1993 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 168

If you're goinguphill on a one-way street If there is no curb when you're parking and you're parking on the left side, your uphill, turn the wheels to the right. wheels should point to the right. If there is no curb when you're parking uphill on the left sideof a one-way street, your wheels should be turned to the left. properly before you leavethe driver's seat. To find out how, see "Shifting into P (Park)" in the Index. When you are readyto drive, move the shift lever out P (Park) BEFORE you of release the parking brake. Torque Lock (Automatic Transmission) If "torque lock" does occur, you may a If you are parkingon a hill and you don't need to have another vehicle push yours little uphill to take some of the pressure P shift your transmission into (Park) from the transmission,so you can pull the properly, the weight of the vehicle may put too much force on the parkingpawl in shift lever out of P (Park). the transmission. You may find it difficult to pull the shift lever of P (Park). This out is called "torque lock."To prevent torque lock, alwaysbe sure to shift intoP (Park) I