1994 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 69

Features & Controls T 4. Remove the key and take it with you. If you can walk away from your vehicle with the ignition key in your hand, your vehicle is in PARK (P). 'ARK (P) position, hold the regular brake Jedal down. Then, see if you can move he shift lever away from PARK (P) without first pushing the button. that the Leaving Your Vehicle With :f you can, it meansinto PARKshift lever wasn't fully locked (P). the Engine Running Torque Lock (Automatic Transaxle (Automatic Transaxle) Models Only) [f you are parking on a hill and you don't shift your transaxle intoPARK (P) properly, the weight of the vehicle may put too much force on the parking pawl in [he transaxle. You may find it difficult to pull the shift lever outof 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. When you are ready to drive, move the shift lever out of PARK (P) BEFORE you release the parking brake. Shifting Into PARK (P) (Automatic Transaxle Models Only) (cow) 1. Hold the brake pedal down with your right foot and set the parking brake. 2. Move the shift lever into PARK (P) position like this: a. Hold in the button on the lever. b. Push the lever all the way toward the front of your vehicle into the PARK position. 3 Move the ignition key to LOCK. . If you have to leave your vehicle with the engine running, be sure your vehicle is in PARK (P) and your parking brake is firmly set before you leave it. After you've moved the shift lever into the If "torque lock" does occur, may you need to have another vehicle push yours a little uphill to take some of the pressure from the transaxle,so you can pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). ...68