Tilt Away Wheel.
According to all my shop manuals, literature, etc. the steering wheel can be adjusted up and down in a total of nine positions. When the ignition is turned off, or the driver door is opened, this triggers a solenoid, which moves the steering wheel up and away from the driver toward the right. If your wheel only goes up and down, the solenoid probably is not working correctly to swing the wheel up and to the right. On cars with Tilt Away Wheels, there should be a second door jamb button intalled in the left door jamb. This triggers the solenoid when the door is opened. Hope this helps. Mike
ps. Midnight Special remembers the wheel only going up and down because someone stripped all the hardware from the column long before he owned it. It has everything now. Not tested yet. Hope it works now.