1998 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 90

If you are parking on hill and you don't a shift your transaxle intoPARK (P) properly, the weight the of in vehicle may put too much force on the parking pawl CAUTION: the transaxle.You may find it difficult to pull theshift lever outof PARK (P). This is called "torque lock." To It can be dangerous to leave your vehicle with the prevent torque lock, set the parking brake and then shift into PARK (P) properly before you leave the driver's engine running. Your vehicle could move PARK (P)"in seat. To find out how, see ''Shifting Into suddenly if the shift lever is not fully in (P) PARK the Index. with the parking brake firmly set. And,if you out leave the vehicle with the engine running, it could When you are ready to drive, move the shift leverof PARK (P) before you release the parking brake. or overheat and even catch fire. You others could be injured. Don't leave your vehicle with the If torque lock does occur, may need to have you another engine running unless you have to. vehicle push yours a little uphill to take some of the pressure from the parking pawl in the transaxle, so you can pull the shift lever outPARK (P). of If you have toleave your vehicle with the engine running, be sure your vehicle in PARK (P) and your is set parking brake is firmly before you leave it. After you've moved the shift lever into PARK (P) the position, hold the regular brake pedal down. Then, if see you can move the shift lever away from PARK (P) without first pushing the button. If you can, it means that shift lever wasn'tfully the locked into PARK (P). Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running (Automatic Transaxle Only) Torque Lock (Automatic Transaxle) A 2-29