Maserati Quattroporte Automatic Owner's Manual page 155

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Driving the vehicle
After starting the engine, let the
engine idle with the brake pedal
depressed (Shift-Lock safety), then
shift the gearshift lever A to D, or to
the sequential manual operating
position + or - .
Release the brake pedal and gradually
depress the accelerator pedal.
WARNING: The gearshift lever can only
be shifted from P when the ignition
key is in the MAR position and the
button B and the brake pedal are
depressed (Shift-Lock safety).
For safety reasons, the gearshift lever
A can be shifted from D to R and P only
when the button B is pressed. It is also
advisable to depress the brake pedal
during this manoeuvre.
WARNING: Do not run the engine at
top RPM until it has reached its
operating temperature.
WARNING: In case of performance
starts, check that the electric parking
brake is deactivated.
Do not keep the vehicle
stationary for a long time
with the brake pedal
depressed, the gearshift lever in D and
the engine running, as this may lead to
malfunctions.
WARNING: For more comfortable
starting (with the gearshift lever in D,
R or Manual and the electric parking
brake - EPB - engaged), push the brake
pedal, manually deactivate the EPB
system by pulling the lever F upward,
and push the accelerator pedal.
Stopping the vehicle
Regardless of the position of the
gearshift lever A, simply depress the
brake pedal to stop the vehicle.
When the gearshift lever is in
position D, R or M, the engine
idling and the vehicle on an
even ground, if the brake pedal is not
depressed, the vehicle tends to move.
The ignition key can be removed from
the switch only when the gearshift
lever A is in position P and within 30
seconds from turning the key to STOP.
The letter P (Key-Lock safety) is
displayed on the instrumental panel
for the full 30 seconds.
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.
WARNING: 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 G, 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 G.
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.
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