Lotus Esprit Series, Workshop Manual

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M12
Windscreen Control
Wiper
-
Move lever downwards until
i t
locks i n the first position (A
o f fig. 6) for normal wiper speed. A high speed wiper can be
selected by moving the lever down further until i t locks i n the second
position '2'
(B
o f fig. 6). Move lever to the o f f position
NOTE:
O n right hand drive vehicles the operation
i s
reversed, i.e.
switch stalk up to
' l '
speed, stalk up t o
'2'
high
speed and return downwards t o the off position
'0'.
To ' f l i c k wipe' screen, l i f t the lever upwards
(C
of fig. and hold for
the duration of the wipe. O n releose the lever w i l l cancel
and return to the off position wiper blade returning t o its normal
parked position.
WARNING: D o
NOT
use wiper on dry screen.
2. Washer
-
To operate screen washer push towards the steering
A
.
. .
.
. . . . . . .
.
,
duration w i l l provide ample water for a normal screen To improve
the
of
the screen add
55
c c o f solvent (Part
No.
t o
the reservoir t o help remove road dirt and grease.
Binnacle Lamps Switch
The switch which controls the binnacle illumination i s situated i n the bottom left-
hand corner o f the left-hand switch panel.
A
resistor i s connected the switch
t o set the illumination intensity t o the correct level.
Door Window Operating Switches
The windows are operated electrically arid ore controlled b y switches mounted
on the tunnel switch panel; the left-hand switch for the left-hand window and right-
hand switch for
the
right-hand window. Each switch i s a centre biassed toggle switch
and when the forward edge o f the switch
i s
pressed the window
i s
raised and the back
edge when pressed lowers the window. Door windows can only be raised and lowered
when the ignition key
i s
i n either the
I
or position.
When
a
window is f u l l y closed or a thermal overload becomes operative ond
off the power t o the motor.
I f
any d i f f i c u l t y i s experienced i n lowering or
roising the windows i n extremely c o l d conditions, can b e remedied by using a
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