1998 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 101

IA If you are parking on hill and you don't shift your a transaxle intoPARK (P) properly,the weight of the vehicle may put too much force on the parking pawl in CAUTIdN: the transaxle. You may find it difficult to pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). This is called "torque lock." To set It can be dangerous to leave your vehicle with the prevent torque lock, the parking brake and then shift into PARK (P) properly before you leave driver's the engine running. Your vehicle could move seat. To find out how, see "ShiftingInto PARK (P)" in suddenly if the shift lever not fully in is PARK (P) the Index. with the parking brake firmly set. And, if you leave the vehicle with the engine running, it could When you are ready to drive, move the shift lever out of PARK (P) before you releasethe 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 anothe vehicle push yours a little uphill to take some the of engine running unless have to. you 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 running, besure your vehicle is PARK (P) and your in parking brake isfirmly set before you leave it. After you've movedthe shift lever into the PARK (P) position, holdthe regular brake pedal down. Then, see if you can move shift lever away the 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 locked fully into PARK (P). Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running Torque Lock 2-25