Maserati Quattroporte Automatic Owner's Manual page 192

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Spare wheel (emergency wheel -
optional)
With the spare wheel fitted,
never exceed the maximum
speed of 80 km/h (50 mph);
when this limit is exceeded, the MSP
system deactivates, consequently
jeopardising the vehicle's stability,
road holding and braking. Avoid
accelerating at full throttle, braking
sharply and cornering at high speeds.
On request, the vehicle can be fitted
with a spare wheel (emergency wheel),
jack and tools for wheel replacement.
The spare wheel is of a special type and
is housed in the luggage
compartment. The spare wheel is
supplied deflated, for space-saving
6
reasons, with an electric compressor to
inflate it.
If a tyre is punctured, proceed as
follows:
– Stop the vehicle in safe place, where
it does not represent a hazard
situation for the road traffic and
where the wheel can be replaced
safely. The vehicle must be parked
on a level and firm ground.
– Check that the electric parking brake
is applied.
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If a tyre gets a puncture
– Select P (PARK), then turn the key to
position STOP.
– If necessary, turn on the hazard
warning lights and position the
warning triangle at the prescribed
distance.
WARNING: In the event of downhill or
uneven roads, place wedges or other
objects under the wheels, in order to
hold the vehicle.
– Free the bag and remove it from the
luggage compartment.
Remove the spare wheel using the
jack, the compressor and the tools for
wheel replacement.
The box located inside the spare wheel
contains:
– an electric compressor H, including a
pressure gauge and the union for
inflating the spare wheel
H I
J
K
– a wrench I for the wheel studs and
for the jack operation
– a bushing J, to be fitted on the
wrench to slacken the wheel studs
and to operate the jack
– a jack K.
WARNING: If the vehicle is equipped
with a spare wheel, the repair kit is not
provided.
– Open the compressor cover and take
out the pipe with the pressure gauge
L and the with connector M for the
power plug.
– Unscrew the spare wheel's valve cap
and screw down the inflation pipe
union N on the valve.
N
O
L
M