Maserati Levante Owner's Manual page 242

Driving
M (Manual) Drive Mode
In this mode, the transmission interacts
with the driver in order to allow
manual shift and increase driver
interaction. The current mode allows
the gear system to optimise the engine
brake action, remove undesired
shifting into higher and lower gears
and improve the overall performance
of the vehicle.
This mode allows you to move the shift
lever step by step forward (-) or
backward (+) without pressing the lock
button. The current transmission gear
is displayed on the instrument cluster
beside "M".
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Using the shift paddles behind the
steering wheel (if foreseen), the
corresponding icon will display beside
the "M" indication and current shifted
gear.
Pull the right shift paddle (+) towards
the steering wheel and release it to
enter the higher gear; do the same
operation with the left shift paddle (-)
to enter the lower gear.
Manual mode can be activated at any
time, with no need to release the
brake pedal.
Even if the release button is pressed
and gear is shifted in R (Reverse), P
(Park) or N (Neutral), the selected
manual mode will be maintained.
In Manual mode, the transmission will
shift up or down (+/-) if manually
selected by the driver by using the
shift lever, or shift paddles on the
steering wheel (if present). The
transmission remains in the engaged
gear until the driver shifts into another
higher or lower gear, except in the
following cases.
• Lack of accelerator pedal activity will
cause the transmission to revert to
automatic operation. The
transmission will also upshift
automatically once maximum engine
speed is reached.