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Shifting
Into
P
(Park)
(CONT.)
Console Shift Lever
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1.
Hold the brake pedal down with your
right foot and set
the
parking brake.
2. Move the shift lever into
“P’
(Park)
position like this:
a
Hold in the button on the lever,
and push the lever all the way
toward the front
of
your vehicle.
3.
Move the ignition key to Lock.
4.
Remove the key .and take it with you.
If you can walk away from your
vehicle with the ignition key in your
hand, your vehicle is in “P” (Park).
Leaving
Your
Vehicle With
the Engine Runnhg
If you have to leave your vehicle with the
engine running,
be
sure your vehcle is in
“P”
(Park) and your parking brake is firmly
set before you leave it. After you’ve moved
the
shift
lever into the
“P”
(Park) position,
hold the regular brake pedal down. Then,
see if you can move the
shift
lever away
from
“P”
(Park) 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
shft
lever
wasn’t fully locked into
“P”
(Park).
Torque
Lock
If you are parking on a hill and you don’t
shift your transaxle into
“P”
(Park)
properly, the weight of the vehicle may
put too much force on the parking pawl in
the transaxle.
You
may find it difficult to
pull the shift lever out
of
“P”
(Park). This
is called “torque lock.” To prevent torque
lock, set the parking brake and then shift
into
“P”
(Park) properly before you leave
the driver’s seat.
To
find out how, see
“Shifting Into ‘P’ (Park)” in the Index.
When you are ready to drive, move the
shift lever out of
“F’”
(Park)
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 transaxle,
so
you can pull the
shift lever out of
“P”
(Park).
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