trunk release MASERATI LEVANTE 2019 Owners Manual

Liftgate Operation" in this section,
and repeat the arming operation, to
be able to arm the alarm system.
The buttons - located on the outer
edge of the left trunk compartment
lining and indicated in the figure - can
be used to completely close and lock
the power liftgate and arm the alarm
system if all the doors are closed.
See chapter “ Power Liftgate
Operation” in this section for further
information.
Each time the vehicle security alarm is
armed, the anti-intrusion and anti-lift
sensors actively monitor the vehicle.
When arming the security alarm, it is
possible to disable these sensors by
pressing the
button on the key fob
three times within 5 seconds from the
moment the system has been armed
(meanwhile the security alarm light
flashes rapidly). To disarm the System Use any of the following steps to
disarm the vehicle security alarm.
• Press the button on key fob RKE
transmitter.
• Grasp the “Passive Entry” unlock
door handle (see “Passive Entry
System” in this section for further
information).
• Press the START/STOP button so as
to release the OFF position.
NOTE:
• When the vehicle security alarm is
armed, the interior power door lock
switch will not allow unlocking of
the doors.
• The use of the emergency key into
the driver door lock and the use of
the button
on the key fob
cannot arm or disarm the security
alarm of the vehicle.
• The vehicle security alarm remains
engaged while accessing the power
liftgate. Pressing the button
between the license plate lights will
not disarm the vehicle security
alarm. If anyone enters the vehicle
through the liftgate and opens a
door, the alarm will trigger. The vehicle security alarm is designed
to protect your vehicle; however, you
can create conditions where the
system will give you a false alarm. If
one of the previously described
arming sequences has occurred, the
vehicle security alarm will arm
regardless of whether you are in the
vehicle or not. If you remain in the
vehicle and open a door, the alarm
will activate. If this occurs, disarm the
vehicle security alarm.
If the vehicle security alarm is armed
and the battery becomes
disconnected, the vehicle security
alarm will remain armed when the
battery is reconnected; the exterior
lights will flash, the buzzer will
activate. If this occurs, disarm the
vehicle security alarm.Before Starting
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• there is a valid key fob RKE
transmitter outside the vehicle and
within 3.3 ft (1 m) of either “Passive
Entry” door handle;
• fifteen attempts are made to lock
the doors using the door panel
switch and/or the lower
button
(on the outer edge of the left trunk
compartment) and then close the
doors. If the key fob RKE transmitter is inside
the passenger compartment and one
of the doors locked only to the first
detent of lock pawl (hence it is not
fully closed), when the vehicle lock
function with alarm system for trunk
lid and doors is being activated by
means of RH button
at the bottom
of the trunk lid, said function will be
activated all the same.
In this condition, any attempt to duly
close the door that is partially open
will cancel vehicle lock and alarm
system arming thus leaving vehicle
unlocked.
Release the Liftgate and Enter
the Trunk With the key fob within 3.3 ft (1 m) of
the power liftgate, press the button
located between the license plate
lights, the power liftgate will
automatically open until it has reached
its maximum height; if the same
button is not pressed again to stop it
(for more information, see chapter
“Power Liftgate Operation” in this
section).
If the vehicle had already been
unlocked through key fob or “Passive
Entry”, the presence of the key fob is
not required; simply use the button
located between the license plate lights to open the power liftgate
automatically.
Manual Door Lock from
Outside With one of the vehicle’s key fobs RKE
transmitters within 3.3 ft (1 m) of the
driver or passenger front door handles,
press the external door handle button
to lock all four doors.
NOTE:
• After pressing the outside door
handle button, you must wait two
seconds before you can lock or
unlock the doors using this door
handle. By pulling the external door
handle, you can check if the car
remains locked, without “Passive
Entry” system reacting and unlocking
the doors.
• The “Passive Entry” system will not
operate if the key fob RKE
transmitter battery is dead.
• If power liftgate has been left open,
it will stay open when you press the
button on door external handle, and
the locking feature will only occur
after the closing of the power
liftgate.Before Starting
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unlocked by the key fob or by the
“Passive Entry” function.
By pressing this button when the
power liftgate is closed, you can open
it completely, or by pressing the
button again stop the opening
process, or by pressing the button
again invert the movement and close it
completely.
When the power liftgate is open, to
move it there are two buttons
positioned on the outer edge of the
left trunk compartment lining as
indicated in figure. When the liftgate is completely open if
you press and release the upper
button
, the power liftgate will be
completely closed unless it is stopped;
• if instead the power liftgate is in an
intermediate position and you press
and release the upper button
during the closing or opening
stroke, it will be stopped;
• if instead the power liftgate is
stopped in an intermediate position
and you press and release the upper
button
, it will reverse its previous
movement and it will be completely
opened or closed unless it is stopped
again.
In any case, when you press the upper
button
, the doors will not be
locked and the alarm system will not
be armed.
When the liftgate is completely open if
you press and release the lower button , the power liftgate will be
completely closed unless it is stopped;
• if instead the power liftgate is in an
intermediate position and you press
and release the lower button
during the closing or opening
stroke, it will be stopped;
• if instead the power liftgate is
stopped in an intermediate position
and you press and release the lower
button
, it will reverse its previous
movement and it will be completely
opened or closed unless it is stopped
again.
In any case, when you press the lower
button
, the doors will not be
locked and the alarm system will not
be armed immediately, but only when
the liftgate will have reached the
totally closed position as effect of
every movement commands received
from every other available inputs.
NOTE:
• The order of the functions shown
does not represent the sequence in
which they can be performed.
• The buttons of the power liftgate do
not work if a gear is engaged or if
the vehicle speed is higher than
0 mph (0 km/h).Before Starting
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• The power liftgate does not work
with temperatures lower than −22°F
(−30°C) or higher than 150°F (65°C).
• If the opening buttons or the
handles are operated while the
power liftgate is closing, the stroke
of liftgate stops. Pressing another
time the same command it reverses
movement and fully open.
• If the opening buttons or the
handles are operated while the
power liftgate is opening, the motor
of the liftgate is disabled to allow
manual operation.
• If the power liftgate finds several
obstacles during the same operating
cycle, it will stop automatically and
must be opened or closed manually.
• If the power liftgate is closing and a
gear is engaged, the liftgate will
continue closing. In this condition, it
is possible that, during the closing
stroke, it may find an obstacle and
stop.
WARNING!
If, for any reason, the power liftgate
must remain open while driving, close
all the windows and activate the
blower of the air conditioning control at the maximum speed. Do not
activate recirculation.
Set the Position of Maximum Power
Liftgate
Opening
The maximum opening
position of the
liftgate can be modified using the
previously described buttons on the
outer left edge of the trunk
compartment.
1. Activate the liftgate and stop it in
the new maximum opening
position to be set, by pressing the
upper
button.
2. Press the upper
or lower
buttons and keep it pressed for 3
seconds.
3. Release the button (pressed in the
previous point). Upon the following
opening controls, the liftgate will
stop in the stored position.
If you want to reset the maximum
possible opening position of the
liftgate, proceed as described below
starting from the previously set
opening position.
1. Manually push the liftgate to the
maximum possible opening
position.
2. Repeat the previously performed
steps 2 and 3. Power Liftgate Automatic Safe
Movement
Power liftgate safe opening and
closing is ensured by a protection
system able to stop its movement
when an obstacle is detected along
the path: when opening or closing, it
stops automatically and then slightly
moves back.
Along the upper outer edges, the
vehicle is equipped with anti-pinch
protection sensors. These sensors stop
the automatic closing stroke and
partly open the power liftgate when a
pressure is carried out, also slight,
within their range shown in the
figure.
After the closing command, when
power liftgate starts closing, all the
indicators will blink to warn anyone
within range.Before Starting
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By pulling the lever backward (toward
the steering wheel) you switch off the
high beams and switch on the low
beams.
You can signal another vehicle with
your headlights by lightly pulling the
multifunction lever toward you. This
will turn on the high beams headlights
until the lever is released.
Flashing occurs also with lights off
(lights switch in position “0”) if the
ignition switch is RUN position. CAUTION!
The high beams can only be switched
on manually by pushing the
multifunction lever forward.
WARNING!
If the high beams are activated, they
will turn on automatically every time
the low beams are switched on either
manually or automatically. We
recommend therefore that you switch
them off when they are no longer
necessary and every time the twilight
sensor deactivates the external lights.
Interior Lights The interior and external approach
lights turn on and off when
entering/exiting the vehicle (see
“Illuminated Entry/Exit” in section
“Before Starting” for further
information).
To protect the battery, the interior
lights will turn off automatically 10
minutes after the ignition switch has
been shifted to OFF . This occurs if the
interior lights were turned on
manually or by opening a door. The
glove box light, on the dashboard, shares the same characteristics
excepting the trunk and liftgate lights.
The brightness of the interior lights
(ambient lighting and backlighting of
controls and instruments) can be
adjusted by means of the buttons on
steering wheel right-hand side, enter
“Vehicle settings” menu and select
“Interior Lighting” sub-menu. To
adjust the backlighting, the vehicle
must be running and the light switch
must be in
position.
Press and release the switch (
)to
visualize the available parameters:
• “Backlighting” (example shown in
figure).
• “Ambient Lighting”.
Use arrow
or to scroll the list of
parameters that can be adjusted and
confirm selection by pressing and
releasing switch (
): available
options will be shown on the display.Understanding the Vehicle
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lighter can be inserted into the power
outlet at the end of the central
console.
Press the central button to activate the
cigarette lighter. After about 20
seconds the button returns
automatically to the initial position
and stops the heating: from this time
the cigarette lighter is ready for use.
CAUTION!
After use, always make sure that the
cigarette lighter is switched off.
WARNING!
• The cigarette lighter reaches high
temperatures. Handle it carefully and
do not allow children to use it so as
to avoid risk of fire and injury!
• The cigarette lighter may not be
used as a power outlet.
Handholds and Cloth Hooks Handholds are fitted above the
passenger doors. Once grabbed, they
will lower until the block position.
When released, a return spring will
bring them back to the original
position. Behind the rear handholds there is a
light with relevant on/off switch (refer
to chapter “Lights” in this section).
Cloth hooks are present on rear
handholds and on pillars between
doors.
On the side walls of the trunk
compartment there is a shopping hook
that can withhold a maximum load of
22 lb (10 kg). Mesh Pockets Front seats are fitted with mesh
pockets, on the rear of the seatbacks,
and accessible by rear passengers.
CAUTION!
Do not put heavy or sharp objects in
the mesh pockets.Understanding the Vehicle
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To load your vehicle properly, store
heavier items below and be sure you
distribute their weight as evenly as
possible.
Stow all loose items securely before
start driving as they could move during
the trip.
To separate trunk from passenger
compartment, the vehicle is equipped
with a rigid horizontal panel, fitted
behind the rear seat backrest. When
vehicle is at a standstill, cargo area
cover can withstand a maximum static
load of 260 lb (120 kg).
Apart from cargo area cover, the
vehicle can be also equipped with a
vertical rolling Cargo Net, to be used
to separate the cargo area from the
passenger area.
The Authorized Maserati Dealer can
provide you with any information
about the items dedicated to the
usage of the trunk (luggage
compartment mat, net, foldable
box,...), available in the "Genuine
Accessories" range.
Luggage Fasteners and
Retainers Vehicle can be equipped with fixed
and mobile anchorages on trunk floor
allowing to fasten and retain any
luggage in a convenient and safe manner. Using a special and approved
net with hooks available in the
"Genuine Accessories" range, also
large and heavy objects can be
fastened to trunk floor.
Eyelets to secure the luggage net are
provided on the four corners of trunk
floor.
For retaining luggage placed in
compartments on the trunk side walls
there are special elastic bands.
Longitudinal rails on trunk floor
provide safe anchorage for luggage of
different size, thanks to the special
hooks with locking button. To position
the hook, slide it along the rails until
reaching the required position,
holding down the central button.
Release the button and slightly move
the hook to secure its position in the
notches of the guide. By using the Railing Fastening Bar,
available in the "Genuine Accessories"
range, fastened by means of sliding
blocks along the floor rails, you can
fasten heavy luggage in the innermost
area of the trunk.Understanding the Vehicle
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cover inner part out of their guides
on trunk panel;
• remove trunk cover from the vehicle.
The two parts of trunk cover can be
folded one onto the other for a more
compact unit.
WARNING!
Driving with no trunk cover could be
dangerous. Any unfastened luggage
or objects could move into the
passenger compartment in case of
sudden stop or collision and seriously
injure the occupants. You can try to
prevent this by using the Cargo Net in
the trunk compartment.
When refitting the trunk cover,
perform
the same operations in
reverse order. WARNING!
After refitting the trunk cover, make
sure that the lower ends of the inner
part have properly engaged in their
guides. If cover is not properly
positioned and fastened, in case of
unexpected stop or collision it could
move and seriously injure the
passengers in the rear seats.
Cargo Area Extension The following procedure is aimed at
obtaining the maximum possible
extension of the cargo area, and it can
be only a partial extension if you carry
out only a few of the listed
operations.
• Remove the trunk cover as indicated
under “Trunk Compartment Cover”
in this chapter.
• Completely lower the headrests of
rear seats.
• Completely fold down the rear seats
backrests by lifting the lever to
position 1 and hold it up. • Release the lever when seatback is
against the seat: the control cable
will click into place and lock.
• In this position, push down on the
seatback of the long part (60): the
control cable will click into place and
lock.
Now that seatbacks are folded down,
trunk floor and the back panels of
seatbacks will form a larger flat floor.Understanding the Vehicle
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The Cargo Net is housed in the
accessories compartment under the
trunk floor.
The Cargo Net is supplied folded,
inside a bag that is part of the net
itself.
To install it, open the bag zip, unfold
the two parts until hearing the
jointing elements clicking in place.
To close it, press the button indicated
in the figure, at the two jointing
elements.
To install the Cargo Net in position A ,
proceed as follows.
• Turn downwards the upper part of
the protection cover on roof
brackets. • Insert the net top ends in the slot on
roof brackets (position
)
• Pull net down to ensure it is properly
engaged (position
).
• Fully unfold Cargo Net down and
engage the ends of side tethers,
with hook, in the fixed or mobile
retainers available on trunk floor.
• Pull down the free ends of the
tethers to tension the Cargo Net:
once released, the tether will remain
in taut position
. To disengage and release tether from retainer
position
, lift the tether free end as
indicated in the figure.
• Freeing the net lower part from the
Cargo Net structure.
• Attach the lower side ends of the
Cargo Net to the tethers, using the
Velcro appendices indicated in the
figure.Understanding the Vehicle
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Should it be necessary to position the
Cargo Net in position B - more
forward, i.e., behind the front seats -
use the top retainers next to external
rear passenger handholds.
• Lower the handhold and engage the
net top ends in the slot on roof, as
already described for the rear
retainers. • Fasten the lower tethers of Cargo
Net to external retainers, also used
to fasten the top safety belt for
children seat, available on rear seat
backrests (see chapter “Child
Restraint Systems” in section “Before
Starting”).
• Attach the Velcro appendices
indicated in the figure, as described
for the rear retainers.
When Cargo Net is no longer
necessary, release the net lower part from the fastening tethers, rewind it
on itself and fasten it to the Cargo Net
structure. Remove the Cargo Net from
its fastening points, fold it and close
the bag zip.
Store bag under trunk floor, then
restore vehicle original conditions by
repositioning all moved or removed
parts.Understanding the Vehicle
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