1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 74

Featums & Controls To release the parking brake: Hold theregularbrakepedaldown.Pullthebrakereleaselever. I NOTICE If youare on ahill: See"ParkingonHills"intheIndex.Thatpartshowshowtoturnyourfront wheels. If youaretowingatrailerandareparkingonanyhill: See"Towing a Trailer" in theIndex.Thatpartshowswhatto the trailer from moving. do first to keep Torque Lock Theparkingbrakeshould be setfirstwheneverleavingthedriver'sseat. If youareparkedona hill andthetransmissionisplacedin P (Park)before the parking brake is set, the weight of the vehiclemayputtoomuchforce ontheparkingpawl in thetransmission. It may be difficult to pull the selector leverout of P (Park).This is called"torquelock." To preventthis, the parking to P (Park). brakeshouldbesetBEFOREmovingtheselectorlever Whenpreparingtomovethevehicle,theselectorlevershouldbemovedout of P (Park)BEFOREreleasingtheparkingbrake.Settheparkingbrakefirst, P (Park),evenonlevelsurfaces. Thenreleasethetransmissionfrom If "torquelock"doesoccur,youmayneed to haveanothervehiclenudgethis of thepressure off thetransmissionwhileyoupull vehicleuphilltotakesome the selector lever out of P (Park). 2-22