height LOTUS ELISE 2005 Owners Manual

5) Determine the combined weight of luggage and cargo being loaded on the car. That weight may not safely exceed the available cargo and luggage load capacity
calculated in Step 4.
6) Your Elise should never be used to tow a trailer
In the case of the Elise:
• The combined cargo and luggage load capacity is 551
lb (250 kg).
• The maximum load in the luggage compartment is 110
lb (50 kg).
• The maximum combined weight of the driver and pas
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senger is 441 lb (200 kg).
WARNING: Exceeding any of the above loadings may cause
unstable handling or car or tire damage which could cause a crash in which you or others could be seri
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ously injured or killed.
Tire Markings Designation:Example; Yokohama Advan A048 195/50 R16 84W
Yokohama = manufacturer. Advan A048 = tire model. 195 = nominal section width in mm. 50 = height of tire cross-section expressed as percentage of width. R =
radial construction. 16 = rim diameter in inches. 84 =
load capacity index, indicating the load in kg the tire can carry at the speed corresponding to the speed rating. W
= speed rating indicating the speed (in this case 168 mph) at which the tire can carry the load corresponding to the load capacity index.
Tire Identification Number: On the left hand sidewall as fitted to the car. Commences with DOT (Department of
Transpor tation) followed by a two digit manufacturing plant code, a two digit tire size code, a three digit tire construction code, and a four digit date code for the week
and year of production.
‘LTS’
: Indicates Lotus specific construction.
Tires & Wheels
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Headlamp AlignmentThe headlamps of your Elise were correctly adjusted during
the manufacture of the car, and should only require subsequent
adjustment if the headlamp assembly or front body is disturbed.
Simply replacing the bulb will not affect alignment. Incorrectly adjusted headlamps can cause poor lighting performance or dazzle to oncoming traf fic. Special headlamp setting equip
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ment is required to correctly set the headlamps, such that only
qualified technicians using appropriate equipment should be
entrusted with this procedure:
1. Using beam setting equipment compatible with local regu
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lations, position the machine between 300 and 700mm in
front of the LH headlamp, and parallel with the two headlamp
units using the sight bar or similar device dependent on the machine design, to ensure cross car match. Use the guides provided on the machine to ensure the correct height and
lateral setting.
2. Switch on the headlamp low beams (uppermost lamps) and check the lateral beam alignment. The ‘knee point’ of the beam cut off line must lie within a tolerance of 2% to the pas
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senger side, and 0%. Check the vertical alignment of the low beam which must lie within a tolerance of - 0.5% and -2%.
Electrical
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TECHNICAL DATA
Tires - Standard
Type - std. Yokohama Neova AD07
- sport option Yokohama A048
Size - front - std. 175/55 R16
- sport option 195/50 R16 84W
- rear 225/45 R17 90W
Pressure (cold) - front - std. 180kPa (26 psi)
- sport option 180kPa (26 psi)
- rear 200kPa (29psi)
Winter Tires
Type - front Pirelli 210 Snowsport
- rear Pirelli 240 Snowsport
Size - front 195/50 R16
- rear 215/45 R17
Pressure (cold) - front 180kPa (26 psi)
- rear 190kPa (27.5 psi)
Wheels
Type - std. Cast alloy, 8 spoke
- sport option Forged alloy, 7 twin-spoke
Size - front - std. 5.5J x 16
- sport option 6.5J x 16
- rear 7.5J x 17
Wheel bolt torque 105 Nm (77 lbf.ft)
Dimensions
Overall length 3785 mm
Overall width - excl. mirrors 1719 mm
- incl. mirrors 1850 mm (approx.)
Overall height (at kerb weight) 1117 mm
Wheelbase 2300 mm
Track - front 1457 mm
- rear 1503 mm
Ground clearance (mid laden)
- std. 135 mm
- sport 130 mm
Front overhang 783 mm
Rear overhang 702 mm
Approach angle (at kerb) (sport) 13.5° Departure angle (at kerb) (sport) 23°
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Unladen weight - total 912 kg ) inc.
(heaviest) - front 344 kg ) full fuel
- rear 568 kg ) tank
Max. weight - total 1162 kg > incl.
- front 441 kg > occupants
- rear 721 kg > & luggage
Trailer towing Not permissible
Capacities Engine oil (refill inc. filter) 4.7 U.S. qt. (4.4 litre)
(+3.7 U.S. qt (3.5) litre if front mounted oil coolers are drained) High/low dipstick mark difference 1.6 U.S. qt. (1.5 litre)
Transmission oil 2.4 U.S. qt. (2.3 litre)
Fuel tank 10.6 U.S. gall. (40 litre)
Cooling system 12.7 U.S. qt. (12 litre)
A.C. refrigerant (R134a) 1.2 lb (0.55 kg)
Front Suspension

T ype Independent. Upper and
lower wishbone co-axial
coil spring/telescopic
damper unit; anti-roll bar
Steering axis inclination 12° nominal
Geometry specification - Standard: Mid-laden ride height (reference height for geometry check)
- front 135 mm below front end
of chassis siderail
- rear 135 mm below rear end
of chassis siderail
Castor - optimum + 3.8°
- tolerance range + 3.5° to + 4.1°;
max. side/side 0.35°
Camber - optimum - 0.1°
- tolerance range + 0.1° to - 0.3°
max. side/side 0.2°
Alignment - optimum Zero - tolerance range 0.5 mm toe-out, to
0.7mm toe-in overall
Technical Data
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Geometry specification - Sport option:Mid-laden ride height (reference height for geometry check)
- front 130 mm below front end
of chassis siderail
- rear 130 mm below rear end
of chassis siderail
Castor - optimum + 3.8°
- tolerance range + 3.5° to + 4.1°;
max. side/side 0.35°
Camber - optimum - 0.3°
- tolerance range - 0.1° to - 0.5°
max. side/side 0.2°
Alignment - optimum Zero - tolerance range 0.5 mm toe-out, to
0.5 mm toe-in overall
Rear Suspension
Type Independent. Upper and
lower wishbone; co-axial
coil spring/telescopic
damper.
Geometry specification - Standard: Mid-laden ride height (reference height for geometry check)
- front 135 mm below front end
of chassis siderail
- rear 135 mm below rear end
of chassis siderail
Camber - optimum - 1.8°
- tolerance range - 1.6° to - 2.0°
max.side/side 0.2°
Alignment - optimum 1.2 mm toe-in each side - tolerance range 1.2 to 1.8mm toe-in each
side
max.side/side 0.3 mm
Geometry specification - Sport option: Mid-laden ride height (reference height for geometry check)
- front 130 mm below front end
of chassis siderail
- rear 130 mm below rear end
of chassis siderail
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