Starting Your Escort; Understanding The Positions Of The Ignition; The Ignition Lock Cylinders - Ford 1996 Escort Manual

Starting Your Escort

Ignition

Understanding the Positions of the Ignition

Your vehicle may have one of the following lock
cylinders depending on when it was built:

The ignition lock cylinders

LOCK locks the steering wheel when the key is
removed. It also locks the console-mounted
gearshift on vehicles with automatic transaxles.
To turn the key to this position on an automatic
transaxle vehicle, the shift control lever must be
in P (Park).
LOCK position does not lock the gearshift
on floor-mounted manual transaxle
gearshifts. If the parking brake is not set
and the gearshift is moved out of gear,
your vehicle may move unexpectedly and
injure someone.
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