Lotus 2005 Elise Owner's Handbook Manual page 187

CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE WARRANTY
Lotus Cars Ltd. (Lotus) warrants to the owner of any new, USA
specification, Lotus Elise, that if, during a period of 3 years or
50,000 miles, whichever first occurs, the car should fail to pass
an Inspection/Maintenance test, for reasons other than those
detailed on page 167 ('What is not covered by the Emission
Warranty'), then the car will be repaired at no cost to the owner.
The car is to be repaired so that it will pass the I/M test, and
these repairs shall include diagnosis, replacement, repair, and
adjustment of those defective parts affecting emissions.
The warranty period shall begin on the date the car is deliv-
ered to the first retail purchaser, or, if the car is first placed in
service as a demonstrator or company car prior to sale at retail,
on the date the car is first placed in such service.
If your car fails a Smog Check test or a Federal Emissions
Short test, you may choose to have diagnosis of the failure and
repairs made at a Lotus dealer or at another service facility. You
may take your car to a Lotus dealer for warranty repairs and
diagnosis without charge. You will have to pay for diagnostic
costs and repairs if performed at another service facility except
in the case of emergency repairs (see page 164). If your car fails
a Smog Check test or a Federal Emissions Short test after the
3 year/50,000 mile performance warranty period has expired,
but before 7 years/70,000 miles is reached, those parts listed
on page 168 are still covered by the defects warranty.
If the warranty station demonstrates that the test failure was
caused by one or more of the conditions excluded from war-
ranty coverage (see below), the car owner shall be liable for all
diagnostic and repair expenses. Such expenses shall not exceed
the maximum repair costs permissible under the California Car
Inspection Programme. Failure to notify the owner within 30
days that a performance warranty claim is invalid, shall render
Lotus liable for the repair costs. If the warranty station identifies
that the test failure was caused by one or more defects covered
under warranty, and in combination with one or more of the
conditions excluded from warranty coverage (see below), then
the car owner shall be responsible only for that proportion of the
diagnostic and repair costs that is not covered by warranty.
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