1998 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 89

Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running Torque Lock If you are parking on a hill and you don't shiftyour transaxle intoPARK (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 pullthe shift To lever outof PARK (P). This is called "torque lock." prevent torque lock, set the parking and then shift brake into PARK (P) properly before you leave thedriver'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. It can be dangerous leave your vehicle with to the engine running. Your vehicle could move suddenly if the shift lever not fully in is 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. or others could You be injured. Don't leave your vehicle with the engine running unless you have to. If you have to leaveyour vehicle with the engine running, be sure your vehicle is inPARK (P) and your parking brake is firmly set before leave it. After you you've moved the shift lever into PARK (P) the position, hold the regular brake pedal down. Then,see if you can move the shift lever away from PARK (P) without firstpushing the button. If you can, itmeans that the shift leverwasn't fully locked into PARK (P). 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 PARK (P). of