1997 Lincoln Town Car Owner's Manual - Page 176

Steering Your Vehicle Your vehicle comes with power steering. Power steering uses energy from the engine to help steer your vehicle. The steering system in your vehicle is speed sensitive. This means that the steering effort is light for parking and heavier for highway driving. However, if you have to swerve around an object or another vehicle, your steering will have full power assist. Never hold the steering wheel to the extreme right or left for more than five seconds if the engine is running. This can damage the power steering pump. If the amount of effort needed to steer your vehicle changes at a constant vehicle speed, have the power steering system checked. If the power steering system breaks down (or if the engine is turned off), you can steer the vehicle manually but it takes more effort. Driving with an Automatic Overdrive Transmission The automatic overdrive transmission operates very much like a regular automatic transmission, except it offers the extra overdrive feature. Putting Your Vehicle in Gear WARNING Hold the brake pedal down while you move the gearshift lever from position to position. If you do not hold the brake pedal down, your vehicle may move unexpectedly and injure someone. To move the shifter out of P (Park), the ignition key must be turned to the ON position. This vehicle is also equipped with the brake shift interlock safety feature which prevents shifting the 173