1994 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 62

Features & Controls Leaving Your Vehicle With Torque Lock the EngineRunnhg If you are parking on a hill and you don't r-- Shifting Into 44P 99 (Park) (CONT.) Console Shift Lever 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 frontof your vehicle. 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 youleave 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 yoursa If you have to leave your vehicle with the little uphill to take some of the pressure engine running, be sure your vehcle is in from the transaxle, so you can pull the "P" (Park) and your parking brake is firmly shift lever out of "P" (Park). 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 theshift 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). 3 Move the ignition key to Lock. . 4. Remove the key .andtake it with you. If you can walk away from your vehicle with the ignition keyin your hand, your vehicle is in "P" (Park). ...60