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Chevrolet Corvette Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
6007198) - 2014 - crc - 7/11/13
Driving and Operating
9-23
Shifting Into Park
1. Hold the brake pedal down and
set the parking brake. See
Electric Parking Brake on
page 9-34
.
2. Move the shift lever into P (Park)
by holding in the button on the
lever and pushing the lever all
the way toward the front of the
vehicle.
3. Press the ENGINE START/
STOP button to turn the
engine off.
Leaving the Vehicle with the
Engine Running (Automatic
Transmission)
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Warning
It can be dangerous to leave the
vehicle with the engine running.
It could overheat and catch fire.
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Warning (Continued)
It is dangerous to get out of the
vehicle if the shift lever is not fully
in P (Park) with the parking brake
firmly set. The vehicle can roll.
Do not leave the vehicle when the
engine is running. If you have left
the engine running, the vehicle
can move suddenly. You or others
could be injured. To be sure the
vehicle will not move, even when
you are on fairly level ground,
always set the parking brake and
move the shift lever to P (Park).
See
Shifting Into Park on
page 9-23
.
If you have to leave the vehicle with
the engine running, be sure the
vehicle is in P (Park) and the
parking brake is firmly set before
you leave it. After you have moved
the shift lever into P (Park), hold
down the regular brake pedal. See if
you can move the shift lever away
from P (Park) without first pushing
the button on the lever. If you can, it
means that the shift lever was not
fully locked into P (Park).
Torque Lock (Automatic
Transmission)
If you are parking on a hill and you
do not shift the transmission into
P (Park) 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 P (Park).
This is called
“
torque lock.
”
To prevent torque lock, set the
parking brake and then shift into
P (Park) properly before you leave
the driver seat. To find out how, see
“
Shifting Into P (Park)
”
previously in
this section.
When you are ready to drive, move
the shift lever out of P (Park) before
you release the parking brake.