15 Fuel Gauge; Interior Lamp Switch; Oil Pressure Gauge; Water Temperature Gauge - Lotus Europa Owner's Handbook Manual

11 C~mbined "2-speed" windscreen
wiperjwasher control
To operate the windscreen wipers, rotate the
wiper knob in a clockwise direction to the "ON"
position. If desired, the wiper speed can be in-
creased by turning the knob further to the right.
If the blades become obstructed by, for
example, ice or packed snow on the windscreen,
the wipers should be switched "OFF" to prevent
damage to the internal mechanism, the obstruction
cleared, and the wipers then switched on again.
To use the screen washers, fully depress and
release the control. The use of a proprietary addi-
tive to the washer bottle is recommended provid-
ing it contains nothing to harm the windscreen
,sealing rubber; windscreen wiper blades or body
paintwork. DO NOT use radiator anti-freeze, as
this may damage the paintwork.
Interiorlamp switch
The lamp is located between the seat headrests
with the switch incorporated in its body.
The lamp will illuminate automatically when
either door is opened through courtesy switches in
the door pillars. The lamp can be switched on by
hand when the doors are shut, but cannot be
switched off if the doors are left open.
12 Oil pressure gauge
Should normally register a pressure of 4.2 kg. cm.
(60 Ibs. in.") under normal running conditions.
The indicated pressure will fall to between
.35/1.4 kg. cm." (5/20 Ibs. in.") when the engine
is idling.
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If the gauge fails to register, the engine must be
stopped at once and the cause sought and recti-
fied before restarting the' engine, otherwise serious
damage may result.
14 Water temperature gauge
This instrument registers the engine coolant
temperature and will give a reading of approxi-
mately 85° C. under normal running conditions.
It should be noted that although the boiling
point of water is 100° C., with the pressurized sys-
tem used of ,49 kg. cm.2 (7 Ibs. in.") the boilinq
point of water is raised to 111.60 C., at sea-level,
so there
is no cause for undue alarm should
the
temperature rise slightly above the optimum 85° C.
(approx.) .
15 Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge is operative when the ignition is
switched "ON" and indicates the approximate
amount of fuel in the 7! Imperial gallons (9 U.S.
gallons; 34 litres) tank.
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