Reconnecting The Battery; Battery Charging - Lotus 2005 Elise Owner's Handbook Manual

WARNING:
When lifting the battery out of, or into the car, be aware
of the considerable weight and take all appropriate precau-
tions to safeguard personal health. Injury can result from
improperly lifting the battery.
Keep the battery upright, and protect from sharp knocks
and shocks.

Reconnecting the Battery

WARNING:
Failure to follow the correct battery re-connection pro-
cedure detailed above could result in serious burns.
Refit the battery, with its terminals outboard, by reversing the
above procedure. Remember to push on the breather pipe (if
applicable), and reconnect the battery cables as detailed below.
Refit the battery cover.
i) Check again that all electrical loads are switched off.
ii) Connect the positive battery cable first, followed by the neg-
ative (earth) cable.
iii) After reconnection, a change in the engine performance
characteristics may be noted for a period whilst the computer
controlled engine management system 're-learns' some of its
settings.
iv) If necessary, enter the security code into audio equipment.

Battery Charging

Under conditions of normal daily use, it should not be nec-
essary to use external battery charging equipment. In a low
usage regime, however, it is important to maintain the charge
state of the battery using a trickle charger, or an automatic bat-
tery management conditioner such as that available through
Lotus Dealers. Starting difficulties may be encountered after an
unattended period of 3 weeks. A battery conditioner is able to
continuously monitor battery charge state and switch on and off
automatically in order to maintain the battery in a fully charged
state without danger of damage through overcharging.
If the battery becomes discharged to the extent that the
car cannot be started, the recommended course of action is
to fit a substitute battery whilst the original battery is trickle
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