Maserati Ghibli 2016 Owner's Manual page 52

Before Starting
Lid/Hand Free will activate within two
seconds.
If closed, with the foot movement the
Power Trunk Lid/Hand Free will:
• unlock and completely open;
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• after another kick, will stop;
• after another kick, will reverse its
movement and completely close
unless stopped again.
If open, with the foot movement the
Power Trunk Lid/Hand Free will:
• completely close but does not lock;
• another kick before the completed
closing can stop the movement;
• if the movement was stopped
another kick operation will invert a
complete opening.
NOTE:
• If your foot movement fails to
activate the Power Trunk Lid/Hand
Free movement, wiggling your foot
under the bumper will not help.
Repeat the whole kick movement.
• In particular situations, external
factors affecting the sensor area may
trigger the Hands Free power trunk
release feature. For example, when
washing the vehicle, a water jet
aimed at the sensor area may trigger
the Hands Free power trunk release
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feature. Keep the key fob RKE
transmitter away from the sensing
range of the sensors (10 ft/3 m) or
disable the Hand Free feature from
the MTC menu (see "MTC Settings"
in section 4). A key fob RKE
transmitter located in the front seat
passenger area is considered out of
range of the Hands Free trunk
release sensor.
• If somebody or something knocks
against the Power Trunk Lid/Hand
Free while it is moving, the safety
system might stop lid opening or
closing movement.
Trunk Lid Emergency Release
If accessing the trunk from the rear
seats, operate the emergency release
lever (see the chapter "Trunk Safety"
in this section) in order to lower the
rear seat backrest (see "Cargo Area" in
section 3). If the power release control
operated by pressing the button on
the door trim panel fails, which may
occur when the battery is low on
voltage, it is possible to temporarily
power the system by using the battery
remote poles located inside the engine
compartment (see "Auxiliary
Jump-Start Procedure" in section 6).
Thus it is possible to normally open the
trunk lid by using the key fob RKE
transmitter. Have the vehicle checked
by an Authorized Maserati Dealer
center in order to solve the failure.