Child Restraints
ATit'lillllrE|
Lotus
strongly rccommends
lhat
children are
not carried
in the
front
passenger seat ofthe
Evora
due to the risk
of
death orserious
iniury
ilthe child is too close to the fascia
when the alrbag
inflates.
Accideot
statislics
show that children arc safet when
p.ope
y
restEined in the
back seats of cars,
an oplion available
on 2+2
versions
of the Lotus
Evo€.
When a child
is of a
physical
size
whereby
the slandard
fitment
lap and diagonal seat
bell willfit salisiaciotily, with
the
belt
positioned
over
lh€ collar bone and
against
the centre of
the chesi. the standad seat
and seat belt should be used. lf the
belt
touches or crosses
the child's
neck, or if required
by law,
a suitable booster
cushion or
child seat should be used. This
advice
also applies to
any adull ofsmallstatue.
The suitability
ofany such aflermarket
equipmentfot
use in the Evora should
be detemined
by the owner,
the child seat
supplietand the child
6$EGNNEI
.
Any child or
person
not largeenough
to be ableto usethe
standard
seat belt
properly,
must use a
suitable booster
cushion or child
seat.
.
Some
child seats are designed
to be secur€d
in the car
seat by the lap
belt
portion
ofthe
lap ancl diagonal
belt.
READ
AND APPLY ALL
INSTRUCTIONS
THAT ACCOM-
PANYTHE CHILD
RESTRAINT
OR BOOSTER SEAT.
.
lnfants
who are onable
to sit up
by themselves
unsupported,mustbecarrledonlyinasuitablerearward
lacing child seat fitted
to a rear seat ofthe
Evora.
.
Never
put
a
rearfacing child seat
in the front
passeng€r
seat of the Evora.
If
the
airbag inflates,
it can hit the
child
or the back
oI the child seat
with €nough
force to
KILL
OR SERIOUSLY
INJURE an infant.
There is no
provision
to
switch offordlsable the
passenger
airbag.
.
Chlldrenwho
are notproperly restrained
can
be killed
or
seriously injured
in an accidenl.
Behaviouri lt
is
essential
that the behavaour of any child lrcvel-
ling in the car
is such that they rcmain correctly seated and
belted, and it
is
the
responsibility of the driver
to ensure that
Child Seat
Latches
(2+2 versions)
Two latch brackels
are
prcvided
at each
rear
seat
position
to
allow lhe fitment ol
lalch type ch ild seats in lhe
rear.
The
pos
ion
of the lalch brachets
is indrcaled by the
pcrog€m
(9.
Some child seats require a iop tether to securc the seat- ln
such cases,
rhe tether should be fitled rn
lhe
followirg
manne.:
To Fit
Top Tether
1. Remove the dght hand rcar headrest frcm lhe rear
seat by
pushing
upwards lo eleaselhespring
clips. lf lhe child seat is
to be installed in lhe left hand rearseat,
the left hand headrcsl
musl also
be removed,
and the lop ofthe backrest released
by rcmoving the single fixing in
each headrest aperture.
2. The 1 inch
(25
mm) diameter
steel lube running across lhe
bulkhead is
lhe loplerher rcuting devce as indicated
by an
adiacenl symbol
iE.
Feed
the lerher arcuno ihe tuDe
using
lhe recess available at the right hand
side, and if neces-
sary ease the backrest forwards
to allow the lether to be slid
across
io the lefl hand side. Refit the backresttop
fixings.
3. Then feed
the tether lhrough the loop at
the base ol ihe seat
backresl. Nole lhatthis loop is
also indicared by lhe symbot:
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