User Guide
Leaving
Your
Vehicle With the Engine
Running (Automatic Transmission
Models Only)
I
A
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.
If
you have four-wheel
drive with
a
manual transfer case shift lever and
your
transfer case
is
in
NEUTRAL
(N),
your
vehicle will
be
free to roll, even
if
your shift lever
is
in
PARK
(P).
So
be
sure
the
transfer case
is
in
a
drive gear
--
not in
NEUTRAL
(N).
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.
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 pulling
it
toward
you
(or pressing the
button
on
a
console shift lever).
If
you can,
it
means that
the shift lever wasn't
fully
locked into PARK (P).
Torque
Lock (Automatic Transmission)
If
you
are
parking on a hill
and
you don't shift your
transmission
into
PARK
(PI
properly, the weight
of
the
vehicle may
put
too
much force on the parlung pawl
in
the
tr'msmission.
You
may
find
it
difficult
to
pull the
shift
Icver 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 transmission,
so
you
can
pull
the shift lever out
of
PARK (P).
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