1994 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 64

Features & Controls 2. Move the shift leverinto theP (Park) position as follows: Hold in the button onthe lever; Push the lever all the way toward the front of your vehicle. 3. Move the ignition key to Lock. 4. Remove the key and take it with you. If you can walk away fromyour vehicle with the ignition key in your hand, your vehicle is in P (Park). k Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running If you can, it means thatthe shift lever wasn't fully locked intoP (Park). Torque Lock If you are parking on a hill and you don't shift your transaxle P (Park) into 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 outof P (Park). This is called "torque lock." To prevent torque lock, set the parking brake and then shift into P (Park)properly before you leave the driver's seat.To find out how, seeShifting Into P (Park) in the Index. If you have to leave your vehiclewith the engine running, be sure your vehicle is in P (Park) and your parking brake is firmly set before you leave After it. you've movedthe shift lever into the P (Park) position, hold the regular brake pedal down. Then, see if you can move the shift lever away fromP (Park) without first pulling it toward you (or, if you have the console shiftlever, without first pushing the button). When you are ready to drive, move the shift leverout of P (Park) BEFORE you release the parking brake. If "torque lock" does occur, you may need to have another vehicle push yours a little uphill to take some of the pressure from the transaxle, so you can pull the shift lever outof P (Park). Shifting Out of P (Park) Your Oldsmobile has a brake-transaxle shift interlock. You have to fully apply your regularbrake before you can shift 62