1997 Buick Century Owner's Manual - Page 105

Torque Lock If you are parkingon a hill and you don't shift your transaxle intoPARK (P) 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 To lever out of PARK (P). This is called "torque lock." 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 IntoPARK (P)" in the Index. of When you are ready to drive, move the shift lever out 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 the of pressure fromthe parking pawl in the transaxle,so you can pull the shift lever out PARK (P). of Shifting Out of PARK (P) Your Buick has a brake-transaxle shift interlock. You must fully apply your regular brakes before you can shift from PARK (P) when the ignition is in RUN. See "Automatic Transaxle Operation"in the Index. If you cannot shift out of PARK (P), ease pressure on the shift lever by pushing it all the way into PARK (P) while keeping the brakepedal pushed down. Then move the shift lever out of PARK (P). If you ever hold the brake pedal down but still can't shift out of PARK (P), try this: 1. Turn the key to OFF. 2. Apply and hold the brake until the end of Step 4. 3. Shift to NEUTRAL (N). 4. Start the engineand shift to the drive gearyou want. 5. Have the vehicle fixed as soon as you can. 2-29