Ford 1960 Falcon Owner's Manual page 19

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16-8
CAUTION
If your Falcon should have to
be
pusbed to .tart tho
engine,
make aure the front bumper
of
the
car
thot'. going to push
won't diml> and
10ck
with
your car'. rear
bumper.
It's
not advisable
IIJ
Iuwe
BOmeoM
IIJw
your car
IIJ
start the
engine.
The sudden forward surge
tIuJt
often occurs when the engine
starts could
00_
both your
cor
and the
IIJw
cor.
...
PUSHING THE CAR TO START THE ENGINE
WITH CONVENTIONAL DRIVE-hold down the clutch pedal, shift to third
gear,
and
turn
the
ignition
switch to the ON position. When the car's speed reaches 5 mph,
slowly
release
the clutch pedal and hold the
accelerator
pedal halfway down until
the
car
starts moving under its own power. Then increase the car's speed to suit
the driving conditions.
WITH
FORDOMATIC-shift
the selector lever to N before
t
he car
begins to move forward. As soon
as
the
car's
speed
reaches 20 mph, turn the key in the ignition switch to ON
and shift the selector lever
to
L. Hold the accelerator
pedal
halfway down until the engine starts. When the
car
starts
moving under its own power,
shift
the
selector lever
to D
and adjust the car's speed
as
needed
.

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