Maserati Quattroporte Automatic Owner's Manual page 160

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SPORT
SPORT mode is activated by pressing
the button C; the word SPORT
illuminate on the instrument panel
display.
To return from SPORT mode to
NORMAL mode, press the button
again.
As "SPORT" mode has a lower priority
than "low-grip" mode, if this is already
active when activating "SPORT" mode,
the system will ignore the command.
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Electronic automatic gearbox
ICE (Low grip)
This mode can be used on particularly
slippery road surfaces (e.g., rain, snow,
ice). To activate/deactivate this mode,
press button D. The word ICE will
illuminate on the instrument panel
display.
In "Low-grip" mode the system uses
nd st
2 instead of 1 gear. This means that
when you start from a stationary
position with the engine running and
you have selected automatic operation
nd
(gearshift lever in D), 2 gear will be
engaged; if you have selected
sequential manual operation
(gearshift lever in MANUAL) and you
shift the gearshift lever A from N to R
nd
or when the vehicle stops, 2 gear will
automatically be engaged.
When sequential manual mode is
nd
selected with 2 gear engaged, a
downshift request will be ignored.
D
While driving, the system
automatically switches to the upper
gear if the engine reaches the pre-
established speed rate (3,000 RPM).
"Low-grip" mode has priority over
SPORT mode and assists the MSP
system.
A downshift request from 6th
to 5th gear will only be
accepted if the engine speed
th
rate in 5 gear is lower than 3,000
RPM. As "low-grip" mode can be
activated at any time and the system
limits the engine's speed rate to 3,000
RPM in all gears except for the 6th,
unrequested gearshifts could take
place.