Re: Ultramatic - stuck in park

Posted by TxGoat On 2023/7/29 17:35:39

It's a good practice with any car to keep the parking brake in good working order and apply it FIRMLY, first thing, when you are parking the car.

Setting the parking brake before putting the transmission in Park will relieve the transmission park mechanism of any torque load, which will prevent any issues with getting stuck in Park.

With the parking brake already set, the transmission park function will serve as a backup for the parking brake.

Procedure:

(1) stop the car

(2) Keeping your foot on the service brake, set parking brake FIRMLY.

(3) put the transmission in Park

To start from Park, place your foot firmly on service brake to hold the car and put the transmission out of Park and in N, or the appropriate gear, keeping your foot on the service brake.

Release the parking brake, move foot to accellerator, and drive away.


Always apply parking brake FIRMLY so that car cannot be moved without releasing the parking brake!

Making a habit of following this procedure will prevent getting stuck in Park, which can happen with any vehicle. It is also the safest procedure.