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Leaving Your Vehicle With the

Engine Running

{CAUTION:

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. Do not leave

your vehicle with the engine running.

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.

See Parking Brake on page 2-30 for more information.

Torque Lock

If you are parking on a hill and you do not shift your

transmission into PARK (P) properly, the weight of the

vehicle may put too much force on the parking pawl

in the transmission. 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)

on page 2-31.

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 transmission,

so you can pull the shift lever out of PARK (P).

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