because they were made to be track cars and the steering wheel often sits between your legs making it hard to get in, so the steering wheel sits up and clicks down into place when you drive.
The steering wheel should be locked when the car is in park. Move the steering wheel a bit then see if the key turns.
i have the same car with the same probem but my key turns
Check the rod than runs from ignition down steering column to actual switch at bottom
In my 1991 525i auto it can. The ignition turns off and the steering will lock if turned. Bad idea.
Place the key in the ignition and grab the steering wheel with one hand. Apply steady force in one direction to try to turn the wheel and as you do so, turn the ignition key. The steering wheel will simultaneously unlock as the ignition key turns allowing you to start the car. This is an antitheft device and is common on most cars.
Either it's the wrong key, the steering wheel is jammed hard against the steering wheel lock or the key mechanism has failed.
It turned off the road onto another road because you turned the steering wheel. But if you mean the engine stopped, you probably have a bare wire in the steering column casing a short which turns off the ignition
turns a shaft connect to steering gear box, which then turns wheels through different ways
it turns
steering the wheel
I 've noticed that sometimes my key for my car does the same thing, I usually turn the steering wheel left to right and so on til my key turns:)
It transmits the steering input from the steering box to the wheels. This turns the wheels.