Steering Column Lever Switches; Turn Indicators/Headlamp Flash/Dipswitch; Wiper Functions; Windscreen Washer Functions - Lotus Evora Service Notes

Lotus Service Notes

Steering Column Lever Switches

Lever switches are provided on the steering column, one on the left for headlamp functions, and one on
the right for windscreen wiping and washing.
Right turn
Info button
Left turn
LH STALK

Turn Indicators/Headlamp Flash/Dipswitch

Turn Indicators: The turn indicators operate only with the ignition switched on. Move the lever down to indicate
a left hand turn, and up for a right turn. The switch will be cancelled when the steering wheel is returned to the
straight ahead position.
For convenience, when signalling a lane change, lightly pressing the switch up or down will allow its return
under spring action. Pressing the switch for less than a second will trigger three flashes of the indicators.
Headlamps: The left hand lever switch is operated by pulling the left hand lever switch towards the steering
wheel, to one of two spring loaded positions, and then releasing.
Headlamp Flash: To flash the headlamp main beams with or without ignition, pull the lever switch to the first
position; the beams will light until the lever is released.
Dip/Main Beam Switching: When the headlamp switch is pressed (see page 64), the headlamps will switch on
in either dip or main beam mode according to the last made selection. To change from one to the other, pull
the lever fully towards the steering wheel to the second spring loaded position, and then release. Each such
action will cause alternate selection of main and dip beams. Note that with ignition on, the main beam tell tale
in the instrument panel will indicate the current status.
Info Button: Momentarily pressing the 'Info' button on the end of the stalk will scroll through a menu of trip
functions (see above).
Windscreen Wiper & Washer Control
The right hand lever switch is enabled at ignition key positions I and II, and is operated as follows:

Wiper functions

- To 'flick' wipe the screen, press the lever switch downwards against spring pressure and release. The
wiper will sweep the screen once at slow speed. Holding the lever downwards will activate further slow
sweeps until released.
- For intermittent wipe, push the lever up to the first position, and select the wipe interval by rotating the
numbered collar to one of its six positions, the wipe frequency increasing at higher numbers.
- For slow speed continuous wipe, move the lever upwards to the second position.
- For fast speed continuous wipe, push fully upwards to the third position.
Note: In very cold weather, before attempting to use the wiper, ensure that the blade is not frozen to the screen
(use windscreen de-icer fluid), or damage to the blade or circuit fuse may be caused.

Windscreen washer functions

For short wash/wipe, a momentary press of the button on the end of the stalk will trigger the washer pump
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and a single sweep of the wiper.
- For a longer wash/wipe, press the end button for longer than one second to operate the washer, and to
trigger 3 sweeps of the wiper.
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Flash
Dip/Beam change
Intermittent
interval
RH STALK
Section MR
Fast wipe
Slow wipe
Intermittent wipe
Wash
Flick wipe
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