Mercury 1996 Sable Manual page 64

Starting Your Sable
Ignition
Understanding the Positions of the Ignition
The positions of the key in the ignition
ACCESSORY allows some of your vehicle's
electrical accessories such as the radio and the
windshield wipers to operate while the engine is
not running.
LOCK locks the steering wheel. It also locks the
gearshift for all vehicles with an automatic
transaxle.
The automatic transaxle gearshift must be in P
(Park) to move the key to the LOCK position.
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