Fuel Economy - Maserati Quattroporte Automatic 2009 Owner's Manual

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Fuel economy

In order to improve fuel economy, we
recommend that you shift gears when
the system prompts you to do so.
This will help you to reduce fuel
consumption without strongly
affecting vehicle performance.
Recommended gearshifts do not
involve downshifting.
The system will indicate when you
should shift gears by displaying a small
arrow next to the gear displayed.
This arrow illuminates just before
reaching the speed required for
gearshifting.
When the recommended gear has
been selected, the indicator goes off. If
the recommended gearshift is delayed
or not performed, the indicator will
remain illuminated for a few seconds
and will then go off. As soon as the
conditions requiring gearshifting are
met, the indicator illuminates again, as
described above.
The recommended gearshift indicator
will only work when the gearbox is set
to manual sequential operation.
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