Maserati Ghibli 2021 Owner's Manual page 129

(programmable) when leaving your
vehicle in an unlit area. To activate the
delay function with the light switch in
"AUTO" position, place the ignition
device in the OFF or ACC position
while the headlights are still on.
The delay interval begins when the
lights switch is turned off (position
"0"), on the vehicles of United States
market, and/or when the ignition
device is placed in the OFF or ACC
position on vehicles of Canadian
market. If you turn the headlights or
position lights on, or place the ignition
device in RUN, the system will cancel
the delay.
If you turn the headlights off ("0"
position) before the ignition, they will
turn off in the normal mode.
To activate manually the delay
function the headlights must be on
before place the ignition device in the
OFF or ACC position and the light
switch in "AUTO" position.
NOTE:
• To activate this function the lights
must be turned off ("0" position),
on vehicles of united States market
only, and/or the light switch must be
turned in "AUTO" position within 45
seconds of placing the ignition device
in the OFF or ACC position.
• Once the delay function is active, any
additional shifting of the light switch
will cancel the function.
• The headlight delay time is
programmable using the MIA system,
see "Functions of Settings Menu
on MIA" in section "Dashboard
Instruments and Controls".
• If the low beam LEDs are active due
to "Headlights with Wipers", then
the headlamps delay function will
not be activated when the ignition
device is set in OFF position.
Manual Headlights
Turning the light switch in position
turns on the low beam together
with the position lights, the side
markers and the license plate lights
regardless of the ignition device state
and the "DAY" or "NIGHT" mode
detected by the twilight sensor (see
table in "Light Switch" paragraph of
this chapter).
The related telltale will display
on the instrument cluster.
Fog Lights
The rear fog lights switch is built into
the lights switch.
Dashboard Instruments and Controls
To activate the rear fog lights, turn
the light switch to the low beam light
or "AUTO" position (the picture
shows that of United States market).
Press the lights switch
the rear fog lights.
Pressing again the lights switch
will deactivate the rear fog lights.
Turning the lights switch off (position
"0") will also deactivate the rear fog
lights on vehicles of United States
market.
A dedicated telltale in the instrument
cluster illuminates when the rear fog
lights are turned on.
to turn on
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