# Person that had trouble getting out of park. On the show **URL:** \ **Category:** The Show\ **Created:** [August 14, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/person-that-had-trouble-getting-out-of-park-on-the-show/74070 "2012-08-14T02:57:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/person-that-had-trouble-getting-out-of-park-on-the-show/74070/1 "2012-08-14T02:57:38Z")
One thing besides going ballistic on the steering wheel would be setting the parking/emergency brake while in drive, then putting the car in park. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 4:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/person-that-had-trouble-getting-out-of-park-on-the-show/74070/2 "2012-08-14T04:07:43Z")
And when parking and turning off the engine, first make sure the front wheels are more or less straight ahead, the steering wheel has some free play in both direction, and the front wheels are not pressed tight against the curb. ---
**Author:** ![wrenchy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@wrenchy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wrenchy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/person-that-had-trouble-getting-out-of-park-on-the-show/74070/3 "2012-08-18T18:46:30Z")
If whaling on the steering wheel leaves you breathless but not no start, try juggling the lever for the gears. Sometimes my car isn’t quite in park & as soon as I jiggle it into “real” park, it starts right up!