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Sinclair C5 Owner's Handbook

Title Sinclair C5 Owners Handbook
Publisher Sinclair Vehicles Ltd, Stanhope Road, Camberley, Surrey GU15 3PS
Date 1985 (© Sinclair Vehicles 1985)
Sinclair part no. C5674 321
Pages 38 (including covers)
Size About 15 cm wide (A5-ish booklet)
Supplied with Every new C5, in the owner's pack. See Owner's pack
Scans To be added: link to the scans on c5.me.uk
Physical copies known Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, object 1996.111/3; Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick, file NCM/1/608; private collections

About this document

The official owner's manual, packed with every C5. It covers:

  • unpacking and commissioning;
  • the master security switch and the instruments;
  • driving;
  • battery care and charging;
  • the circuit diagram;
  • problem solving;
  • routine maintenance, with adjustment procedures;
  • the law as it applied in 1985;
  • the replacement parts list with an exploded drawing;
  • technical specifications, including torque settings and lubricants;
  • the warranty.

It is the primary source for C5 part numbers (C5674 xxx), torque settings and maintenance procedures on this wiki.

Contents

Page Section
2–4 Introduction from Clive Sinclair; Know your vehicle (numbered drawing)
5 Introduction; ownership data; contents
6–9 Getting your C5 ready for the road: mechanical check, installing the battery, master security switch, electrical check
10–13 On the road: driving, stopping distances, gradients, reversing, parking, lighting, switching off; using the instruments; warnings and cut-outs; the boot; before calling an engineer
14–16 Battery care; the battery charger; charging times; fitting the mains plug; battery maintenance and safety
17 Circuit diagram
18–19 Problem solving (mechanical and electrical)
20 Service; replacement parts; warranties
21–27 Looking after your C5: cleaning, storage, tyres, brakes, lamps, chain, drive belt, bearings, steering, punctures, boot removal, fuses, wheels
28 Safety first
29 Your C5 and the law
30–31 Replacement parts: exploded drawing and parts list, special service tools
32 Technical specifications, torque settings, lubricants
33 Punctures (step by step)
34 Consumer warranty
35 Service record
36 Index

Notes

  • The parts list differs in places from later spares lists. For example, item 18 / C5674 317 is the decal kit in the handbook but “boot clips” on 1989–91 lists. See Boot clip.
  • The Unofficial Service Manual reproduces the parts list with small transcription differences: item 10 is given as “Battery Handling Cradle”, where the handbook says “Battery carrying strap”.

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