Doors; Opening Doors From The Outside - Maserati Quattroporte Automatic 2009 Owner's Manual

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Doors

Before opening a door, ensure
the maneuver can be
performed safely.

Opening doors from the outside

Switch off the alarm and the
centralized locking system by pressing
button A on the radio control (see
chapter "Electronic alarm system",
page 114) or insert and turn the key in
the lock on one of the front doors. To
open the door, press button C on the
4
inside of each handle.
The vehicle is equipped with power
latches which move the mechanical
parts during door-opening maneuvers.
In the event of an emergency (e.g.,
dead battery or electric system failure)
to open the doors when the locks are
released, press button D for the front
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Doors

and rear doors. Otherwise, if the doors
are locked, you must release them by
turning the key in the lock to open
them, then press button D.
On the front door panels, in a position
which is visible from the outside, there
is a dual-color (green/red) LED E which
indicates the locks' status (locked/
unlocked). The red LED lights up for 3
seconds after the locks are engaged
and the green LED for the same
amount of time when they are
released.
WARNING: The door LEDs remain lit
for approximately 3 seconds and
therefore, in normal conditions, the
LEDs are turned off.
D C
When the alarm system is activated
and the doors are locked, the LEDs on
the doors flash.
The remote control allows you to
operate the centralized opening of all
the doors or only the driver's door
depending on the setting in the Bose
Infotainment.
If, when the doors are closed from
outside, one or more of the doors and/
or the luggage compartment lid are
not properly closed, the direction
indicators flash quickly for a few
seconds.
WARNING: The internal door lock/
unlock buttons are disabled when the
doors are locked from the outside.
WARNING: In the event that the inertia
switch trips, the doors are electrically
unlocked and the vehicle can be
accessed by pressing button D.
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