Turning Off The Engine - Maserati Quattroporte Automatic Owner's Manual

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Emergency starting with
auxiliary battery
If the battery is flat, the engine can be
started using another battery having
the same or slightly higher capacity
than the flat one.
Proceed as follows:
1) Connect the positive terminals (+) of
the two batteries with a special
cable.
2) Connect the negative terminals (-)
of the two batteries with a special
cable.
3) Start the engine.
4) When the engine starts, remove the
cables in the reverse order to the
above.
If the engine does not start after a
number of attempts, do not continue
indefinitely but consult the Maserati
Service Network.
Do not carry out this
procedure if you have no
experience of it: incorrect
manoeuvres can originate high
electrical discharges and even cause
the battery to explode.
You are also advised not to
approach the battery with
naked flames or lit cigarettes
and not to cause sparks: risk of
explosion and fire.
WARNING: Do not use a battery-
charger for emergency starting under
any circumstances. You could damage
the electronic systems, particularly the
control units managing the ignition
and fuel supply functions.
Remember that if the engine
is not started, the brake servo
and power steering systems
are not activated and therefore the
effort required on the brake pedal and
steering wheel is much greater.

Turning off the engine

With the engine idling, rotate the
ignition key to the STOP position.
A burst on the accelerator pedal
before turning off the engine has no
purpose and increases fuel
consumption.
WARNING: The ignition key can only
be removed from the switch when the
gearshift lever is in position P. In
addition, it must be removed within 30
seconds after turning the key to STOP.
If you do not remove the key within 30
seconds, you will need to turn it back
to MAR and then to STOP to obtain a
further 30 seconds within which to
remove the key. In the event that the
key unlocking system fails or if it is not
possible to shift the gearshift lever to P,
to remove the key you must turn it to
STOP, then remove the cap A, using a
pen or sufficiently pointed tool, then
press the button just uncovered and at
the same time extract the key. Once
the key has been removed, refit the
cap A.
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