Lotus Evora 2011 Owner's Handbook Manual page 61

Battery Non-Charging Tell Tale
This red tell tale will light whenever the ignition is on and the
engine is stopped. If it lights any time when the engine is running,
it indicates that the battery is not being charged, which may be
due to a broken auxiliary drive belt, or an electrical fault.
Stop the car as soon as safely possible and turn off the engine.
The auxiliary belt also drives the engine water pump, without
which function the engine will overheat very quickly. If it can be
determined that the auxiliary belt and water pump are functioning
correctly, it may be possible in favourable daylight conditions, to
drive a short distance to a repair facility, but do not, under any cir-
cumstances, allow the battery to become completely discharged
by continuing to drive, as this may result in engine damage and
the car being stranded in a dangerous position.
Seat Belt Tell Tale
As a reminder to fasten the seat belts, the seat belt tell tale
in the instrument cluster will flash red for about six seconds
following ignition switch on, accompanied, if the driver's belt
is not fastened, by a pulsing 'beep'. Thereafter, if the driver's
belt remains unfastened, the lamp will light continuously, but
if vehicle speed should exceed 15 mph (20 km/h) the lamp will
flash for a maximum period of two minutes, accompanied by a
pulsing 'beep'. After this time the beeping will stop, but the lamp
will remain constantly lit.
Airbag Tell Tale
The airbag safety system, including the pre-tensioning seat
belts, has a self-diagnostic feature which lights the red tell tale
if a fault is detected. As a bulb check, the tell tale will light for
about six seconds following ignition switch on, and then go out,
but if the lamp remains lit, or comes on at any other time, a
fault in the airbag system is indicated, which should be rectified
without delay by your Lotus dealer.
WARNING
If the airbag tell tale is lit, the airbags may not inflate correctly
in a crash, or may inflate without warning; or the pre-tensioning
seat belts may not perform correctly. To reduce potential injury
to you and any front seat passenger, you must have the airbag
system repaired as soon as possible.
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