Setting The Drive Mode - Maserati Levante Owner's Manual

By selecting one of these drive modes,
the yellow or white LED on the button
illuminates and, for some of these,
the vehicle configuration obtained is
graphically displayed on instrument
cluster. The same screen is also
obtained when selecting the "Drive
mode" menu using the buttons on
steering wheel.

Setting the Drive Mode

Drive modes can be set using the
buttons on central console.
Keys (buttons) only have two statuses:
OFF and ON. The OFF status (button
released) is the standard function
mode. The ON status is activated by
pressing the button, the dedicated LED
will illuminate. It is necessary to press
the (ESC OFF) button for at least 3
seconds.
At each key-on the car starts always
in NORMAL drive mode (all the LEDs
are OFF) and driver can select different
drive mode according to following
table.
ON – Button pressed
Button
(LED ON)
Electronic Stability Control
ESC partially deactivated.
ON – Button pressed
Button
(LED ON)
OFF
OFF ROAD drive mode ON.
ROAD
Increased Control and Effi-
I.C.E.
ciency mode ON (*).
Sportier drive mode
SPORT
(SPORT) ON.
• Button pressed the first
time (upper LED ON):
sportier drive mode
(SPORT) ON.
SPORT • Button pressed the
CORSA second time (upper and
(TRO- lower LED ON): race
FEO drive mode (CORSA) ON,
version ESC partially deactivated
only) (ON) and hard/stiff
suspension setting ("S").
• When button is pressed
third time, it returns to
OFF-button release.
Soft/Hard suspension set-
ting.
Starting and Driving
ON – Button pressed
Button
(LED ON)
(*) I.C.E. (Increased Control and Ef-
ficiency) operates on engine supply
in order to reduce fuel consumption,
exhausts, noisiness (efficiency) by
dampening vehicle reactions (con-
trol). The current mode is also useful
for low-grip surfaces.
The tables below summarize the
adjustment of transmission and
engine parameters according to set
drive mode/s. (ESC OFF) is the
only mode that does not depend on
the activation or deactivation of the
other modes. The tables show the two
configurations with:
• (ESC OFF) button NOT pressed;
• (ESC OFF) button pressed.
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