Automatic Door Locking Over 10; Mph (16 Km/H); Door Release In The Event Of An Accident; Door Lock Ecu Initialization - Maserati Quattroporte Automatic 2009 Owner's Manual

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Automatic door locking over 10

mph (16 km/h)

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Using the Bose Infotainment system,
the doors, engine and luggage
compartment lids and fuel tank door
can be set to lock automatically when
the vehicle speed exceeds 10 mph (16
km/h).
To activate/deactivate this function,
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please see the "Bose Infotainment"
manual.
WARNING: If you need to have the
vehicle tested on a roller bench with
nobody onboard, you must verify,
through the Vehicle Options menu,
that the automatic door locking
feature - that is activated upon
exceeding 10 mph (16 Km/h) is
disabled, or that a window is open, or
that you have an additional key left
out of the vehicle.
Door release in the event of an
accident
In the event of a collision with
activation of the inertia switch, the
door locks are automatically released
to allow rescuers to access the
passenger compartment from outside.
If the centralized locking has
been activated from the inside
and, following a collision, the
inertia switch was unable to activate
the door release function due to loss
of the battery or damage to it, it will
not be possible to access the
passenger compartment from outside.
However, whether the doors can be
opened or not depends on the
condition they are in and, in fact, if a
door is damaged it may be impossible
to open it, even if the lock is not
engaged. In this case, attempt to open
the other doors.

Door lock ECU initialization

Every time the battery is connected or
a fuse replaced, to restore correct
operation, the system initialization
procedure must be performed. This
consists in a door lock/release cycle
effected using the door remote
control.

Door open indicator

Each door is provided with a reflector
N fitted on the lower side of the door
panel.

Underdoor courtesy light

Each door panel is fitted, on the lower
side, with a courtesy light O to
illuminate the area where passengers
enter/exit the vehicle.
Gearshifting is always active
and may be performed even
when one or more doors, the
engine compartment lid or the
luggage compartment lid are open.
Therefore, in these conditions, take
great care to avoid moving the
gearshift lever and accidentally
engaging the gears.
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O
Doors
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