includes the
following
passive
safety attributes:
'
A cockpit tub suffounded
by substantial
chassis
side
'
Energy
absorbing aluminium
front subframe
and
steel rear
'
Side sillfoam
pads.
'
Aseat belt mounting
frame incorpoEting a roof
hoop-
'
Extruded
aluminium door beams.
'
Atelescopically
collapsible steefi ng column.
'
Frontalairbags
for bolh dfiver and front seal
passenger.
Aclive
safety featu€s include:
.
Lap and diagonal
inerlia reel seat bells with impact
sensing
pre-tensioners
for lhe front seats,
'
Powsrful anti'lock four
wheel disc blakes, with
eme€ency
braking
Hydraulic Btake Assist
(HBA),
and stability aiding
Electrcnic Brake Distribution
(EBD).
.
Stability enhancing
Elec{ronic Stability Programme
(ESP).
.
Lotus
Trcction Control
(LTC),
in
coniunction
with Eleclronic
Difiercntial Lock
(EDl).
.
Tire Pressure
Monito ng System
(TPMS)
.
High
geared
rcsponsive
power
steering, rcqui ng only small
sleering
wbeelmovements to alter cource.
.
Exceptional rcad holding
with optimised handling character-
istics-
Drivers
should b€ awa€ of iheir own
limilations as well as
those of the car, and ensure
that all road driving
is
conducted
wellwilhin
both sets ofcapabilities,
padicula y
on wet rcads,
or
under adverce weather
condiiions.
Please
pay particular
atteniion to all
the safety information
3.
IMPORTANT
SAFETY
INFORMAfION
To
help
you
make informed
decisions about
saf€ty, this
sec-
lion delails some important
safety information
about hazardous
situations which, ifnot
avoided, could tesull in
death orserious
injury ln addition,
impodanl safety information
is also
provided
in forms
includingi
.
Safety labels on lhe car;
'
Safety messages
throughout this handbook;
hightighted
as
Nl''.TTNl
WARiIING
used wlth the safety
atert symbot,
indtcates a
hazardous situation which,
lf not avoided,
could result
in
death or
serious injury
nr
tllftm
CAUTION
used with the
salely atert
symbot, ind:cates
a
hazardou3
situation
which, it not
avoided, coulcl
r6ult in
minor or mocaerate
injury
Frllllrl
Messages prefaced
by /voTrcE
are intended
to
hetp
you
avoid damage
to
your
car, other
prcperty
or
the envircn-
Th€
following
paragrSphs
of this section
contain
safety
.."sases
n r'i"t'
a[ AEEGNNEE
Don't Drlnk
and Drive
Alcoholand
ddving don't
mix. Even onedrink
can reduce
the
d ver's
ability to respond
lo changinq
conditions,
with reaction
time
detedorating
with every
additionat drink.
Do not compromise
driviflg
salet by drinking
alcohol.
ContrclYourSpeed
Excessive
speed is
a major facior
jn
crash injurjes
and
deaths.
Generally,
the higherthe
speod the
greaterthe
risk,
but
serious
accidents
can atso
occur at tower
speeds. Never
drive
faster
lhan is
safe for
curent
conditions, krespective
of
ihe
to-
cal speed
limit-
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