The first time I get in the saucer I am told to target a vehicle with L1 and use drain to charge the saucer shields. I have followed these instructions many times but am always told to do it again. What am I doing wrong? I need to be able to move on.

Under Saucer Controls
/_\= enter cockpit
[ ]= Pox Mart
O = Navi-Com
X=Gene Blender

Saucer Controls
Left analog stick= move forward/back, left and right
Right Analog stick= move up/down and rotate left or right
X=Gene Blender
/_\= Land/Take off
O=Navi-com
[ ](hold)= Change Weapon
R1= Fire
L2=Cloak (limited time)
L1= Abducto Beam


You instantly start off in this mission first you have to kill all the KGBs
coming from random directions. You don’t have your jet pack yet. Get
to Pox that purple ting on Map. PK the trash cans into gate to open.
Kill the 2 KGBs right there then grab Pox. Head to landing spot then
talk to the statue (Arkvoodle) and shoot him with your zapomatic to
open the landing spot. Call your Saucer and kill the KGBs coming
at you. After Cut scene head South and jump on Mini-Van, then Water
tower. Then jump onto the building for the Disclocator Datacore.

You don't understand. No matter how many cars I drain the shields don't charge up.

Thank you Lyndon M. I needed to repeatedly push the round button not just push it once. How stupid of me. All is well.