Chevrolet 1956 Truck Operator's Manual page 14

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the latch and the door opens. When the lock is locked the cyl-
inder cannot be depressed. The key used for the door lock and
ignition switch is used to lock and unlock the package
compartment.
Keys. Two identical (octagonal head) keys are furnished with
each truck. These keys are used for locking and unlocking the
right door, the package compartment and ignition. The key num-
ber is stamped on a "knockout" plug in each key (fig. 15). The
....-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - . dealer and the owner should make
KNOCKOUT PLUG
a record of this number so that the
key can be easily replaced in case
it is lost, and then the "knockout"
plug should be removed so that un-
authorized persons cannot obtain
L..-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - '
the key number and have a dupli-
Fig. IS-Key
cate made.
Door Locks. Chevrolet trucks are equipped with push-button
theft-resisting door locks which provide a means of locking
the cab when the truck is to be left
unattended and a means of locking
it from the inside.
The door lock cylinder is located in
the push button in the right door
handle (fig. 16). In the unlocked posi-
tion, the key slot is vertical, and,
Fig. 16-Door Handle and
when the push-button is locked, the
Push-button Lock
slot is horizontal. In this horizontal position, the push-button can-
not be depressed. The door is locked from outside by inserting a
key in the push-button and turning it 90" so that key is hori-
zontal. It remains Imrizontal
after the key is removed.
To lock either door from
the inside it
is
only neces-
sary to move the inside re-
mote control handle forward,
(fig. 17). Pulling the inside
handle
to
the rear unlocks
the door even when it has
been locked with a key.
fig. 17 -Door Remote Control and
Window Regulator
Window Regulators. The door windows are opened and closed
by turning the window regulator handles located near the front
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