Lotus ELISE 2007 Owner's Handbook Manual page 184

f) The owner may perform maintenance or have maintenance
performed more frequently than required in the maintenance
instructions.
g) Lotus may deny an emission performance warranty claim on
the basis of non-compliance with the written instructions for
proper maintenance and use only if:
1. an owner is not able to comply with a request by Lotus for
evidence pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section; or
2. notwithstanding the evidence presented pursuant to para-
graph (c) of this section, Lotus is able to prove that the car
failed an emission short test because
i) the car was abused; or
ii) an instruction for the proper maintenance and use was
performed in a manner resulting in a component's being
improperly installed or a component or related parameter's
being adjusted substantially outside of the manufacturer's
specifications; or
iii) unscheduled maintenance was performed on a vehicle
which resulted in the removing or rendering inoperative of
any component affecting the car's emissions.
Warranty Claim Procedure
a) A claim under the emission performance warranty may be
raised immediately upon the failure of an EPA approved
emission short test, if as a result of that failure, an owner is
required to take action of any kind in order to avoid imposition
of a penalty or sanction. An owner need not suffer the loss of
the right to use a car, be fined, incur repair expenses, or actu-
ally bear any penalty or sanction to satisfy the requirement
(see 'Emissions Performance Warranty' paragraph (3)). That
requirement shall be met if a test failure sets a procedure in
motion under which the owner will bear a penalty or sanction
if a car is not brought into conformity or repaired to some
specified extent within some specified period of time.
b) A warranty claim may be submitted by bringing a car and a
copy of the EPA approved emission test report to
1. any repair facility authorized by Lotus to service that model
car, or
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