1998 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual - Page 88

If you are parking on a hill and you don't your shift transaxle into PARK (P) properly, the weightof the vehicle may put too much force on the parking pawl in the transaxle.You may find it difficult to pull the shift lock." To lever outof PARK (P). This is called "torque the It can be dangerous to leave your vehicle with the prevent torque lock, set parking brake and then shift into PARK (P) properly before you leave the driver's engine running. Your vehicle could move seat. To find out how,see "Shifting Into PARK (P)" in suddenly if the shift lever is not fully in (P) PARK the Index. with the parking brake firmly set. And, if you lever leave the vehicle with the engine running, it could When you are ready to drive, move the shift out of PARK (P) before you release the parking brake. overheat and even catch fire. or others could You be injured. Don't leave your vehicle with the If torque lock does occur, you may need to have another vehicle push yours little uphill to take some the a of engine running unless you have to. pressure from the parking pawlin the transaxle,so you can pull the shift lever out PARK (P). of If you have to leave your vehicle with the engine your vehicle is in PARK (P) and your running, be sure parking brakeis firmly set before you leave it. After you've movedthe shift lever into PARK (P), hold the regular brake pedal down. Then, if you can move see the shift lever away from PARK (P) 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 shift lever wasn't fully locked PARK (P). into Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running Torque Lock 2-27