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GEAR
LEVER
CAIE
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Gear Lever
(man
ual
transmission)
The
gearlever
is
spring
biased
lowadslhe
3rd/4th
gear plane,
and
mustbe
moved
against
light spdng
pressureiolhe
lefr
before
selecting
firsl
or second gear, or against
similarpressure
to
the
ght before selecting
slh
or
Oth
speed.
When changing
gear. it
is
essentia' that
the
lrarsmission
is
not abused
by'power
shifting'i the clutch pedal must
be
fully
depressed
du
ng each
gear shifi,
and {he
thrcllle
pedal eased
du
nq
upshifts.
Diving
pleasure
will be
enhanced when using
a
lighllouch
toguidelhe
gearlever,
allowing the tactile
sensesto
convey gear
seleciion
messages from the
intemal
mechanism.
Engaging
Reverce
Gear:With
the car
al
a
complete
standstill,
pause for a
momentwiih
the clutch
pedalfully
depressed
befoE
moving the lever to
the
left, raising the lift collar benealh the
knob,
and
then
tudherto
lhe left
before
finally pushing
fo.wads
to engage lhe gear.
Itrl'r?lll
cearsnifling
without coffecl operation of
the
clutch
and
lhrottl€ controls can result
in
severe damage to the
trans"
mission and
engine. Anydamage
caused
by
driving
in
thisway
will nol
be
covered
by
the New
Veh
cle Warrcnty.
Lotus Traction Control
Lotus
Traclion Control
(LTC)
is a software
prcgEmme
inle-
grated within
theengin€ managem€ntandABS electrcnicconhol
unils (ECUS)and
uses inputs from the
wheelspeed sensoF to
deiermine
ifwheelspin
is
occuffing.
lf an
oxcossive degrce
of
wheelspin is detected,
LTC
will
modulate
fuel injector
delivery,
lhrottle opening and rear
brake
applicaton, in
oder
to
control
engine power
outpul and
spinning wheel inertia, until
grip
is
rcstorcd.
This feature
can
improve vehicle
staHlity
in some
extrcme conditions of use, especially where variable or differ-
entialside/side
surface grip prevails,
orwhen
maximum
vehicle
performance
is
being
exploiled.
See
also'EDL
(page 87).
lf
lhe traction
contrcltelliale
in
the
insirument panel
is
s€€n
to
flicker, this
is
an indication
lhatthe
LTC
has been triggered and
elecaonic intervention
istaking place;ihe tEctive
limit
has
been
reached and driving style should be
modiied
accordingly.
NITEGNINId
The enhanced
vehicle control that this teature provldes
sholld notinduceany
relaxation
ofcaution orvigilance by
thedriver.
Physical limits
of
comering
and
braking
still ap-
ply, and exces$ive
speed
may
result in loss
of
control
and
an
accident.
The
driver is
at
all
times responsible Ior the
judgement
ot
appropriate
speed.
Tmclion
Contol
Otr'Button: ln
cerlain unusual
circumstances.
such as
loose
sufac€s,
deep snow
or
when 'rccking'
the
vehicle
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