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					Originally Posted by  Moonliner
					 
				 
				In the old days, you could also just turn the key off, or jam it into 1st or reverse. 
			
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 In most cars if you turn the key off it locks the steering wheel.  
And it was a loaner car from the dealer, not his own car so he may not have been as familiar with the controls as well.