Leaving Your Vehicle With the
Engine Running
A
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. If you have
four-wheel drive 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 the
parking brake is firmly set before you leave it. After you
move 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. If you can, it means that the shift lever
wasn’t fully locked into PARK
(P).
Torque
Lock
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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