1993 GMC Safari Owner's Manual - Page 72

Features & Controls LOCK: Thispositionlocksyourignition,steeringwheelandtransmission.It's atheftdeterrentfeature. You willonlybeabletoremoveyourkeywhenthe ignitionisturned to LOCK. Off: Thispositionletsyouturn off theengine,butstillturnthesteering LOCK. Use Off if youmust wheel. Itdoesn'tlockthesteeringwheellike off (forexample, if your haveyourvehicle in motionwhiletheengineis vehicleisbeingpushed). Run: Thisisthepositionfordriving. Start: This starts yourengine. '. If yourkeyseemsstuck in LOCK andyoucan't turn it, be sure it is the wayin. If it is, then turn thesteeringwheelleftandrightwhileyou tool to turn the keyhard.But turn thekeyonlywithyourhand.Usinga ._ of thisworks, force it couldbreakthekeyortheignitionswitch.none then your vehicle needs service. I Starting Your Engine Enginesstartdifferently.The8thdigit ofyourVehicle IdentificationNumber (VIN)showsthecodeletterornumberforyourengine.Youwill find the VIN atthe top left of yourinstrumentpanel.(See"VehicleIdentificationNumber" in theindex.)Followthepropersteps to starttheengine. To Start Your 4.3 Liter (VIA/ Codes Z and W) V6 Engines: 1. Moveyourshiftlever to P (Park)or N (Neutral). Yourenginewon't start To restartwhenyou're in anyotherposition-that'sasafetyfeature. alreadymoving,use N (Neutral)only. I NOTICE ~ n ' try to shift to P (Park) if your vehicle is moving. If you do, you t P (Park) when v onlv your ould dam; the transmission. Shifl 2. Don'tpushtheacceleratorpedalbeforestartingyourengine. other vehicles you might need to dothis,butbecause computersystems,youdon't. In some of your vehicle's 2-1 4