Maserati GranTurismo Sport 2015, Owner'S Manual

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Emergency starting
If the MASERATI CODE fails to
deactivate the engine immobilizer,
the warning light
CODE will
illuminate permanently, the OBDII
warning light will go off after
18 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 performing it. If you make a
mistake, you should turn the ignition
key to
STOP (OFF) and repeat the
operations from the beginning (step
1 ).
1) Read the 5-digit electronic code
found on the CODE CARD.
2) Turn the ignition key to MAR
(ON) : the CODE and OBDII
warning lights are on.
3) Press the accelerator pedal
fully down and keep it pressed.
Approximately 8 seconds later,
the
OBDII warning light goes
off. Release the accelerator and
get ready to count the number
of times the
OBDII warning light
flashes.
4) As soon as the displayed number
of flashing is equal to the first
digit of your CODE CARD, depress
the accelerator and hold it until
the
OBDII warning light goes
off, after being illuminated for
approximately 4 seconds; You
can now release the accelerator
pedal.
5) The OBDII warning light
starts flashing again. As soon as
the number of flashing is equal
to the second digit of your CODE
CARD, depress the accelerator
pedal and hold it down.
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
OBDII
warning light illuminates for
4 seconds and then goes off; You
can now release the accelerator
pedal.
8) A quick flashing of the OBDII
warning light (about 4
seconds) confirms that the
operation has been performed
correctly.
9) Start the engine turning the key
from
MAR (ON) to AVV (START) .
If the OBDII warning light
remains illuminated, turn the key to
STOP (OFF) and repeat the procedure
from step 1.
This procedure can be repeated an
unlimited number of times.
WARNING: After an emergency start,
we recommend that you contact your
local
Authorized Maserati Dealer,
otherwise you will have to perform
the emergency start procedure every
time the engine is started.