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Lap Times
The lap time for each lap is recorded either by the
infrared time sensor when passing an optional lap time
beacon or when the driver presses button 4.
The most recent lap time is held in screen 5.
The stack display has an internal battery that needs to
be changed every 4-5 years. When the power from this
battery drops below a safe level, an alarm is triggered
and the warning “Internal Battery Low" is displayed.
Contact Caterham Aftersales when this occurs.
BEFORE YOU DRIVE AWAY
Pedal Adjustment Facility
On some models the pedals may be adjusted to suit
the driver. Please contact your caterham agent for
details. (CSR/EU4 cars does not have this facility)
Seats/Seat belts/Harness
Forward/backward adjustment
Push the seat adjustment lever to one side to release
the catch enabling the seat to slide back or forward.
Ensure the seat is locked in position before driving off.
WARNING!
DO NOT adjust the seat while the car is in motion.
Head Restraints
Head restraints are designed to restrain rearward
movement of the head in the event of an accident or
sudden stop. On non-race type seats the head
restraints can be removed completely to allow for
fitment of the tonneau cover.
WARNING!
Never drive the car with the head restraints removed.
Seat belt safety
The seat belts supplied with your car are intended for
use by adult sized occupants and must be used by one
occupant ONLY. Seat belts are life saving equipment.
In a collision, unrestrained passengers can be thrown
around inside, or possibly thrown out of the car,
resulting in injury to themselves and to other
occupants.
ENSURE that the passenger is securely strapped in
at all times.
• ALWAYS adjust seat belts to eliminate any slack
in the webbing. DO NOT slacken the webbing by
pulling the belt away from the body – to be fully
effective, the seat belt must remain in full contact
with the body at all times.
• ALWAYS fit the lap strap across the pelvis (never
across the abdomen), and ensure that the
diagonal strap passes across the chest, without
slipping off the shoulder, or pressing against the
neck.
• DO NOT fit more than one person into a belt, or
use a seat belt that is twisted or obstructed in any
way that could impede its smooth operation.
• DO NOT wear seat belts over hard or fragile items
in clothing, such as pens, keys, spectacles etc.
• DO NOT allow a baby or infant to be carried on
the lap. The force of a crash can increase effective
body weight by as much as 30 times, making it
impossible to hold on to the child.
• DO NOT allow foreign matter to enter the seat belt
buckles as this can render the buckles inoperative.
• Pregnant women should ask their doctor for
advice about the safest way to wear seat belts.
Caring for seat belts
Regularly inspect the belt webbing for signs of fraying,
cuts and wear, also paying particular attention to the
condition of the fixing points and adjusters.
Care should be taken to avoid contamination of the
webbing from the effects of polish, oil and chemicals
(see ‘Cleaning & car care’).
Three tests for checking seat belts
1) With the seat belt fastened, give the webbing near
the buckle a quick upward pull – the buckle should
remain securely locked!
2) With the seat belt unfastened, unreel the webbing to
the limit of its travel. Check that unreeling is free from
snatches and snags.
3) With the webbing half unreeled, hold the tongue
plate and give it a quick forward pull – the mechanism
must lock automatically and prevent any further
unreeling!
WARNING!
Always replace a seat belt assembly that has withstood
the strain of a severe vehicle impact, or one where the
webbing shows signs of fraying.
Harness
A multi-point harness holds the driver firmly in the seat
at all times (unlike a seatbelt which ‘locks’ on impact
only). Aside from the increased safety benefit and
being held more securely in extreme circumstances
such as a trackday driving, a harness will remove the
tendency for the driver to brace themselves in corners
using the steering wheel, with better control of the car
as a result.
The lap strap is engaged first, ensuring that it is
adjusted so that it sits across the lap at the lowest
point. It should tight enough that it requires effort to
engage. Shoulder straps are then engaged into the
appropriate slot and tightened by pulling on the
