If this gage should fluctuate rapidly or drop to zero, STOP the car immediately and check the cause. Continued operation of the car under these conditions will probably cause serious damage.
Locks and Keys Two sets of keys are furnished with the car. One key operates the front door external locks and the ignition switch. The other key operates locks on the package compartment door (except Champion Custom) and the luggage compartment lid.
To prevent unauthorized persons from purchasing a duplicate ignition key, the key number does not appear on the key or on the face of the lock, but is stamped on a small metal tag supplied with the keys. The compartment key number is stamped on the key or on the lock housing. Both key numbers should be recorded on [page 15] of this manual and elsewhere among the owner’s permanent possessions, after which the metal tag should be destroyed.
Duplicate keys may be ordered by key number from the nearest authorized Studebaker dealer. If the key numbers are not known, the order must be accompanied by the car serial number.
Front door lock controls are designed so that either front door, locked from the inside, may be opened from the outside with the key. This is an advantage in parking lots when close parking blocks one door.
If an inside front door handle is set to “lock” position with the door open and the door is then closed, the lock releases; Studebaker front doors must be key-locked in such circumstances. The key will always unlock either of the front doors from the outside no matter whether it has been locked from the inside with the door lock control or locked from the outside with the key.
The next three paragraphs explain the operation of the door locks.
1. Front door inside handles, when pushed up from the normal position to lock the door from the inside, will spring back to the normal position although the lock will remain set.
2. The front doors are locked from the outside with the key. Turn the key to the stop clockwise on left front doors and counterclockwise on right front doors. Return the key to the vertical position to remove it from the lock. To unlock the front doors follow the same procedure except turn the key to the stop in the opposite direction to that used to lock the door.
3. To lock either rear door of sedans, simply move the inside door handle upward, whether the door is open or closed. The door will remain locked until the inside rear door handle is moved downward to the full open position.