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

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Doors

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

Opening doors from the outside

Switch off the alarm and the
centralised locking system by pressing
button A on the radio control (see
charter "Electronic alarm system",
page 113) 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
locks which move the mechanical parts
during door-opening manoeuvres.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
A
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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-colour (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 switched off.
D C
When the alarm system is switched on
and the doors are locked, the LEDs on
the doors flash.
The remote control allows you to
operate the centralised opening of all
the doors or only the driver's door
depending on the setting in the Multi
Media System.
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.
E