1996 Buick Roadmaster Owner's Manual - Page 84

If you are parking on a hill and you don't shift your transmission intoPARK (P) properly, the weight of the A vehicle may put too much on the parking pawl in force /!\ CAU I ION: the transmission. You may find it difficult to pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). Thisis called "torque lock." It can be dangerous to leave your vehicle with the To prevent torque lock, set the parking brake and then shift into PARK (P) properly before you leave the engine running.Your vehicle could move driver's seat.To find out how, see "Shifting Into in suddenly if the shift lever is not fullyPARK (P) PARK (P)" in the Index. with the parking brakem l y set. And, if you f shift lever out leave the vehicle with the engine running, it could When youare ready to drive, move the of PARK (P) before you release the parking brake. overheat and even catch fire. or others could You be injured. Don't leave your vehicle with the If torque lock does occur, you may need to have another vehicle push yours a little uphill to take some of the engine running unless you have to. pressure from the transmission, you can pull the shift so lever out of PARK (P). If you have to leave your vehicle with the engine running, be sure your vehicleis in PARK (P) and your parking brakeis firmly set before you leave After it. you've moved the shift lever the PARK (P) into position, hold the regular brake pedal down. Then, if see you can move the shift lever away PARK (P) from without first pulling toward you.If you can,it means it that the shift lever wasn't fully locked into PARK (P). Leaving Your Vehicle With the Eneine F nnine Torque Lock 2-24