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inflates. This especially applies to
children.
Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable
Curtain (SABIC) Inflator Units
During collisions where the impact is
confined to a particular area of the
side of the vehicle, the ORC may
deploy the SABIC air bags, depending
on the severity and type of collision. In
these events, the ORC will deploy the
SABIC only on the impact side of the
vehicle. A quantity of non-toxic gas is
generated to inflate the side curtain
air bag.
The inflating side curtain air bag
pushes the head/s of the occupant/s
seating in the outside seats from the
edge of the headliner out of the way
and covers the window. The air bag
inflates with enough force to possibly
injure you if you are not belted and
seated properly, or if items are
positioned in the area where the side
curtain air bag inflates. This especially
applies to children.
The SABICs may also help reduce the
risk of partial or complete ejection of
vehicle occupants through side
windows in certain rollover events
(because equipped with rollover
sensing). Front and Side Impact Sensors
In front and side impacts, impact
sensors can aid the ORC in
determining appropriate response to
impact events.
Enhanced Accident Response System
In the event of an impact causing air
bag deployment, if the
communication network and the
power remains intact, depending on
the nature of the accident, the ORC
will determine whether the enhanced
accident response system will have to
perform the following functions:
• cut off fuel to the engine;
• turn hazard lights and interior lights
on as long as the battery has power
or until the ignition switch is turned
off;
• unlock the doors automatically;
• disconnect the battery with a
pyrotechnic charge.
Air Bag Deployment Result
The advanced front air bags are
designed to deflate immediately after
deployment.
If you do have a collision which
deploys the air bags, any or all of the
following may occur: • The nylon air bag material may
sometimes cause abrasions and/or
skin reddening to the driver and
front passenger as the air bags
deploy and unfold.
• As the air bags deflate, you may see
some smoke-like particles. The
particles are a normal by-product of
the process that generates the
non-toxic gas used for air bag
inflation. These airborne particles
may irritate the skin, eyes, nose, or
throat. If these particles settle on
your clothing, follow the garment
manufacturer's instructions for
cleaning. Do not drive your vehicle
after an air bag has deployed. If you
are involved in another collision, the
air bags will not be in place to
protect you.
ENVIRONMENTAL!
Air bag inflation releases a small
amount of powder. This powder is not
harmful to the environment.
WARNING!
California Proposition 65
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LATCH-Compatible child restraint
systems are now available. You should
never install LATCH child seats so that
two seats share a common lower
anchorage.
If your child restraints are not
LATCH-Compatible, install the
restraints using the vehicle's seat belts.
Installing a LATCH- Compatible Child
Restraint System
The lower LATCH anchorages are
“U-shaped” metal rings located on the
rear seat where the cushion meets the
seatback just below the symbol shown
in the picture, but are not visible. You
will find them if you run your finger
along the intersection of the seatback
and seat cushion surfaces. In addition, there are tether strap
anchorages behind each rear seat.
NOTE:
• To correctly install a child restraint
system on the rear seats, position the
seat back in the less tilted position
(see chapter "Rear seats" in section
“Understanding the Vehicle”).
• The top tether strap anchorage
behind the central rear seat should
be used to secure a child restraint
system with the vehicle's seat belts. Such anchorages can be reached
pushing down or lifting the foldable
end of the trunk compartment cover.
To install a LATCH-Compatible child
restraint seat proceed as follows.
• Secure the child seat to the
“U-shaped” lower metal rings
positioned on the rear seat.
• Fix the top tether strap (provided
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to the driver by moving the seat for
Easy Exit or Easy Entry.
Each stored memory setting will have
an associated easy entry/exit position.
NOTE:
The Easy Entry/Exit feature can be
enabled or disabled using the MTC+
System, refer to “MTC+ Settings” in
section “Dashboard Instruments and
Controls” for further information.
Rear Seats Rear seats can fit three passengers.
Seats, head restraints and seat belts
are parts of the occupant restraint
system of the vehicle.
For further information, see chapter
“Occupants Restraint Systems” in
section “Before Starting” and “Head
Restraints” in this section.
WARNING!
Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in
a seat and using a seat belt properly.
Rear Seat Folding Seatback The 60/40 split-folding seatback of the
rear seat provides for a recliner
feature with three available fixed
positions that can be set using the
lever on seat external side. The LH
lever tilts the long part (60), while the
RH lever tilts the shorter one (40).
The less tilted position (90°) is the one
most suitable when a child seat must
be installed; the other positions tilt
the seatback toward the liftgate up to
23°.
To tilt the seatback, lift the lever from
its rest position 0 to position 1 while
pushing the seatback to the back until reaching the required position. When
releasing the lever, the fixed positions
will be acknowledged by lever control
cable clicking in place to lock.
Ensure that seatback is fastened to the
position by trying to move it back and
forth. Lever control cable locks also
when fully folding the seatback down
on the seat.
To move the seatback in another
position, lift lever in position 1 and
hold it up until bringing seatback to
the new fixed position, which is
acknowledged by the cable locking in
place when releasing the lever.
WARNING!
• Ensure the seatback is always locked
in one of the fixed positions before
fastening the rear seat belts. An
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unlocked seatback cannot ensure the
necessary stability for passengers
and/or for child seats. An unlocked
seatback could cause severe injuries
in case of accident.
• When fastening a child seat on
external rear seats, ensure that the
corresponding seatback is in the full
upright position.
• Always check that the head restraint
of the rear seats that must be
occupied by a passenger is correctly
adjusted (see chapter “Head
Restraints” in this section).
NOTE:
Rear
seat backrest can
be fully folded
to increase luggage space. See “Cargo
Area” in this section for further
details.
Rear Armrest The rear armrest is mobile and can be
folded up into the seatback.
• To lower it, pull the stripe as
indicated. • To close it, pull it upwards then push
it back into its seat.
On the front part of the armrest there
are two cupholders (see “Interior
Features” in this section).
CAUTION!
The armrest is not designed to support
the weight of an adult or a child:
please use it only to store beverages or
small objects.
NOTE:
Seatback
panel behind armrest
features an opening allowing you to
carry long objects or ski bags with no
need to fold the seatback. See “Cargo
Area” in this section for further
details. Rear Side Heated Seats
(optional) The side rear seats can be equipped
with heaters both in seat cushion and
seatback.
Rear seats heating can be adjusted by
operating control devices on the trim
panel of each rear door.
WARNING!
• Persons with low skin sensitivity
because of advanced age, chronic
illness, diabetes, spinal cord injury,
medication, alcohol use, exhaustion
or other physical conditions must be
careful when using the seat heater. It
may cause irritation even at low
temperatures, especially if used for
long periods of time.
• Do not place anything on the seat
that insulates against heat, such as a
blanket or cushion. This may cause
the seat heater to overheat. Sitting
in a seat that has been overheated
could cause irritation due to the
increased surface temperature of the
seat.
The switch on the trim panel with the
resistance
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for extended periods of time: extreme
temperatures and humidity can occur
in the vehicle.
Sun Visors Sun visors can be folded to the front
and to the side of the vehicle. To move
the visor laterally, lower and release it
from its catch as indicated.
In this condition, the visor can be
extended by sliding the visor end
backward. By lowering the visor you can access
the courtesy mirror and, by sliding the
mirror protective cover, the light on
the dome will automatically light up
(with the ignition switch in RUN ).
Before raising the visor, close the
mirror cover: the light will turn off.
A business card holder is fitted inside
each sun visor. Smoking Kit (optional) The kit includes a lighter and a
removable ashtray with cover.
The Smoking kit for front seats
passengers is located inside the box
beside the transmission shift lever and
can be accessed by pressing the cover
as indicated.
The rear seat passengers can use the
removable ashtray by inserting it into
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CAUTION!
To avoid luggage inadvertent
movement, in case of sudden braking
or collision, always check correct
fastening of the retainers onto floor
rails before anchoring any luggage.
NOTE:
The Authorized
Maserati Dealer can
provide you with information about
the available “Genuine Accessories”
for the trunk compartment.
Loading with Rear Seatbacks
Folded Down The 60/40 split-folding seatback of the
rear seat provides cargo-carrying
versatility.
The seatback folded down provides a
continuous nearly-flat extension of the load floor able to accommodate
bulky luggage, large-sized equipment
and objects that may not fit with the
normal dimensions of the trunk.
NOTE:
Both seat backs can be folded down
independently.
WARNING!
To prevent the other luggage in the
trunk from getting into the passenger
compartment and create a potential
danger for the passengers, keep trunk
cover installed when folding down
one of the two seatbacks.
When the seatbacks are unfolded to
the
upright position, make
sure they
are latched in one of the fixed
positions (see “Rear Seats” in this
section).
WARNING!
• Make sure that the seatback is
securely locked into position. If the
seatback is not securely locked into
position, the seat will not provide
the proper stability for child seats
and/or rear passengers. An improperly latched seat could cause
serious injury.
• Always check that the head restraint
of the rear seats that must be
occupied by a passenger is correctly
adjusted (see chapter “Head
Restraints” in this section).
• The cargo area in the rear of the
vehicle with the rear seatbacks in
the folded down position should not
be used as a play area by children
when the vehicle is in motion. They
could be seriously injured in a
collision. Children should be seated
and use proper restraint systems.
Ski and Snowboard Bag
Compartment To stow and safely fasten a ski and
snowboard bag, with no need to fold
down the seatback, use the opening
available at the back of the longer
seatback (60), at the level of the
armrest between the rear seats.
To reach this compartment and
properly arrange the bag, proceed as
follows.
• From inside the passenger
compartment, lower the armrest
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cover inner part out of their guides
on trunk panel;
• remove trunk cover from the vehicle.
The two parts of trunk cover can be
folded one onto the other for a more
compact unit.
WARNING!
Driving with no trunk cover could be
dangerous. Any unfastened luggage
or objects could move into the
passenger compartment in case of
sudden stop or collision and seriously
injure the occupants. You can try to
prevent this by using the Cargo Net in
the trunk compartment.
When refitting the trunk cover,
perform
the same operations in
reverse order. WARNING!
After refitting the trunk cover, make
sure that the lower ends of the inner
part have properly engaged in their
guides. If cover is not properly
positioned and fastened, in case of
unexpected stop or collision it could
move and seriously injure the
passengers in the rear seats.
Cargo Area Extension The following procedure is aimed at
obtaining the maximum possible
extension of the cargo area, and it can
be only a partial extension if you carry
out only a few of the listed
operations.
• Remove the trunk cover as indicated
under “Trunk Compartment Cover”
in this chapter.
• Completely lower the headrests of
rear seats.
• Completely fold down the rear seats
backrests by lifting the lever to
position 1 and hold it up. • Release the lever when seatback is
against the seat: the control cable
will click into place and lock.
• In this position, push down on the
seatback of the long part (60): the
control cable will click into place and
lock.
Now that seatbacks are folded down,
trunk floor and the back panels of
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CAUTION!
Seatback rear panel is not suitable to
support heavy loads and metal objects
with protruding elements that might
scratch its surface. If necessary, protect
the seatback rear panel surface using
rigid panels.
Installing the Cargo Net for
Cargo Area The Cargo Net can be installed to two
positions depending on the current
extension of the cargo area. When
only the trunk cover is removed (see
previous paragraph), while backrests
are still vertical, the Cargo Net must be
installed immediately behind them
(position A ).
While, in case also backrests were
folded down, the Cargo Net must be installed in a more forward position
behind the front seats (position B ).
WARNING!
• Before install the Cargo Net in the
more forward position make sure
that the backrests are locked in the
lowest position.
• The Cargo Net must be properly
installed following the instructions
in this paragraph.
• The Cargo Net will not properly hold
objects in case of sudden vehicle
braking or collision depending on
cargo weight. Heavy loads not
sufficiently fastened could exceed
net capacity and hit the vehicle
occupants, with the ensuing risk of
injury.
• Before leaving for a trip, fasten all objects that might move to trunk
floor, using the devices provided by
Maserati for this purpose.
• When using the Cargo Net, do not
load any heavy object on top of the
other objects which are laid on the
trunk floor (see example in the
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