Maserati Levante 2021 Owner's Manual page 363

that can destroy the protecting
surface treatment.
• After washing aluminium trim with
warm water, apply the cleaning
agent with a clean tissue or a soft
sponge on the surface. Do not use
any other equipment such as brushes,
steel wool, abrasives or any other
equipment for cleaning.
• After cleaning, please rinse the
aluminium trim with a lot of clear
water.
• While cleaning in the car wash please
make sure that the mouldings and
aluminium trims only gets contact
with soft brushes or textiles.
Engine Compartment
At the end of each winter
season, carefully wash the engine
compartment, remembering to avoid
directing the jet of water for too long
on the electric parts.
To perform this operation, you must
contact the Service Network .
"Car Wash" Mode (if foreseen)
To move the vehicle in tunnel washers,
or generally move with engine off, you
can use the following mode.
• Vehicle must be on level ground,
stationary or moving up to 1 km/h
(0.6 mph).
• If enabled, disable the automatic
engagement function of electric
parking brake (see "Parking Brake"
in section "Starting and Driving").
• Shift the gearshift lever to N
(Neutral).
• The brake pedal can be pressed or
not pressed.
• Turn the engine off by pressing the
START/STOP button for 5 seconds.
Through these steps, the driver's door
must be closed. This condition will
persists for about 25 minutes, the shift
lever will switch to P (Park) once time
has expired.
In case of low-battery voltage the shift
lever can be placed in P (Park) before
this time has expired.
NOTE:
It is also appropriate to disable the
"Passive Entry" function from the MIA
system so that the "Pre-Short Drop"
function will not be activated. This can
prevent water from entering in the
passenger compartment during car
washing.
Maintenance and Care
WARNING!
• Performed this procedure the
vehicle will stay in N (Neutral),
rather without any brake. To avoid
accidental movement, always check
that the movement of the vehicle
take place only on a flat surface.
• DO NOT USE this mode to haul the
vehicle because after a period of
time the shift lever will be placed
automatically in P (Park) position.
If this occurs when the vehicle is
moving the transmission can be
damaged. To haul the vehicle use the
emergency manual park release (see
"Transmission Manual Release of P
(Park) Position" in section "In an
Emergency").
Pre-Short Drop Function
When in a car washing, if the driver
keeps the key fob in his/her pocket,
or in any place outside the vehicle
within 1 m (3.3 ft) distance, the front
windows will perform a pre-short
drop. This is a shorter drop compared
to the normal short drop performed by
the "Passive Entry" ( ) function when
you grab the door handle to enter the
vehicle.
In order to prevent water from
entering the vehicle between the
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