2001 Chevrolet Tracker Owner's Manual - Page 83

Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running (Automatic Transmission Only) Torque Lock (Automatic Transmission) I It can be dangerous to leave vehicle with yuur the engine running.Your vehicle could move fully suddenly if the shift lever is not in PARK (P) with theparking brake firmly If you have set. four-wheel driveand your transfer case is in NEUTRAL (N), your vehicle will be freeto roll, is even if your shift lever in PARK (P). So be sure the transfercase is in a drive gear not in NEUTRAL ( ) And, if you leave the vehicle with N. the engine running, could overheat and it even catch fire. You or otherscould be injured. Don't leave your vehicle with the engine running unless you have to. If you are parking on a hill and you don't shift your transmission intoPARK (P) properly, the weight of the vehicle mayput too much force on the parking pawl in the transmission. You may find it difficult to pull the shift lever out PARK (P). This is called "torque lock." of To prevent torque lock,set the parking brake and then shift intoPARK (P) properly before you leave the driver's seat.To find out how, see "Shifting Into PARK (P)" in the Index. When you are ready to drive, move the shift lever out of PARK (P) before you release the parking brake. -- If torque lock does occur, you may need to have anothe vehicle push yours little uphill to take someof the a pressure from the parking pawl in the transmission, so you can pullthe shift lever outof PARK (P). 2-24