12, STARTING
PROCEDURE
& ENGINE
BREAK]N
6$EGnnEt
CARBON
MONOXIDE
- Be aware
of the danger of carbon
monoxide!Never
run the
engine
in
an
enclosed space. The
exhaustgasescontain
carbon
monoxide,
a deaclly
gaswhich
is
particularlydangerous, as
being coloudess odourless and
tasteless,
its
presence
is very clif{lcult
to detect.
Operation
Temperature
Limit
The Lotus
Evora is designed
to operate at outside airtempera-
tu res
above
-4'F
G20'C).
The engine
managemeni, windscreen
demisting and
vehicle safety
systems are
not
approved
for
use
at lower
temperalures.
nlttEclltNEr
You or others
coulcl be
seiou€ly injured
or killed, by incor'
rect
airbag cleployment
if attempts
are made to use
the car
at temperatures
lower than
4'F
(-20'C).
Slarting a Cold
orWarm
Engine
Beiore
starting the
engine, always
check that the
parking
brake is finnly applied,
theiransmission
is
in neulral, and as an
extra
precaution
and to
teduce drag,
depress the clutch
pedal.
Switch off any
unnecessary
eleclrical loads.
The
fuel injection and
engine management
system
controls
fuel delivery and
engine setlings
under all
normal operaung
i) lnsert the
key into the steering
locuignition
switch and turn
to
posilion
'l'to unlock
the column.
Before tuming
on the igni-
tion; ifthe alarm
telltale
in the speedometerface
is
flashing,
mobilise
the enqine
by
prcssing
once
the hansmilter
cent€
buttori the
alarm tell tare
will oe extingu shed.
ii)
Turn the key to
position
'll'lo switch
on the ignition,
and
pause
fora
moment to allo\i/ the
fuelsystem to
prime-
iii) Deprcsstheclutch
pedalasa
precaution,
and
without moving
the
acceleralor, turn
the key against sping
pressure 1o
posi
lion
lll'to engage the sta.ter
motor, and €lease
as soon as
the engine stads.
Allow a cold engine
{o idle for
1 0 seconds
before
d ving off, butifambienltemperatures
are below
fieez-
ing, allowthe
engine and screen
heating syslems
to warm
up
for a f€w minutes
befo€ driving.
iv) lf
the engine
fails to start wilhin 15 seconds, stop cranking
and
pause
fo.10 seconds before a second attempi.
v)
lf further efJoG are
u nsuccesstul, contact
your
dealer or seek
other expeft help.
arrrE-rllnrd
An unaftended car with
a running englne is
potentially
hazardous.
Turn olf the engine
and remove the key before
leaving the car.
ftrlilimE
The use
of wide throttle openings aod/or high tpm
before the engine has reached
nomal running temperature
will resuli
in
prematur€
wear, and should be avoided. Ses
page
62.
ldle Speed
Eng;ne idle speed
js
controlled elecironically
by
ihe engine
management system, and is normally about640 tpm. Variations
willoccurduring ibe engine
warm
up
phase,
and at abnormally
high temperatures. Selection of air conditioning will also result
in a raised
idle
speed.
Engine
Break-ln
Although the Evota
powedrain
is builtto closetolerances using
modern iechnology, the
progressive
and sympathetic breaking-
in
(or
bedding-in) of a new engine and ransmissior. remains a
valuable
contributor to achieving the highest levels of emciency,
duEbility, smooth operation and economic
perfomance.
By fol-
lowing
tbe simple
guidelinesdescribed
below, a solid
foundalion
will be builtfo.the car's lifetime career.
tlfatlnll
FailLrre
lo comply wilh the
iollowing
running
rn
provi-
sions
could invalidate the terms ofthe New Vehicle Waffanly:
Frg,iter
lt is imporlant during the cals eafly life, not to ove oad
the engine, and to
controlthe amount ofengine heat
generated.
This is dependent
primarily
on thrcttle
opening
{accelerator
po-
sition) and engine speed.
However, being too sympathetic on
the carwillnot
allowlhe
piston
ngsto
bed
in
satisfactorily, so a
balance
of spirited and
gentle
use is required. Forthefirct600
mibs
(1,000
km), use
no more than moderale
throtile openings
iabout
halfotthe
availab,e accelerator
pedaltravel)
and do nol
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