
hicle is at a full stop and the engine is
runn ing at idle speed.
Stopp ing
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Press and hold the brake pedal unti l the ve-
hicle has come to a complete stop .
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Keep the brake pedal depressed so that the
vehicle cannot roll forward or backward
while it is idling¢ .&_.
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Once stopped,
do not
depress the accelera-
tor pedal to rev up the engine ¢ .&_.
Parking
If the selector lever is not in the P position
when you open the dr iver's door, the vehicle
could roll. The message Transmi ssion: Car
may roll! Shift to park! appears.
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Press and hold the brake pedal unti l the ve-
hicle has come to a complete stop.
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Set the parking brake firmly ¢
page
77,
Parking.
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Press and hold the release button in these-
lector lever handle, move the selector lever
into P and then let go of the release button
¢ .&_.
The engine can only be start ed when these-
lecto r lever is in the P or N posit ions.
On slopes, activate the parking brake first and
the n move the selector lever to the P posit ion .
This prevents too much stress from being
placed on the locking mechanism .
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WARNING
- Unint ended vehicle movement can cause
serious injury .
- When the selector lever is in a dr iving
position, the vehicle may creep, even at
id le speed. Therefore do not release
the park ing brake or foo t brake until
you are ready to move, because powe r
is t ransmitted to the whee ls as soon as
a dr iving posit ion is engaged.
Tran s m iss ion
83
- Do not accelerate wh ile selecting a
driv ing position. At this time the en-
gine must be at idle speed so that un-
due stress is not placed on the clutches
in the transmiss ion.
- Remember: Even when stopped br iefly
with the automatic t ransmission in D/S
or R, engine power is being transmit-
ted to the wheels. Your vehicle could
"creep" forward or backward. Whe n
stopped, keep the brake pedal fu lly de-
pressed and use the parking brake if
necessary to keep the vehicle from roll-
ing.
- If the selector lever is unintentionally
moved into N while you are driving, take
your foot off the accelerator pedal and
wait for the engine to ret urn to idle
speed before selecting a dr iving position.
- Never shift into R or P when the vehicle is
in motion.
- Never get out of the driver's seat when
the engine is running.
- If you m ust get out of the vehicle, move
the selector lever securely into the P po-
sition and apply the parking brake firmly.
- If
the engine must remain running, never
have any driving position engaged when
checking under the hood . Make sure the
selector lever has securely engaged and
is locked in P w it h the parking brake
fi rm ly set¢
page
209,
Engine compart-
ment.
Othe rwise, any increase in engine
speed may set t he vehicle in motion,
even with the park ing brake applied .
(D
Tips
For safety reasons, the parking brake is re-
leased automatically only when the driv-
er's safety belt is engaged in the buckle.
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