Emergency Start - Maserati Quattroporte Automatic Owner's Manual

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Emergency start

If the MASERATI CODE fails to disable
the engine immobiliser, the warning
light CODE will light up with a
fixed light, the EOBD
light will go out after four seconds and
then will come on immediately and the
engine will not start. To start the
engine, it is necessary to follow the
emergency start procedure.
WARNING: We recommend that you
carefully read the entire procedure
before carrying it out. If you make a
mistake, you should turn the ignition
key to STOP and repeat the operations
from the beginning (step 1).
1) Read the 5-digit electronic code
6
found on the CODE CARD.
2) Turn the ignition key to MAR: at this
moment the CODE
warning lights are on.
3) Press the accelerator pedal down
and keep it pressed. Approximately
8 seconds later, the EOBD
warning light goes off. Release the
accelerator and get ready to count
the number of times the EOBD
warning light flashes.
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Emergency start
4) As soon as the displayed number of
flashing is equal to the first digit of
your CODE CARD, depress the
accelerator and keep it pressed
down until the EOBD
light goes off, after being lit on for
warning
approximately 4 seconds; you can
now release the accelerator pedal.
5) The EOBD warning light starts
flashing again. As soon as the
displayed number of flashing is
equal to the second digit of your
CODE CARD, press down the
accelerator pedal and keep it
pressed.
6) Proceed in the same manner for the
remaining digits in the code on the
CODE CARD.
7) When the last digit has been
entered, keep the accelerator pedal
pressed down. The EOBD
warning light comes on for 4
seconds and then goes off; you can
and EOBD
now release the accelerator pedal.
8) A quick flashing of the EOBD
warning light (about 4 seconds)
confirms that the operation has
been carried out correctly.
9) Start the engine turning the key
from MAR to AVV.
If the EOBD warning light remains
on, turn the key to the STOP position
and repeat the procedure from step 1.
This procedure can be repeated an
warning unlimited number of times.
WARNING: After an emergency start,
we recommend that you contact the
Maserati Service Network as the
emergency procedure must be then
carried out each time the vehicle is
started.