McLaren Elva User guide

Elva
Owner's Handbook

Assistance
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Roadside Assistance
If you need assistance, please call 855-4McLaren
(855-462-5273).
Retailer Network
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and a full list with contact details can be found at:
www.retailers.mclaren.com
In the event of an emergency, call your local emergency telephone
number.
For non-emergency assistance, contact your nearest McLaren
retailer.
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Contents
1.1 Before You Drive
2.1 Driving Controls
3.1 Instruments
4.1 Central Display
5.1 Comfort and Convenience
6.1 Maintaining Your McLaren
7.1 Vehicle Data and Glossary
8.1 Conformity Information

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Introduc tion
Introduction
Please read this information to familiarize
yourself with your McLaren and its features
before you drive. This provides the
necessary information for you to get the
optimum benefit and enjoyment from your
McLaren.
This publication describes all options and
features available for your McLaren.
Certain descriptions, including those for
display and menu functions, may not apply
to your vehicle due to model variant,
country specifications, optional equipment
or the fitment of McLaren approved
accessories.
NOTE: The images shown in this
publication may not exactly reflect
your unique vehicle.
The documents supplied with your
McLaren are an integral part of the vehicle.
Ensure that you pass them onto the new
owner if you sell the vehicle.
The information is divided into specific
sections, to assist in finding the particular
information you require:
Before You Drive
Details the settings you need to make in
the cockpit to ensure you are fully prepared
and have safe and easy access to all
controls before driving.
Driving Controls
This section contains detailed information
regarding the equipment and driving
controls fitted to your McLaren and how to
use those controls to best effect during a
journey.
Instruments
This section contains information on the
Driver Display, including information on
how to operate features of the McLaren
Infotainment System (MIS).
Central Display
This section contains information on the
McLaren Infotainment System (MIS),
including information on how to view and
change vehicle settings.
Comfort and Convenience
Contains information on those systems and
features which make the cockpit a pleasant
environment in which to spend time.
Maintaining Your McLaren
Information on maintaining your McLaren is
located here. Also included is advice on
using your McLaren in winter weather and
if you choose to drive your vehicle abroad,
what to do if something should go wrong
and how to manage any possible problems
which arise as a result. There is also
information on fuses, lights and what to do
if you experience a puncture.
Vehicle Data and Glossary
Refer to this section when you need
information regarding the fluid
specifications and quantities that are
required for the various systems on your
McLaren, or when you need to know a
specific piece of data relating to your
McLaren or its performance.
The technical glossary contains a brief
explanation of some of the more complex
systems fitted to your McLaren. Your
McLaren Retailer will be able to assist
should you need more information.

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Information About This Document
McLaren is constantly updating its vehicles
to meet and exceed the latest
technologies. McLaren therefore reserves
the right to introduce changes in design,
equipment and technical features at any
time.
© McLaren Automotive Limited.
This publication must not be reproduced,
translated or reprinted, in whole or in part,
without written permission from McLaren
Automotive Limited.
The equipment fitted to your McLaren may
vary from the images shown depending on
vehicle and market specification.
All information, illustrations and
specifications in our applications are based
on data available and are correct at the
time of issue. The availability of options
may vary from market to market due to
local restrictions and regulations.
Some illustrations in these applications
may not necessarily reflect the
specifications or options available in your
local market and may show optional
equipment.
The specifications contained in these
applications are for information purposes
only and McLaren Automotive reserves the
right to change product specifications at
any time without notice or incurring
obligation. For full specification details and
information on standard and optional
equipment, please consult your McLaren
Retailer.
This vehicle may be covered by patents.
See cars.mclaren.com/patents.
Printed in United Kingdom, 26QA074SP.
Owner Documentation
Your McLaren is equipped with the
following documents:
Service and Warranty Guide - provides
information on what to do and who to
contact in the event of problems
Owner's Handbook - provides
information on how to operate your
McLaren

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Electronic User Manual
Your vehicle is fitted with an electronic
user manual. The Owner’s Handbook is
available on the Central Infotainment
Touchscreen.
To access the manual, swipe down on the
status bar at the top of the McLaren
Infotainment System (MIS) screen then
touch the Owner's Handbook icon.
NOTE: This feature cannot be
accessed when the vehicle is in
motion. The electronic user manual
is only available when the vehicle is
stationary to prevent the driver
from being distracted.
Select the required language, then select a
topic from the contents page.
The Home icon appears at the top and
bottom of each page. Selecting the
home icon will return you to the main
contents page.
The Left Arrow and Right Arrow
icons can be used to navigate to the
previous or next topic as required.
Select 'Related Topics' to quickly access the
other information within the current
section.
The Left Arrowhead icon can be used
like a web browser back button, to go
back to the previous view.
The Up-Arrow icon can be used to
return to the main contents page.
Symbols
You will find the following symbols in this
Owner’s Handbook. These symbols are
intended to give you an instant visual
message on what type of information is
being displayed.
Warnings
A warning draws your attention to
activities that could cause injury or
death.
Notes
Notes draw your attention to
activities that contain possible risks
to your McLaren, provide advice that
you may find useful, or give additional
information regarding a particular
subject.
Environmental notes
Environmental notes give you tips on
minimizing the impact of you and your
vehicle on the environment.

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Looking After Your McLaren
McLaren recommend that you only use
your McLaren in good weather conditions.
Ensure that rain, spray or moisture does
not enter the vehicle interior.
WARNING: Ensure that water does
not enter the vehicle interior. Loose
water can damage the fabrics and
surfaces of the vehicle interior.
WARNING: Your McLaren is not
suitable for mechanical car washes.
NOTE: If water gets into the vehicle
interior, clean it as soon as possible.
See Cleaning The Interior,
page 6.29.
McLaren recommend that the vehicle is
covered if it is to be left in storage for
periods over two weeks. See Car Covers,
page 6.30.
McLaren recommend that your vehicle is
inspected before and after track use.
Operating Safety
WARNING: Before driving, adjust all
mirrors to give the best possible
view of road and traffic conditions.
WARNING: The vehicle does not
have a windscreen. We strongly
recommend that you wear a helmet
or impact resistant eyewear when
you drive.
WARNING: The electronic systems
fitted to your McLaren interact with
each other. Tampering with these
systems could cause malfunctions
in other interconnected systems.
Such faults could seriously
endanger the operational safety of
your McLaren and your own safety.
Any additional work or modifications made
to the vehicle which have been carried out
incorrectly can also affect its operating
safety.
Vehicle Use
Observe the following when using your
McLaren:
The safety notes throughout this
information
Road traffic laws and regulations
WARNING: There are various
warning labels attached to your
McLaren. These are intended to
make you and others aware of
various risks. Do not remove any
warning labels from the vehicle.
If you remove these warning labels,
you or others may not then be aware
of dangers which may result in an
injury.
Ground Clearance
WARNING: The vehicle has a low
ground clearance. Damage to the
underside of the vehicle may occur
when approaching steep inclines or
declines.
Drive with care when:
approaching kerbs.
approaching steep inclines
departing steep declines

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driving on rough roads
driving in areas where traffic calming
measures have been deployed
driving in any other environment
where sudden change of road surface
height or elevation are encountered
(for example car parks).
See Vehicle Dimensions, page 7.5.
Track Driving
WARNING: The vehicle does not
have a windscreen. We strongly
recommend that you wear a helmet
or impact resistant eyewear when
you drive.
To ensure both safety and optimum cooling
performance, McLaren recommends that
helmets are worn and that AAMS is OFF.
To achieve optimum performance and
reliability, it is important to ensure the
following preconditions are met before
attempting to drive your vehicle on a track:
Engine oil is at normal operating
temperature
Engine oil level shows 3, 4, 5 or 6
white segments. See Checking The
Engine Oil, page 6.3.
Engine coolant is at normal operating
temperature
Tires should not exceed the safe
operating temperatures
NOTE: Before you use your vehicle
on a track, consult your McLaren
Retailer. McLaren recommend that
your vehicle is inspected before and
after track use.
NOTE: Always drive within your
limits and the limits of the vehicle.
Cooling Down
McLaren recommend that you take time to
cool the vehicle down during track driving,
due to the high temperatures that may be
generated by the brakes and transmission
which could affect performance. Time
should be taken to drive the vehicle at a
slower speed without using hard braking or
carrying out excessive gear changes, this
uses the airflow to cool the vehicle.
McLaren recommend that time is allowed
for your vehicle to return to normal
operating temperatures before leaving the
track.
NOTE: When stopping the vehicle
directly after performance driving,
McLaren recommend that the
ignition is not immediatelyswitched
off or parking brake applied.
McLaren recommend that the
engine is left to idle prior to the
ignition being switched off.
NOTE: Please refer to your Service
and Warranty Guide for track and
competition use implications.

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Stored Data
There are a number of components in your
vehicle which collect data and store it
temporarily or permanently. This technical
data provides information relating to areas
such as the condition of the vehicle, any
events which have taken place and any
malfunctions your vehicle may be
experiencing or has experienced in the
past.
These include, for example:
operating conditions of system
components (e.g. fluid levels)
the vehicle’s status messages and
those of its individual components
(e.g. ‘Coolant fluid low’)
malfunctions and defects in important
system components (e.g.‘Light switch
fault’)
vehicle reactions and operating
conditions in special driving situations
(e.g. air bag deployment)
ambient conditions (e.g. outside
temperature)
This data is of an exclusively technical
nature and can be used to:
assist in recognizing and rectifying
faults and defects
analyze vehicle functions (e.g. after an
accident)
optimize vehicle functions
The data cannot be used to trace the
vehicle’s movements.
When your vehicle is serviced, technical
information can be read from the vehicle
including:
repair service history
warranty events
quality assurance
This information can be read by employees
of the service network (including
manufacturers) using special diagnostic
testers. More detailed information can be
obtained from it, if required.
After a fault has been rectified, the
information is deleted from the fault
memory or is continually overwritten.
When operating the vehicle, situations may
occur where technical data, in connection
with other information, could be traced to a
person.
Examples include:
accident reports
damage to the vehicle
witness statements
McLaren will not access your behavior-
related information about a crash event or
share it with others except:
with the consent of you or, if the
vehicle is leased, of the lessee
in response to an official request of
police or similar government office
as part of the manufacturer’s defense
in case of legal proceedings
as required by law
In addition, McLaren may use the collected
or received diagnostic data:
for McLaren research needs
to make it available for research needs
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to share summary data which is not
tied to a specific vehicle with other
organizations for research purposes