Stop Lights Failure; Twilight Sensor Failure; High Catalyst Temperature; Windshield Washer Fluid - Maserati Quattroporte Automatic 2009 Owner's Manual

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Warning lights on the display
Inertia switch, fuel cut-
out enabled
This turns on when a collision
triggers the inertia switch, thus cutting
off the fuel supply.
After impact, if you smell fuel
or note leakages from the fuel
system, do not reactivate the
3
switch in order to help prevent the risk
of fire.

Windshield washer fluid

This signals a low level of
washer fluid in the
windshield washer tank.
Cruise Control
This indicates that the Cruise
Control is active.
Lights failure
It illuminates in the case of a
system failure or if the
position lights, direction indicator, rear
fog and license plate lights are blown.
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Indicators and warning lights

Stop lights failure

This turns on in the case of a
system failure or burning-out
of the stop lights bulb.

Twilight sensor failure

This turns on in the case of a
failure of the twilight sensor.
High catalyst
temperature
This warning light illuminates
if the engine runs irregularly with
consequent high temperature in the
exhaust system.
IF THE WARNING LIGHT IS
ACCOMPANIED BY THE
MESSAGE "HIGH CATALYTIC
CONV. TEMPERATURE SLOW DOWN":
the temperature in the catalysts is
excessively high. The driver must slow
down immediately until the warning
light turns off.
IF THE MESSAGE "EXCESSIVE
CATALYTIC CONV.
TEMPERATURE DO NOT
PROCEED" APPEARS AFTER
DECELERATING: the temperature in
the catalysts has reached a dangerous
level and the catalytic converters
could be damaged. Slowly drive to the
nearest Dealer.
If the light turns on
permanently 3 times the
engine will stop.
It will be possible to restart the vehicle
only with a key-off - key-on cycle.
Then slowly drive to the nearest
Authorized Maserati Dealer.
Maserati declines all
responsibility for whatever
damage deriving from non
compliance with the above mentioned
warnings.

Power steering failure

This indicates a fault in the
power steering system.
Slowly drive to the nearest Authorized
Maserati Dealer paying attention to
stiffening of the steering.