If The Car Is Not Used For Long Periods - Maserati Gransport Owner's Manual

If the car is not used for
long periods
If the car has to stand idle for several
months, take the following
precautions:
– Wash and dry the car thoroughly.
– Park the car, in a covered, dry and
possibly ventilated area.
– Engage a gear.
WARNING: Before disconnecting the
battery, lower the side windows by at
least 1.5-2 in (4-5 centimeters), in order
to avoid damaging the strips when
opening and closing the doors. When
the battery is connected and loaded,
this operation is carried out
automatically upon opening and
closing the door. The windows must
remain lowered until the battery is
connected once again. If the battery
runs flat when the windows are fully
raised, open the door only if necessary
and taking utmost care. Do not close
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the door as long as the window cannot
be lowered.
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If the car is not used for long periods

– Disconnect the battery using the
battery master switch found in the
right-hand box of the luggage
compartment (see on page 210).
– Check the battery charge condition.
This check should be carried out
monthly while the car is idle.
Recharge the battery if the load-free
voltage is below 12.5 V.
– Verify that the handbrake is not
engaged.
– Clean and protect the painted parts
applying protective waxes.
– Clean and protect polished metal
parts with specific products available
on the market.
– Talc the windshield wiper blades and
raise them from the windshield.
– Cover the car with a long cloth in
transpirating fabric (available at
your Authorized Maserati Dealer).
Do not use thick plastic sheets, which
do not allow the humidity on the car
surface to evaporate.
– Inflate the tires up to a pressure
which must be 7.3 psi (+0.5 bar)
higher than the normally prescribed
one, and check it at regular intervals.
The tire pressure must be
brought back to the
prescribed value before using
the vehicle again.
– Do not drain the engine cooling
system.