Automatic Operation (Auto) - Maserati Quattroporte Automatic 2009 Owner's Manual

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If you turn off the engine with the
gearshift lever A in a position different
from P, an acoustic signal will sound for
a few seconds and a message will be
displayed indicating to shift the lever
to P.
When the driver's door is opened with
the gearshift lever A in a position
different from P, an acoustic signal will
sound for a few seconds and a message
warning the driver that the gearshift
lever is not in P will be displayed.
Gearshifting is always active
and may be performed even
when one or more doors, the
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engine compartment lid or the
luggage compartment lid are open.
Therefore, in these conditions, take
great care to avoid moving the
gearshift lever and so accidentally
engage gears.
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Electronic automatic gearbox
Selecting automatic or sequential
manual operating mode
The gearbox can be used both in fully
automatic (position D) and in
sequential manual (positions + or -)
mode.
To select the desired mode, shift the
gearshift lever A to:
D – automatic gearshifting (AUTO)
MANUAL (+ / -) – sequential manual
gearshifting.
The lever can always be shifted from
one position to the other, even when
the vehicle is moving.
You can actually continually shift
between D and MANUAL.
If automatic gearshift mode is
selected, the word AUTO and the letter
D will be shown on the instrument
panel display, while for sequential
manual gearshifting, the word
MANUAL and the gear engaged will be
shown.

Automatic operation (AUTO)

To set automatic operation, shift the
gearshift lever A to one of the
following positions:
P – Park
R – Reverse gear
N – Neutral
D – Drive, automatic forward gear
(6 ratios)
The position of the gearshift lever is
shown on the gear display E by the
illumination of the corresponding
letter. This letter is also displayed on
the instrument panel.
The gearshift lever A can freely be
shifted from D to N. The button B must
also be pressed to engage and
disengage R.
Position P is engaged by pressing the
button B and then moving the