1995 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 104

.- Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running If you have to leave your vehicle with the engine running, be sureyour vehicle is in PARK (P) and your parking brake is firmly set beforeyou leave it. After you've moved the shift lever into thePARK (P) position, hold the regular brake pedaldown. Then, seeif you can move the shift lever away from PARK (P) without first pulling it toward you (or, if you have the console shift lever, without first pushing the button).If you can, it means that theshift lever wasn't fully locked PARK (P). into Torque Lock If you are parking on a hill and you don't shiftyour transaxle into PARK (P) properly, the weight of the vehicle mayput too much force on theparking pawl in the transaxle. You may find it difficult to pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). This is called "torque lock." To prevent torque lock, set the parking brake and then shift into PARK (P) properly before you leave the driver's seat. To find out how, see "Shifting Into PARK (P)" in the Index. If "torque lock" does occur, you may need tohave another vehicle push yours a little uphill to take someof the pressure fromthe transaxle, so you can pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). 2-33