1995 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 84

3. Move the key LOCK. to 4. Remove the key and take with you. Ifyou can it in walk away from your vehicle with the key your hand, your vehicle is PARK (P). in After you've moved shift leverinto the PARK (P) the position, hold the regular brake pedal down. Then, seeif you can move the shift lever away from PARK (P) without first pushing the button. If you can, it means thatthe shift lever wasn't fully locked intoPARK (P). Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running (Automatic 'Ramaxle ModelsOnly) Torque Lock (Automatic Transaxle) If you are parking on a hl and you don't shift your il transaxle intoPARK (P) properly, the weight of the vehicle may put too much on the parking pawlin force the transaxle.You may find it diffkult to pull the shift P. To lever outof PARK ( ) This is called "torque lock." prevent torque lock, set the parking brake and then shift into PARK (P) properly before you leave the driver's seat. To find outhow, see "ShiftingInto PARK (P)" in the Index. When you are ready to drive, move shift lever outof the PARK (P) before you release the parking brake. If you have to leave your vehicle with the engine running, be sure your vehicle is PARK (P) and your in it. parking brakeis firmly set before you leave If "torque lock" does occur, you may need to have another vehicle push yours little uphill to take some a of so the pressure from the transaxle, you can pull the shift lever outof PARK (P). 2-28