Fusebox
Fuses
Fuses protect your car from electrical short circuits and power overloads that can damage equipment or start a fire. Often, a fuse will blow due to a momentary overload, and replacing the bad fuse as directed below will fix the problem (the car's horn or interior lights may cease to work, for example). If a fuse blows repeatedly, it indicates an electrical problem that will require a trip to your Lotus Dealer.
Never replace a fuse with one of bigger amperage. This could damage the device the fuse is meant to protect.
Fuse Colours
2A = BLACK
3A = VIOLET
4A = PINK
5A = ORANGE
7.5A = BROWN
10A = RED
15A = LIGHT BLUE
20A = YELLOW
25A = CLEAR
Elise S1 Fuse Box
Elise S2 Fuse Box
The main fusebox is located in the front services compartment, on the passenger side, and is protected by a clear plastic cover. For access, remove the passenger side front body access panel, followed by the radiator air deflector panel. Twenty two slots are provided for 'little' type fuses which are numbered, and coloured according to their amperage rating, and may be pulled out from their slots useing the fuse extractor tool provided on the fusebox lit.
| Slot | Raiting | Circuit |
| 1 | 20A | Aux. power socket |
| 2 | 2A | Alarm siren |
| 3 | 20A | Interior fan |
| 4 | 15A | Wiper motor |
| 5 | 7.5A | Stop lamp |
| 6 | 7.5A | Direction indicators |
| 7 | 10A | Ignition services |
| 8 | 7.5A | Battery services |
| 9 | 10A | Hazard lamps |
| 10 | 7.5A | Horn |
| 11 | 10A | Alarm power & Interior lamp |
| 12 | 25A | Cooling fan |
| 13 | 7.5A | Audi ignition |
| 14 | BLANK | BLANK |
| 15 | 7.5A | Audio +ve; switch module |
| 16 | 10A | Sidelamps;rear fog |
| 17 | 10A | Dip beam LH |
| 18 | 10A | Dip beam RH |
| 19 | BLANK | BLANK |
| 20 | 15A | Main beam LH |
| 21 | 15A | Main beam RH |
| 22 | BLANK | BLANK |
Elise S2 Relays
Fuses and relays associated with the engine management system are located at the rear of the engine bay adjacent to the engine ECm. The mulit-function relay unit containing the engine control relay and starter relay is mounted on the chassis rear subframe below the engine ECM.
| A | Horn |
| B | Cooling fan |
| C | BLANK |
| D | BLANK |
Elise S2 Engine Fuses
| Slot | Rating | Circit |
| 1 | BLANK | BLANK |
| 2 | BLANK | BLANK |
| 3 | 20A | Star immobiliser |
| 4 | 20A | Fuel pump |
| 5 | 80A | Alternator output |