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Brake
TellTale
@
n#
(red)
A bulb
check will
light
this
lampfor about3 secondsfollowing
ignition switch
on.
The tell tale will then rem€in lit
if
ihe
parking
brake is
applied.
Check
thal
th€
lell lale
is extinguished
when
the
pa*ing
brake is released, as driving the car with the
btake
not
lully
disengaged
will
cause overheat damage to
lhe
rear
Wilh the
pa*ing
brake released,
ifthe telltale
should
lightat
any
time
after
the
3
second
bulb check penod, stop the car
im_
mediately,
as
the
system
has
detected
a
dangerously
low level
of
brakefluid
in
the
mastetcylinderreservoir,
possibly caused
bya
hydraulic leak
in
one
ofthe
separcle
frontor
rear brake circuits
ln
the event
ofa
leak
there
is a
dangerthat
air may enler the hy
draulicsystem
and
cause
spongyoperation
and
extended pedal
travel. The
divided
brake
ckcuit
should ensure
that emergency
bEking
remains, but the car should not be driven
untilthefault
has been idenlified and rectified.
n$EGNIIEI
lfthe telltale
remains
llt
when
the parking
brake has been
released, the
footbrake may
not
be
working propedy. Stop
the car
immedlately
itis
safe
solo
do, and do
notcontinue
until
the
fault
has been
rectifled. Contlnuing
to
drive
could
cause
6
crash
and
result
in death or
serious
injury
Oll
Pressure
Tell Tale
V
(recl)
This
red
tell tale
wams of
low
engine oil
pressue
The
lamp
willbe litwheneverthe
ignition
is
on and the
engine;s stopped'
but should go out as
soon
as the
engine
is
slarted
lf
the
lamp
lailsto gooutafretengine
start
up,
orcomeson
when
the
engine
is running,
stopthe
engine
immediately and do not
reslarl
until
the cause has
been
investigated and
rcctified
6tlill:l
Md
Continuing
to run the engine wlth the oil tell tale lit could
cause major engine
damage
or
selzure,
resulling in loss
ofcarcontroland
a
crash. You
orothe6
could
be
killed
or
seriouslY
lnjured.
Battery Non-Charglng
Tell Tale
t-J
(red)
This red
telllale
will light whenever
lhe
ignition is on and the
engine
is
slopped.
lf
il
lights any
lime
when the
€ngine
is
running.
it
ind;cates that the
ballery
is not being charged,
which
may
bs
due
to
a broken
auxiliary
drive belt, or an electrical
fault
Stop the car
as
soon as
safelypossible
and turn
offtheengine
The auxiliary belt also drives the engine
water
pump,
withoul
which
tunclion
lhe engine
willovefteat
very
quickly.
lf
it
can
be
determined
that lhe
auxiliary
belt and
water
pump are
functioning
corectly,
itmay
be
possible
in
favourable daylight conditions,
to
d
vea
short
distance io
a
repak
facility, but do not,
underanycir_
cumstances,
allowthe batteryto
become
completelydischa€ed
by continuing
todrive,
as this may result
in
engine damage and
lhe
car beinq stranded in
a
dangerous
position.
h
Seat
BettTe
Tate
.rl.
(red)
As
a
reminderlo
faslen
lhe
seat
belts, the
seat bell
telltale
in the
inslrument cluster
will flash
red
for
about
six
seconds
following iqnition switch
on,
accompanied,
il the
drivels
belt
is
not
fastened,
by
a
pulsinq
beep'.
Theteaflet,
if
the
d vefs
belt
remains unfastened,
lho
lamp
will
light continuously, but
if
vehicle speed should exceed
15
mph (20
km/h)the
lamp
will
flash
for
a maximum period of
lllvo
minutes,
accompanied
by a
pulsing 'beep . After
this
lime the beeping will stop, bul the lamp
will
remain
constan{y
lit-
42.
Airbas TellTale
4
(red)
The
airbag
safety system,
including
the pre{ensioning seat
bells,
has a s€lf-diagnostic
fealure which lighls
the red
t€lltale
if a
fault
is
detected.
As a
bulb check, the
lell lale will
light
tor
aboul six seconds
following
ignilion switch on, and then go out,
but
if
the lamp remains
lit,
or comes
on
at any other time,
a
fautt
in
lhe
airbag
slstem
is
indic€ted,
llhich
should be rcctified
without
delay
by
your
Lotus
dealer
nrr,lEEmltd
lflhe
airbag tell
lale
is lit,
lhe airbags
may not
inflate
conectly
in
acrash,
or may
inflale
wlthout
warnlng;
or
the
pre-lension-
ing
seai belts
may
not perform
corectly.
To
reduce
polentlal
injury
lo you
and any
fronl seat
passenger,
you musl
have
the airbag
syslem repaircd
as
soon
as
possible.
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