Introduction; Consulting The Manual; Abbreviations - Maserati Ghibli 2016 Owner's Manual

Introduction

Consulting the Manual

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For an easy identification of the topics,
this Manual is divided into sections
and chapters: each chapter can have
more paragraphs.
Within the text, important warnings
and notes are also easily identifiable
through icons.
WARNING!
California Proposition 65
THIS MOTOR VEHICLE CONTAINS
CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH
DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE
HARM
Engine exhaust, some of its constituents,
certain vehicle components, paints, and
materials contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to
cause cancer, and birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Such components
include the car battery, and the small
battery in the remote entry and ignition
key. In addition, certain fluids contained
in vehicles and certain products of
component wear contain or emit
chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer and birth
defects or other reproductive harm.
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WARNING!
Failure to comply with the instructions
could cause HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS
involving personal and vehicle safety.
ENVIRONMENTAL!
This note indicates the correct
behavior when using the vehicle to
protect the environment.
CAUTION!
Aimed at preventing any damage to
the vehicle and thus hazards involving
the safety of persons.
NOTE:
Additional information regarding the
subject and/or the operation
described.
• "Left" and "right" in this manual,
always refer to the driving direction.
• All indications and images in this
Manual refer to a vehicle with
left-hand drive. On right-hand drive
vehicles, some controls are ordered
differently than shown in the
illustrations.

Abbreviations

Some descriptions and terms with
particular meanings are found in this
manual in abbreviated form.
A/C AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.
ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKING
SYSTEM.
AFS ADVANCED FRONTLIGHTING
SYSTEM.
ALR AUTOMATIC LOCKING
RETRACTOR.
ATC AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE
CONTROL.
AWD ALL-WHEEL DRIVE.
BAS BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM.
BSA BLIND SPOT ALERT.
CAN CONTROLLER AREA
NETWORK.
DRL DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS.
EBD ELECTRONIC BRAKE-FORCE
DISTRIBUTION.
ECU ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT.
EDR EVENT DATA RECORDER.
EPB ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE.
ESC ELECTRONIC STABILITY
CONTROL.