Before Starting The Engine - Ford 1960 Falcon Owner's Manual

12_8
Driving
your new
FALCON
DON ' T TAKE CHANCES
For your own safety, don't
start or run any car's engine
in a closed garage or poorly
ventilated building. The gases
from the ex haust system con-
tain poisonous carbon monox-
ide which can endanger your
health or life if breathed stead-
ily for even a few minutes.
Be safe-ventilate-before
you start .
BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
If your Falcon has Conventional Drive, place the gear shift lever in its neutral posi-
t ion before you turn the kel: in the ignition switch to start the engine.
(In cold weather, you can start a cold engine more easily .
if
you hold down the
clutch pedal while operating the starter. )
If your Falcon has
the
Fordomatic Drive,
the selector lever must be either at N
or P in order to operate the starter.
As a safety feature, the starter is auto-
matically locked out in all other lever
positions
to
prevent anyone acciden-
tally moving the car by starting with
the transmission in gear.