1998 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 93

Running Your Engine While You're 1 Parked (Automatic Transaxle) It's better notto park with the engine running.But if you ever have to, here are some things to know. I A CAUTION: It can be dangerous to get out of your vehicle if the shift leveris not fully in PARK (P) with the parking brakefirmly set. Your vehiclecan roll. Don't leave your vehicle when the engine is running unless you have to. I you've left the f engine running, the vehicle can move suddenly. You or others could be injured. To be sure your vehicle won't move, even when you're on fairly level ground, always set your parking brake and P. move the shift leverto PARK ( ) A CAUTION: Idling the engine the climate control with system off could allow dangerous exhaust into your vehicle (see the earlier Caution under "Engine Exhaust"). Also, idling in a closed-in place can let deadly carbon monoxide (CO) into yourvehicle evenif the fanswitch is at the highestsetting. One place this can happenis a garage. Exhaust with CO can come in easily. NEVER park in a . garage with the engine running. Another closed-in place can be blizzard. a (See "Blizzard" in theIndex.) - -- -- Follow the proper steps to sure your vehicle won't be PARK (P)" in the Index. move. See "Shifting Into If you are parking ona hill and if you're pulling a trailer, also see "Towinga Trailer" in the Index. 2-32