Chevrolet Silverado 2005 Specifications download pdf (Page 137)

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Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine

Running (Automatic Transmission)

{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.

If you have four-wheel drive with a manual

transfer case shift lever and your transfer case

is in NEUTRAL, your vehicle will be free to roll,

even if your shift lever is in PARK (P). So be

sure the transfer case is in a drive gear — not

in NEUTRAL.

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 unless

you have to.

If you have to leave your vehicle with the engine

running, be sure your vehicle is in PARK (P) and the

parking brake is ﬁrmly set before you leave it. After you

move the shift lever into PARK (P), hold the regular

brake pedal down. Then, see if you can move the shift

lever away from PARK (P) without ﬁrst pulling it

toward you. If you can, it means that the shift lever

was not fully locked into PARK (P).

Torque Lock (Automatic Transmission)

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)” listed earlier in this section.

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 transmission,

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

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