Transmission Manual Release Of P (Park) Position; Freeing The Stuck Vehicle - Maserati GranTurismo Owner's Manual

In an Emergency
load it on a rescue vehicle, avoiding to
move it if only the rear axle is lifted, since
the torque converter of AWD system
might be seriously damaged. For more
information on vehicle towing, see
"Towing a Disabled Vehicle" chapter in
this section.
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Transmission Manual
Release of P (Park) Position
Contact the Service Network to release
the automatic transmission.

Freeing the Stuck Vehicle

If your vehicle is stuck in mud, sand,
or snow, it can probably be moved
backward and forward by a simple
rocking motion.
Steer the wheel right and left to clear the
area around the front wheels. Shift then
between D (Drive) or M (Manual) and R
(Reverse) mode (see chapter "Automatic
Transmission" in section "Driving and
Driver Assistance Systems"). Shifting
to M (Manual) mode, try to free the car
starting in second gear.
At low speed motion of the vehicle,
you can switch quickly from D (Drive)
to R (Reverse), and vice versa, just by
pressing the corresponding buttons.
For more effectiveness press lightly on
the accelerator pedal in order to avoid
wheel slippage.
If unable to release the vehicle in one of
the previously described ways, enter the
low-grip driving mode, by choosing the
Comfort mode, and completely exclude
the yaw and slip control system, by
pressing the ESC OFF soft-key on the
Comfort display for at least 3 seconds.
Move the transmission between D
(Drive) and R (Reverse) mode to start.