1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 69

I I CAUTION A It is.-dangerousto get out of..yourvehicle if. tha..shift lever is notfully Yo'ur vehiclle '&n roll. i n - P (ParQ--wiih the parking brake fiim~ljj-set. Doln't leave your vehiclewhen the engine is runningunlessyouhave to. If you have left theenginerunning,tihevehiclecanmove suddenly.Youorothers could- be injured. To be sure your vehicle won't move,whenyolu'lreonfairly level ground,alwaysset your parkingbrake and movetheshiftlever to P (Park). O you havefour-wheeldrive, your vehiclewillbe free to roll-even if f your shift lever is in P (Park)i-if your transfer case i:s iln 'N (Neutral). So besurethetransfercase is in a drive gear-not in N (Neutral)'. See "Shifting into P (Par'k)'' in the Index. I y o u are ,parkingonahill, f or, ifyou'rep'ullinga traihr, also see "Parking on Hills" o:r"Towilnlg a Trailer" in the Index. R (Reverse).Usethisgeartobackup. To rockyourvehiclebackandforthtogetoutofsnow,iceorsandwithout damagingyourtransmission,see "If You'reStuckinSand,Mud,IceorSnow" intheIndex. N (Neutral).Inthisposition,yourenginedoesn'tconnectwiththewheels. To restartwhenyou'realreadymoving,use N (Neutral)only. Also, use N (Neutral)whenyourvehicle is beingtowed. a I Shifting out of P (Park)or N (Neutral) While your engine is "racing" (iunning afthlighspeed) is dangerous. 'Unless your foot is firmly on thebrakeped'al, your vehilclecouldmoveveryrapidly. You co1wl;d lose contro'l and hit people or objects. Don't shift out 'of P (Park) N or (Neutral)whileyourengine is racing. 2-1 7