1995 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 75

Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running Torque Lock If you are parking on a hill and you don'tshift your transaxle into PARK (P) properly, the weight of the vehicle may put too much force on the parking pawl in the transaxle. You may find it difficult to pullthe shift lever out of PARK (P). This is called "torque lock." To prevent torque lock, set the parking brake and then shift into PARK (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 another vehicle push yours a little uphill to take some of the pressure from the transaxle. so you can pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). I yon have to leave your vehicle with the engine f running, be sure your vehicle is in PARK (P) and your parking bralae is f d y set before you leave it. After you've moved the shift lever into the PARK (I?) position, hold the regular brake pedal down. Then, see if you can muve the shift lever away from PARK (P) without first pulling it tow& you (or, if you have the console shift lever, without first pushing.the button). If yuu c-an,it mema that the shift leverw&snBfully locked t into PARK ( ) P. 2-26