Black plate (18,1)Cadillac SRX Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-8087806) - 2015 -CRC 1st Edition - 5/19/149-18 Driving and OperatingShifting Into Park1. Hold the brake pedal down andset the parking brake. SeeParking Brake on page 9-26.2. Move the shift lever into P (Park)by pushing the lever all the waytoward the front of the vehicle.3. Turn the ignition off.Leaving the Vehicle with theEngine Running{ WarningIt can be dangerous to leave thevehicle with the engine running.It could overheat and catch fire.It is dangerous to get out of thevehicle if the shift lever is not fullyin P (Park) with the parking brakefirmly set. The vehicle can roll.Do not leave the vehicle when theengine is running. If you have leftthe engine running, the vehicle(Continued)Warning (Continued)can move suddenly. You or otherscould be injured. To be sure thevehicle will not move, even whenyou are on fairly level ground,always set the parking brake andmove the shift lever to P (Park).See Shifting Into Park onpage 9-18. If you are towing atrailer, see Driving Characteristicsand Towing Tips on page 9-57.If you have to leave the vehicle withthe engine running, be sure thevehicle is in P (Park) and theparking brake is firmly set beforeyou leave it. After you have movedthe shift lever into P (Park), holddown the regular brake pedal. See ifyou can move the shift lever awayfrom P (Park) without first pulling ittoward you. If you can, it means thatthe shift lever was not fully lockedinto P (Park).Torque LockTorque lock is when the weight ofthe vehicle puts too much force onthe parking pawl in thetransmission. This happens whenparking on a hill and shifting thetransmission into P (Park) is notdone properly and then it is difficultto shift out of P (Park). To preventtorque lock, set the parking brakeand then shift into P (Park). To findout how, see "Shifting Into P (Park)"listed previously.If torque lock does occur, yourvehicle may need to be pusheduphill by another vehicle to relievethe parking pawl pressure, so youcan shift out of P (Park).If you are towing a trailer andparking on a hill, see DrivingCharacteristics and Towing Tips onpage 9-57.Shifting out of ParkThis vehicle is equipped with anautomatic transmission shift lockcontrol system. The shift lock
