Maserati GRANCABRIO Owner's Manual page 99

Emergency starting
If the MASERATI CODE fails to
deactivate the engine immobilizer,
the CODE warning light will
illuminate permanently, accompanied
by the message "Electronic key not
recognised", while the EOBD
warning light will go off after four
seconds to turn on again immediately
afterwards: the engine will not start.
The engine can only be started with
the emergency procedure.
WARNING: It is recommended to
read the whole procedure through
carefully before performing it. If you
make a mistake, you should turn the
ignition key to STOP and repeat the
operations from step 1.
1) Read the 5-digit electronic code
found on the CODE CARD.
2) Turn the key to MAR: at this
moment the CODE and EOBD
warning lights are on.
3) Press the accelerator pedal and
hold it down. Approximately
8 seconds later, the EOBD
warning light will go off. Release
the accelerator and get ready to
count the number of times the
EOBD warning light fl ashes.
4) As soon as the displayed number
of fl ashes is equal to the fi rst digit
of your CODE CARD, depress the
accelerator pedal and hold it down
until the EOBD warning light
goes off, after being lit on for
approximately 4 seconds; then
release the accelerator pedal.
5) The EOBD warning light
starts fl ashing again. As soon as
the displayed number of fl ashing
is equal to the second digit of
your CODE CARD, press down the
accelerator pedal and hold it.
6) Proceed in the same manner for
the remaining digits in the code
on the CODE CARD.
7) When the last digit has been
entered, hold the accelerator
pedal pressed down. The EOBD
warning light comes on for 4
seconds and then goes off; you can
now release the accelerator pedal.
8) A quick fl ashing of the EOBD
warning light (about 4 seconds)
confi rms that operation has been
performed correctly.
9) Start the engine by turning the
key from position MAR to position
AVV.
If the EOBD warning light
remains on, turn the key to STOP and
repeat the procedure from step 1.
This procedure can be repeated an
unlimited number of times.
WARNING: After an emergency
staring, you should contact the
Maserati Service Network, otherwise
you will have to perform the
emergency procedure every time the
engine is started.
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