Maserati Levante Owner's Manual page 50

Before Starting
WARNING!
• Pay careful attention to the exhaust
tailpipes as they can reach high
temperatures and, in case of contact,
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they can cause severe burns.
• When it is not necessary to open the
Power Boot Lid with the "Hands
Free" mode, make sure the key fob is
outside the range of use (1 m/3.3 ft).
Otherwise, the Power Boot Lid/Hand
Free can be opened accidentally by
an unintentional movement of the
foot.
In order for the sensors to detect your
foot movement, move your foot
towards the vehicle rather than
sideways and immediately pull it back:
from this moment, the power
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liftgate/Hands free will activate within
two seconds.
If closed, with the foot movement the
power liftgate/Hands free will:
• unlock and completely open;
• 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 liftgate/Hands free will:
• completely close but 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 liftgate/Hands
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 liftgate
release feature. For example, when
washing the vehicle, a water jet
aimed at the sensor area may trigger
the Hands free power liftgate release
feature. Keep the key fob RKE
transmitter away from the sensing
range of the sensors (3 m/10 ft) or
disable the Hands free feature from
the MTC+ menu (see "MTC+
Settings" in section "Dashboard
Instruments and Controls"). A key
fob RKE transmitter located in the
front seat passenger area is
considered out of range of the Hands
free liftgate release sensor.
• If somebody or something knocks
against the power liftgate/Hands
free while it is moving, the safety
system might stop lid opening or
closing movement.
Liftgate Emergency Release
If the power release control operated
by pressing the button on the dome
console fails, the battery could be in a
low condition. In this case, 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 "In an Emergency"). Then it is
possible to normally open the liftgate
by using the key fob RKE transmitter.
Have the vehicle subsequently serviced
by a Service Network centre in order
to solve the failure.