Lancia Thesis Owner's Handbook Manual

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It is absolutely forbiddento carry out whatever af-ter-market operation in-volving steering system or steeringcolumn modifications (e.g.: instal-lation of anti-theft Device) thatcould badly affect performanceand safety, cause the lapse of war-ranty and also result in non-com-pliance of the car with homologa-tion requirements.24STEERING COLUMN LOCKThe steering column lock isengaged automatically after remov-ing the ignition key.IGNITIONSWITCHThe key can be turned to three dif-ferent positions (fig. 6):STOP: engine off, key can beremoved, steering column locked.Some electrical devices can be oper-ated (e.g. CONNECT).MAR: driving position correspond-ing to: dashboard on and steeringcolumn lock off. All the electricaldevices can be operated.AVV: engine ignition. Release thekey as soon as the engine is started.If the ignition switch hasbeen tampered with (e.g.someone has tried to stealyour car), get a LanciaDealership to make sure it is stillfunctioning properly before youstart driving again.Always remove the igni-tion key when you get outof the car. This will pre-vent anyone from accidentallyworking the controls. Rememberto apply the handbrake and, ifthe car is faced down on a steepslope engage the first gear. If it isfacing up, engage the reversegear.IMPORTANT For versions equip-ped with the recognition system,refer to paragraph “Recognition sys-tem (Keyless System)” in this chap-ter.fig. 6L0A0021bVersions with Keyless SystemThe steering column lock isengaged when central door lockingis actuated by means of the remotecontrol. This condition is indicatedon the instrument panel display bymessage “STEERING LOCKEDWHEN DOORS CLOSED”.