1996 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 85

Running Your Engine While You're Parked (Automatic Transaxle) It's better not park with theengine running. Butif you to ever haveto, here aresome things to know. 1 It can be dangerous toget out of your vehicle if the shift lever not fully in PARK (P) with the is parking brakefirmly set. Your vehiclecan roll. Don't leave yourvehicle when theengine is running unless you have to. If you've left the engine running, thevehicle can move suddenly. You or otherscould be injured. To be sure your vehicle won't move, even when you're on fairly level ground, always set your parking brakeand move the shift lever to PARK (P). Follow the proper steps to be sure your vehicle won't move. See "Shifting Into PARK (P)" in the Index. /$\ CAUTION: Idling the engine with e air system controloff th could allow dangerous exhaust into yourvehicle (see the earlier Caution under "Engine Exhaust"). Also, idling ina closed-in place can let deadly carbon monoxide (CO) into yourvehicle even if the fan switch at thehighest setting. One place is this can happen a garage. Exhaust with is CO can come in easily. NEVER park in a garage with the engine running. Another closed-in place can be a blizzard. (See "Blizzard" in the Index.) -- -- If you are parkingon a hill and if you're pullinga trailer? also "Towing a Trailer" in the Index. see 2-29