1995 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual - Page 85

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 to@ much force on the parking pawlin the transaxle. You may find it difficult to pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). This is called "torque lock."To prevent torquelock, set the parking brake and then shift into PARK (P) properly before you leave driver's the 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. Shifting Out of PARK (P) Your Pontiac has a brake-transaxle shift interlock. You must fully apply your regular brakes before you can shift from PARK (P) when the ignition is in RUN. See "Automatic Transaxle" in the Index. lr you cannot shift outof PARK (P), ease pressure on the shiftlever by pushing itall the way into PARK (P) while keeping the brake pedal pushed down. Release the shift lever button if you have a console shift. Then move the shift lever outof PARK (P), being sureto press the shift lever button if you havea console shift. If "torque lock" does occur, you may need to have another vehicle push yours a little uphill totake some of the pressure from the transaxle, so you can pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). If you ever hold the brake pedal down but can't still shift out of PARK (P), try this: 1. Turn the key to OFF. 2. Apply and hold the brake until the of Step 4. end 3. Shift to NEUTRAL (N). 4. Start the vehicle and shift to the drive gear you want. 5. Have the vehiclefixed as soon as you can. 2-24