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Lotus Evora 2010 - Recovery and Lifting; Recovery Eye; Car Tie-Down; Towing a Trailer

Lotus Evora 2010
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17.
RECOVERYAND LIFTING
Recovery
Eye
A rccovery
eye
is
provided
with the vehicle lool kit, and stowed
in
lhe rear luggage compadment. When required, fit
the eye
to its anchoEge
point
in the lop left hand comer ofthe radiator
air intake apedurc, having fircl removed the
protective
bung
(if
fitted), and screwtully into
the tapped boss.
The
eye is
provided
lo aidvehicle rccovery such
as
wioching
onto a flalb€d car transporter, bui
only when the car is able to
rollfreely.
Only in an emerge.cy should the car be towed,
and
thenonlyfortheshodestdistancenecessary,dudngwhichtime
the following
precautions
must be taken:
AIIT'EMT
'
ljse
only towing equlpment designed specilically for
lhis
purpose,
or damage to the
car may be caused, or
you
could
be
killed
or seriously injured.
.
Ensure
lhat the key is used
to unlock the st€ering col-
umn, and is then left
ln the lock. Never withdraw
the
key lntilthe
car is stationary. The
steerlng column will
lock when the key is withdrawn.
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Before
being towed:
.
Release
lhe
parking
brake
and ensure lhat the ltansmission
is
in neutral.
'
Comply
with all
local legislalion
applicable to cars being
.
Do not use the
recovery
eye lo secure ihe
car on a transponet
(see
Car]ie-Down'
below).
CarTie.Down
When
movinq a car
by transpotter
or trailer, the car should
be secured
only by chocking
and slrapping around the road
[EreE
Aflaching
restraints around suspension linkages oI
chassis or
body components
may cause damage.
Towing a Trailer
The
Evora is not suilable for towing a trailer
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