Heck, on my B I can remove the key with the engine running... for example,
to open the glovebox. Passengers sometimes are astonished by this feature. I
don't know why...
on 9/27/02 8:33 PM, Eric at eric@erickson.on.net wrote:
> "Telewest (PH)" wrote:
>>
>>
>> How about leaving the key in the ignition while you service the car but
>> taking it with you when you walk away! There should be a position where
>> the wheel is unlocked but the ignition is still off.
>>
>
> Isn't this what used to cause a few problems where people would turn the
> ignition off while moving (I dunno why... rolling the car forward or
> saving fuel :-) and they suddenly found they had a moving car but locked
> steering?
>
> Maybe they just turned it to the wrong position?
>
> There certainly SHOULD be a position where the ignition is off and the
> steering is not locked, but I am not sure every car maker lets you
> remove the keys at this point.
>
> Hey, what would *I* know... I drive pre-steering-lock era cars :-)
>
>
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