Lotus Evora 2011 Owner's Handbook Manual page 89

The brake should be applied by firmly pulling up the lever and
engaging the highest ratchet setting attainable. When parking
the car on a slope, take the additional precaution of leaving the
transmission in first (facing downhill) or reverse (facing uphill)
gear, and turn the steering wheel towards the kerb.
WARNING
If the parking brake is applied when the brakes are hot (e.g.
after prolonged or frequent hard use), special care should be
taken to ensure that the parking brake is securely engaged in
order to allow for any potential brake force reduction as the
discs cool. Failure to do so may result in the car rolling away
and causing an accident in which you or others may be killed
or seriously injured.
To release the brake, pull up the lever, press and hold the re-
lease button in the end of the handgrip, and lower the lever fully.
Before driving off, always check that the parking brake has been
fully released, as confirmed by the tell tale lamp being turned
off, or damage to the brake system may be caused.
Note that the parking brake uses a cable mechanism to apply
drum brakes on the rear wheels, and is totally independent of
the footbrake hydraulic circuit.
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