Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine
Running (Automatic Transmission Only)
A
CAUTION:
I
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.
Torque
Lock
(Automatic Transmission)
If you are parking on a hill and you don’t shift your
transmission into PARK (P) properly, the weight of the
vehicle may put too much force on the parking pawl in
the transmission. 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 transmission,
so
you can pull the shift lever out of PARK (P).
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