Lotus ELISE 2007 Owner's Handbook Manual page 42

Notes:
• In the event of a flat car battery, the CDL will not operate.
The doors can be unlocked from outside only after:
Elise; opening the engine cover and restoring power to the
battery by substitution, re-charging or 'jumping' to a second
battery.
Exige; removing the front body passenger side access panel
(hexagonal key is required) and providing a 12 volt supply to
the auxiliary power point.
The doors cannot be unlocked using the mechanical key if
the CDL was used to lock the car.
• To lock the car with a flat or disconnected car battery, or if
the transmitter fob is disabled, use the mechanical key in
each exterior door lock button and turn anticlockwise to the
vertical position to disconnect each release button from the
latch. This technique does not 'deadlock' the interior release
handles, but does allow continued key access to the car until
restoration of battery power.
Note that a door locked with the mechanical key cannot be
unlocked using only the transmitter fob.
• To deadlock the car i.e. disable interior release handles, with
a flat vehicle battery, or without the use of the transmitter
fob or mechanical key, close and lock one door using the sill
button, and for the second door, hold the exterior release but-
ton pressed in and depress the sill button before closing the
door. Access is now available only by using the transmitter
fob after restoration of vehicle electrical power.
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