3 – Understanding the Vehicle
Interior Components..................................... 70
Front Seats............................................ 74
Comfort Pack Front Seats.................................. 76
Rear Seats............................................. 78
Steering Wheel Adjustment................................ 79
Rearview Mirrors........................................ 80
Lights................................................ 83
Windshield Wipers and Washers............................ 90
Interior Features........................................ 93
Cargo Area............................................ 97
HomeLink (for versions/markets, where provided)............... 98
Air Conditioning Distribution............................. 101
Sport Skyhook Suspension
(for versions/markets, where provided)..................... 103
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Doors Components
1Inside door handle.
2Rearview mirrors switch.
3Drive power window switch.
4Passenger power window
switch.
5Door panel grip.
6Reflex reflector.7Dual-color LED to indicate door
status (locked/unlocked).
8Door courtesy light.
9Door outboard opening lock.
10Outside door handle.
11External door unlock buttons.
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rear seats only when the front seat is
stopped. Make sure that passengers in
the rear seats (especially children) do
not touch the seat or any of it's
components when it's moving.Comfort Pack Front Seats
This includes:
• heating of the front seats;
• driver seat, steering wheel and
outside rearview mirrors memory
position (see paragraph "Driver
Memory Seat" in this chapter).
Front Heated Seats
The front seats are equipped with
heaters in both seat cushions and
seatbacks.
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.
NOTE:
Seat heating also works with engine
off and key in ignition switch inACC
orMAR (ON)position. To avoid
discharging the battery, it is
recommended to activate the feature
with engine running.
The heating is activated by turning
control on the outer side of the seat
cushion.
When this function is active for one or
more seats, the relative warning light
will illuminate on the display. Using
this control, heating can be adjusted
to 3 different levels.
NOTE:
•Turn off the heating system when
not required, to prevent unnecessary
power wastage.
•Once a heat setting is selected, heat
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will be felt within 2 to 5 minutes.
Comfort Screen Page
If the vehicle is equipped with
“Comfort Pack Front Seats” option,
press the “MODE” button to display
the screen page showing the
operating status of the heating system
for each seat.
The user can view the following
information:
• Seat indication.
• Heating level.
This screen page remains displayed for
10 seconds, as shown in figure.Once you have chosen the seat to be
heated, press "+" or "–" buttons to
change the heating level.
Driver Memory Seat
This feature allows the driver to store
up to three different memory profiles
for easy recall through the buttons on
the outer side of the seat cushion.
Each memory profile contains desired
position settings for the driver seat,
outside side mirrors and power tilt
and telescopic steering column.The memory procedure is only possible
with the key in the ignition switch
turned inMAR (ON)position.
Adjust the position of the seat, the
outside rearview mirrors and the
steering wheel.
Engage R (Reverse) gear and position
the passenger’s outside mirror again
to ensure the best possible visibility
for reversing, then disengage R
(Reverse) gear.
Next press one of the three buttons
“1”, “2” or “3”, each corresponding to
a memorizable position, for more than
3 seconds until you hear a
confirmation tone.
Lumbar support adjustment is not
included in the seat position storage
procedure.
The memorization of a new seat
position cancels the one previously
stored with that particular button.
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To lengthen or shorten the steering
column/wheel, pull the switch toward
you or push the switch away from you
as desired.
The steering wheel position is
memorized, together with the position
of the outside rearview mirrors, when
the driver’s seat position is stored.
Driver's "Easy Entry/Exit"
Function
The "Easy Entry/Exit" function helps
the driver when entering/exiting the
vehicle.
This function is activated when the
door is opened only if the key has
been extracted from the ignition
switch or is inSTOP (OFF)position.
When the driver exits the vehicle, the
steering wheel moves upward.
On re-entry the driver finds the power
steering wheel raised. After sittingdown and closing the door, upon
turning the key toMAR (ON)position,
the power steering wheel moves back
to the normal driving position.
Rearview Mirrors
Outside Mirrors
Outside mirrors can be adjusted
electrically.
The mirrors can be closed electrically
and will yield in both directions in case
of a collision.
The outside mirrors are electrochromic,
which means, they automatically
operate an anti-glare function by
gradually shading as the light hitting
the mirrors increases.
The outside rearview electrochromic
mirrors work in conjunction with the
inside rearview electrochromic mirror.
NOTE:
The mirrors can be adjusted electrically
only with key in the ignition switch in
MAR (ON)position.
Mirrors Positioning
The power mirror control is located on
the driver's door trim panel.
The power mirror control consist of an
external selector dial and a four-way
mirror control switch.
To adjust a rearview mirror, turn the
external selector dial in the L (left) or R
(right) position to select the mirror
that you want to adjust.
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Move the mirror control switch
corresponding to the direction of the
mirror desired movement (up - down -
right - left).
Bring the external selector dial back to
the center position to avoid changing
the position of the mirror
involuntarily.
WARNING!
Vehicles and other objects seen in the
outside convex mirror will look
smaller and farther away than they
really are. Relying too much on your
passenger side convex mirror could
cause you to collide with another
vehicle or object. Use the inside mirror
to judge the size or distance of a
vehicle seen in the outside convex
mirror.
Folding Mirrors
Turn the external selector dial to the
lower central position "CLOSE", both
mirrors fold inward to facilitate
parking in narrow spaces. If the
selector dial is returned to the upper
central position, the mirrors return to
the open position.
WARNING!
The mirrors must always be in the
open position while driving.
CAUTION!
Never retract or open the mirrors
manually: it could damage the power
mechanism.
Outside Rearview Mirror Memory
Position
The outside rearview mirror position,
both for the normal driving direction
and for reversing, is automatically
memorized together with each seat
position ("Comfort Pack Front Seats"
function). See chapter "Comfort Pack
Front Seats" in this section for further
information.
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Inside Rearview Mirror
The position of inside rearview mirror
can be manually adjusted, and is
endowed with an accident-prevention
release system operating in the event
of a collision.
The electrochromic rearview mirror
automatically operates an anti-glare
function by gradually darkening as the
light reflected on its surface increases.
This function is automatically
deactivated when reversing, to ensure
optimal visibility of obstacles.
Inside rearview mirror is equipped at
its base with a button for switching
electrochromic feature on/off and a
LED, on button left-hand side,
indicating feature on/off status.
The LED on button right-hand side is
not active.The table indicates the possible on/off
conditions, according to the position
of the light switch, when R (Reverse)
gear is not engaged.
CAUTION!
To avoid damage to the mirror during
cleaning, never spray any cleaning
solution directly onto the mirror. Apply
the solution onto a clean cloth and
wipe the mirror clean.
Initial conditions Possible action
Light switch
positionElectrochromic
functionStatus of LED Button Status of LED
0Off Off - -
On OnPress to
disableOff
On OnPress to
disableOff
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Rain Sensing Wipers
This feature detects moisture on the
windshield through an inside rearview
mirror integrated sensor.
The rain sensor adapts the frequency
of the windshield wiper strokes (in the
intermittent operation mode) to the
intensity of the rain.
All the other functions controlled by
the right-hand multifunction lever
(windshield wipers off, in continuous
slow and fast operation mode and in
temporary fast operation mode)
remain the same.
The rain sensor is activated
automatically by moving the
right-hand multifunction lever to
"AUTO" position. The sensor has a
setting range that varies progressively:
from the windshield wiper stationary
position - when the windshield is dry -
to the windshield wiper second speed
- in conditions of pouring rain.To regulate the frequency of
intermittent operation, with the
right-hand multifunction lever in
"AUTO" position, turn the end section
of the lever.
Rotating the end section clockwise,
intermittent operation varies from fast
intermittent wipe (max.) to slow
intermittent wipe (min).
If the engine is turned off during
automatic windshield wiper
operation, with the right-hand
multifunction lever in "AUTO"
position, to reactivate the function the
next time the engine is started, the
lever must be moved to "OFF" (stop
position) then back to "AUTO"
position.CAUTION!
• The rain sensing feature may not
function properly by ice or dried salt
water on the windshield.
• Use on the windshield of RainX
®or
products containing wax or silicone
may reduce rain sensor performance.
Rain Sensor Failure
When the rain sensor is activated, in
the event that it is malfunctioning, the
windshield wiper will be switched on
in intermittent operation mode and
the sensing range will be set by the
user, regardless of whether or not
there is rain on the windshield.
The
symbol appears on the
instrument cluster display.
In this case, we recommend that you
cut-out the rain sensor and turn on
the wiper, if necessary, in continuous
mode. Contact theAuthorized
Maserati Dealeras soon as possible.
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