1998 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 101

Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running Torque Lock If you are parking on a hill and you don't shift your transaxle intoPARK (P) properly,the weight of the vehicle may put too much on the parking pawlin force the transaxle.You may find it difficult to pull shift the lever outof PARK (P). Thisis called "torque lock."To It can be dangerous to leave your vehicle with the prevent torque lock, set the parking brake and then shift driver's into PARK (P) properly before you leave the engine running. Your vehicle could move seat. To find out how,see "Shifting IntoPARK (P)" in suddenly if the shift lever not fully in is PARK (P) the Index. with the parking brake firmly set. And, if you to leave the vehicle with the engine running, it could If torque lock does occur, you may need have another vehicle push yours a little uphill to take some of the overheat and even catch fire. or others could You pressure fromthe parking pawlin the transaxle, so you be injured. Don't leave your vehicle with the can pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). engine running unless you have to. If you have to leave your vehicle with engine the and your running, be sure your vehicle is PARK (P) in parking brake isfirmly set beforeyou leave it. After you've moved the shift lever PARK (P), hold the into regular brake pedal down. Then, if you can move the see PARK (P) without first pulling it shift lever away from toward you (or, you have the console shift lever, if If without first pressing the button). you can, it means PARK (P). that the shift lever wasn't fully locked into 2-30