Lotus EMIRA V6 - Vehicle Recovery; Using the Recovery Eye

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VEHICLE CARE
Vehicle Recovery
To aid vehicle recovery, such as
winching onto a flatbed car transporter,
screw the recovery eye supplied in the
vehicle tool kit into the threaded
mounting point located behind the left-
hand side of the front bumper centre
grille.
WARNING: Use only towing
equipment designed specifically
for this purpose.
WARNING: Only in an emergency
should the car be towed using the
recovery eye and then only for the
shortest distance necessary.
CAUTION: The vehicle may be
damaged if winched using the
towing eye if the vehicle ground
clearance is too low.
Using the Recovery Eye
– Remove the protective bung and
screw the recovery eye fully counter-
clockwise into the mounting point.
N
NOTE: Ensure the recovery eye is
screwed firmly into the mounting
point as possible before winching
the vehicle.
– Put the vehicle into ignition mode
II (active) and release the electric
parking brake, see pages 186 and
200.
– For manual transmission vehicles,
put the gear lever into neutral.
– For automatic transmission vehicles,
select N - Neutral, see page 192.
– Ensure that the keyfob is left in the
cabin when the vehicle is being
towed.
N
NOTE: Towing dollies must be
placed under the rear wheels
before winching the vehicle if
neutral cannot be selected or the
parking brake released.
CAUTION: Attempting to winch
the vehicle with the vehicle still
in gear or the parking brake still
applied will cause damage to the
transmission or braking systems.
CAUTION: Attaching winching/
towing equipment to the vehicle
body or suspension will result in
damage to the vehicle.