Maserati Ghibli 2021, Owner'S Manual

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Dashboard Instruments and Controls
Settings Menu on MIA” in section
“Dashboard Instruments and
Controls”.
Headlights Time Delay
This safety function provides headlight
illumination for up to 90 seconds
(programmable) when leaving your
vehicle in an unlit area. To activate
automatically the delay function with
the light switch in “AUTO” position,
place the ignition device in the
OFF or
ACC position while the headlights are
still on.
The delay interval begins when the
ignition device is placed in the
OFF or
ACC position.
To activate manually the delay
function the headlights must be on
before place the ignition device in the
OFF or ACC position and the light
switch in “AUTO” position.
If you place the ignition in
RUN , the
system will cancel the delay.
NOTE:
• To activate this function the light
switch must be turned in “AUTO”
position within 45 seconds of placing
the ignition device in the
OFF
or
ACC
position.
• Once the delay function is active, any
additional shifting of the light switch
will cancel the function.
• The headlight delay time is
programmable using the MIA System,
see “Functions of Settings Menu
on MIA” in section “Dashboard
Instrument and Controls”.
• If the low beam bulbs/LEDs are active
due to “Headlights with Wipers”,
than the headlamps delay function
will not be activated when the
ignition device is set in
OFF position.
Manual Headlights
Turning the light switch in position
turns on the low beam together
with the position lights, the side
markers and the license plate lights
regardless of the ignition device state
and the "DAY" or "NIGHT" mode
detected by the twilight sensor (see
table in "Light Switch" paragraph of
this chapter).
The related telltale
will display
on the instrument cluster.
Fog Lights
NOTE:
The front fog lights can only be
switched on if the position lights are
switched on (
). It is possible to
turn on the rear fog lights only if the
low beam lights (
) or the front
fog lights ( ) are on.
The front and rear fog lights switch is
built into the light switch.
The front and rear fog lights turn on
and off in the following order:
• press the lights switch once to turn
on the front fog lights;
• press the light switch a second time
to turn on the rear fog lights (front
fog lights will stay on);
• from this condition, press the light
switch again to turn off the rear fog
lights (front fog lights will stay on);
• press the light switch again to turn
off the front fog lights.
The green indicator in the
instrument cluster display illuminates