2019 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE air conditioning

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 buttons on the panel with the
resistance
icon activate the heating on
one or both seats.
• Push the button once to select the
highest heating level. The two LED
beside of the icon will illuminate.
• Push the same button a second time
to select the lowest level. Only the
lower LED remains illuminate.
• Push the same button a third time to
shut the heating elements OFF. The
LED will turn off.
NOTE:
• Once a heat setting is selected, heat
will be felt within two to five
minutes. • The engine must be running for the
heated seats to operate.
By selecting the HI-level setting, the
heater will provide a boosted heat
level during the first four minutes of
operation. Then, the heat output will
drop to the normal HI-level.
By setting the HI-level, the system will
automatically switch to LO-level after
a maximum of 60 minutes of
continuous operation. The LO-level
setting will turn off automatically
after a maximum of approximately 45
minutes.
“Comfort Luxury” Rear
Seats (if equipped) This vehicle can be equipped with two
rear seats endowed with ventilation
and a heating power regulation
system. The seats are equipped with
adjustable head restraint: see the
instructions in the chapter “Head
Restraints” in this section. In this
version, the center rear seat is
occupied by a central console with
several features, a compartment and a
small instrument panel to control rear
seats, four-zones air conditioning (if
equipped) and the sunshade on the
rear window.
A reclining shelf positioned centrally
between both back rests enables to
access power outlets and USB port.
Beside the heating regulation system
designed for a better comfort at high
external temperatures, as described in
the previous paragraph, the rear seats
can be ventilated as well. The seat
cushion and seatback are equipped
with small fans drawing air from the
seat surface through fine perforations
in the seat cover to help keep the
occupant bodies cooler in case of high
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Seats Setting Devices Rear seat controls operating forward
and backward adjustments are
positioned on both sides of the central
console storage compartment. By
moving the seat forward or backward,
you can change the tilt of the backrest
as well.
The rear passenger sitting on the side
opposite to the driver can move the
front passenger seat by using the rear
command.
CAUTION!
If the seat's movement does not work,
make sure that the corresponding fuse
is not tripped (see chapter “Fuse
Replacement” in section “Maintenance
and Care”).
Instrument Panel on the Rear
Central Console The instrument panel on the rear
central console storage compartment
is divided into two areas:
• The front area with the control
buttons for the rear seats comfort
level and the sunshade on the rear
window (see “Rear Window” in
section “Before Starting”).
• The rear area with the control
buttons for the four-zone air conditioning system (see “Air
Conditioning Controls” in section
“Dashboard Instruments and
Controls”).
The buttons labeled with a fan- and a
resistance icon are used for ventilation
and/or heating control on one or on
both seats.
• Push the button once to select the
highest ventilation and/or heating
level. The two LED beside of the icon
will illuminate.
• Push the same button a second time
to select the lowest ventilation
and/or heating level. Only the lower
LED remains illuminate.
• Push the same button a third time to
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NOTE:
The engine must be running for the
ventilated seats to operate. Rear Console Features On the front part of the rear central
console there is a cupholder, to open it
press the cover as pointed out in the
picture.
To close it, lower the cover to the
console support.
By pressing the indicated button and
opening the half-lids used as armrests,
you can access the internal area of the
storage compartment. The compartment is supplied with
air-conditioned like the rest of the
passenger compartment.
The illuminated area of the storage
compartment includes: a 12 V power
socket/cigarette lighter, a button to
exclude the air-conditioning of the
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Power Steering Wheel
Adjustment This feature allows you to tilt the
steering column upward or downward
or to lengthen or shorten it in order to
adjust the steering wheel to an
optimized position.
The power tilt/telescoping steering
column/wheel switch is located on the
lower left side of the steering column.
To adjust the tilt of the steering
column/wheel, move the switch up or
down as desired.
To lengthen or shorten the steering
column/wheel, pull the switch toward
you or push the switch away from you
as desired. NOTE:
You can use your key fob with RKE
transmitter or the memory buttons on
the driver's door trim panel to return
the tilt/telescopic steering
column/wheel to programmed
positions. See “Driver Memory Seat”
in this section.
WARNING!
Do not adjust the steering
column/wheel while driving.
Adjusting the steering column/wheel
while driving could cause the driver to
lose control of the vehicle. Be sure the
steering column/wheel is adjusted
before driving your vehicle. Failure to
follow this warning may result in
serious injury or death.
Heated Steering Wheel
(optional) The steering wheel contains a heating
element inside the rim that helps
warm driver’s hands by cold weather.
The heated steering wheel has only
one temperature setting. Once turned
on, this function will operate for
approximately 58 to 70 minutes
before automatically shutting off. The heated steering wheel can shut
off early or may not turn on when the
steering wheel is already warm.
The heating steering wheel command
is in the “Climate” screen of MTC+.
See “Air Conditioning Controls” in
section “Dashboard Instruments and
Controls” for further details.
NOTE:
The engine must be running for the
heated steering wheel to operate.
• Touch the “Climate” softkey located
on the lower part of the MTC+
display.
• When the heating function is in the
off state, soft-key is not highlighted.
• Within 15 seconds, touch the heated
steering wheel soft-key to turn on
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Rearview Mirrors External Mirrors External mirrors can be adjusted
electrically and are equipped with
anti-mist resistors operated by the air
conditioning system (see “Air
Conditioning Controls” in section
“Dashboard Instruments and
Controls”).
The mirrors can be closed electrically
and will yield in both directions in case
of a collision.
The external mirrors are
electrochromic, which means, they
automatically operate an anti-glare
function by gradually shading as the
light hitting the mirrors increases.
The external rear-view electrochromic
mirrors work in conjunction with the
internal rear-view electrochromic
mirror.
NOTE:
• The mirrors can be adjusted
electrically only with the ignition
device in ACC and RUN position.
• When the vehicle is started, the
indicator light shown in the picture
will momentarily illuminate in both
outside rear-view mirrors to let the
driver know that the BSA system is operational. For more details see
chapter “Blind Spot Assist” in section
“Driving”.
The external of the rear-view mirror
support is equipped with LEDs,
lighting up when the turn signals and
vehicle entry/exit lights are activated.
When the surround view camera
system is installed, at the external
bottom side of the rear-view mirror is
the side view camera (refer to
“Surround View Camera System
(optional)” in section “Before
Starting”).
Mirrors Positioning
The power mirror controls are located
on the driver's door trim panel.
The power mirror controls consist of
mirror select buttons and a four-way
mirror control switch. To adjust a rearview mirror, press
either the L (left) or R (right) button to
select the mirror that you want to
adjust. The spin button will illuminate
indicating the rearview mirror is
activated and can be adjusted.
Press the mirror control switch
corresponding to the arrow indicating
the direction of the desired
movement.
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Pressing the indicated button on the
central console, the half-lids will rise
completely enabling access to the
inner compartment where the two
cupholders are located.
The storage and passenger
compartment share the same air
conditioning even though you may
exclude the air conditioning of the cupholder compartment by moving
the indicated button.
To close one or both of the half-lids,
push them down to the locking
position.
NOTE:
Vehicles equipped with the four-zone
air conditioning system, are not
equipped with cupholders inside the
central console.
Cupholders for Rear Passengers
Two cupholders are available in the
frontside of the rear seats central
armrest, press the button as shown in
the picture to access them. On vehicles equipped with the
“Comfort Luxury” rear seats, the
cupholders are located in the front
and rear central storage compartment
(see “Comfort Luxury Rear Seats” in
this section for further information).At Sight Version
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Air Conditioning
Distribution
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• Optional four-zone air conditioning
provides additional adjustable vents
on the side pillars between the
doors. These vents can be adjusted in
vertical and horizontal direction, by
operating on the central paddle 1 ,as
indicated in the following pictures.
The rotor 2 , located near each air
vent, allows to regulate the airflow,
or to close the vent. Orienting these
vents it is also possible to demist the
rear-door windows. NOTE:
In order to avoid the obstruction of
the windshield defrost vents, it is
recommended not to place objects on
the dashboard.
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