1938 LaSalle Production - GM Heritage Center

Locks and Keys
Maximum protection is provided by the Cadillac system
of locks and keys. Two sets of two keys each are furnished
with the car. The octagonal-handled key is the driver's
key; it operates the right front door, the ignition switch,
and the spare wheel lock on cars equipped with fenderwells.
The round-handled key operates the compartment locks,
including those for the instrument panel compartment, the
rear deck on Coupes, and the trunk compartment on Sedans.
The advantage of this arrangement is that baggage can be
kept locked while the car is left with public garage or parking
lot attendants.
As a protection against unauthorized persons securing
keys, the key numbers do not appear either on the keys
or the face of the locks, but on small metal slugs fastened
in the keys. Mark these key numbers on your Certificate
of Title or Bill of Sale, as soon as you take delivery
of the car, and have your dealer knock these number slugs
out of the keys and destroy them. If this is not done, you
lose part of your protection.
Duplicate keys, if required,
can be ordered
by key numbers from
the nearest Authorized
Cadillac-LaSaile Service
Station. If the key
number is not known,
you must order by car
engine number from
your own dealer or from
the Cadillac Motor Car
Division, Detroit.
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Door Locks—The doors can all be locked from the inside
by pushing down the small lock buttons. They can also be
locked from the outside with the button by depressing the
button while the door is open and then holding the door
handle all the way down while closing the door. The
button snaps to the unlocked position when the door is
closed in the usual fashion.
The right front door can be locked and unlocked with
the driver's key. It can also be locked with the lock
button and when so locked, the key will unlock it. Be
careful not to lock the keys in the car when locking
doors with the lock button.
Lock your car. Never leave it unlocked when unattended.
Ventilation
The ventilating panes in the front door windows and the
rear windows of sedans can be pivoted to secure any degree
of ventilation, with a minimum of drafts.
In cold weather or in rain or snow, they can be opened
slightly to provide just enough air circulation to prevent
window and windshield steaming or fogging.
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