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Leaving
Your
Vehicle
With
the Engine
Running (Automatic Transaxle
Models Only)
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It
can be dangerous
to
leave
your
vehicle with
the engine running. Your vehicle could move
suddenly if the shift lever
is
not fully in
PARK
(P)
with the parking brake firmly set. And, if
you
leave the vehicle with the engine running,
it
could
overheat and even catch fire.
You
or others could
be injured. Don’t leave your vehicle with the
engine running unless you have
to.
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
PARK (P)
position, hold the regular brake pedal down. Then, see
if
you can move the shift lever away from PARK
(P)
without first pushing the button.
If you
can,
it
means that the shift lever wasn’t fully
locked into PARK
(P).
Torque
Lock (Automatic Transaxle)
If
you are parking on
a
hill and you don’t shift your
transaxle into
PARK
(P)
properly, the weight
of
the
vehicle may put too much force
on
the parking 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.
When you are ready to drive, move the shift lever out
of
PARK (P)
before
you release the parking brake.
If torque lock does occur, you may need to have another
vehicle push yours a little uphill
to take
some of the
pressure from the parking pawl in the transaxle, so you
can pull
the
shift lever out of PARK
(P).
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