1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Owner's Manual - Page 80

Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running Torque Lock If you are parking on hill a and you don't shift your transaxle intoPARK (P) properly, the weight of the vehicle may puttoo much force on the parking pawl in the transaxle.You may find it difficult to pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). This is called "torque lock." To prevent torque lock, set the parking brake and then shi It can be dangerous to leave your vehicle with into PARK (P) properly before you leave the driver's the engine running. Your vehicle could move seat. To find out how, see "Shifting Into PARK (P)" in suddenly if the shift lever is not fully in PARK (P) the Index. with the parking brake firmly set. And, if you drive, move the shift lever out leave the vehicle with the engine running, it could When you are ready to of PARK (P) before you release the parking brake. overheat and even catch fire. You or others could be injured. Don't leave your vehicle with the If torque lock does occur, you may need to have z -bther vehicle push yours a little uphill to take some of tne engine running unless you have to. pressure from the parking pawl in the transaxle,so you can pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). If you have toleave your vehicle with the engine running, besure your vehicle isin PARK (P) and your parking brake is firmly set before you leave it. After you've moved the shift lever into PARK (P), hold the regular brake pedal down. Then, see if you can move the shiftlever-away from PARK (P) without first pushing the button. If you can, it means that the shift lever wasn't fully locked intoPARK (P). ~- 2-23