battery location MASERATI GRANTURISMO CONVERTIBLE 2019 Owners Manual

WARNING!
• It is the driver’s responsibility to
operate the vehicle in a safe way: if
you are distracted while driving you
can lose control and cause serious
accidents.
• Maserati strongly recommends to
use particular care when operating
the features and tools that may take
the attention off the road.
• Mobile phones, PC, portable audio
device or other features should not
be operated while the vehicle is in
motion. This can be very dangerous
and can cause serious accidents.
• It is very dangerous to send text
messages while driving, do so only
when the vehicle is not moving.
• In some Countries/States the use of
mobile phone when driving is
forbidden: it is the driver’s sole
responsibility to respect local
regulations.
CAUTION!
If battery charge is too low, proper
function of some electric/electronic
components may not be guaranteed.
It is necessary to recharge the battery in order to allow all vehicle’s
components and systems to function
correctly.
WARNING!
California Proposition 65
Operating, servicing and maintaining
a passenger vehicle or off-road vehicle
can expose you to chemicals including
such as, engine exhaust, carbon
monoxide, phthalates and lead, that
which are know to the State of
California to cause cancer and birth
defects or other reproductive harm. To
minimize exposure, avoid breathing
exhaust, do not idle the engine except
as necessary, service your vehicle in a
well-ventilated area and wear gloves
or wash your hands frequently when
servicing your vehicle. For more
information go to:
www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/passenger-
vehicle Maserati Roadside
Assistance Program
(available for USA and
Canada only) Welcome to Maserati and the benefits
and security of the Maserati Roadside
Assistance Program. Please take a
moment to review the benefits listed
below and available to you through
the Maserati Roadside Assistance
Program.
Emergency Roadside Services In the event you require Roadside
Assistance, please call 1-888-371-1802,
24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You
will be connected with a Roadside
Assistance representative who will
dispatch a local towing vendor.
Information needed for when
you call When you call, please be prepared to
provide the following information:
• Your Name.
• Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
• Location of your vehicle.
• Nature of your call (for example; you
require a tow, vehicle will not start,
out of gas, tire service, etc.). Introduction
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• how far (if at all) the driver was
depressing the accelerator and/or
brake pedal; and
• how fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better
understanding of the circumstances in
which crashes and injuries occur.
NOTE:
EDR data are recorded by your vehicle
only if a non-trivial crash situation
occurs; no data are recorded by the
EDR under normal driving conditions
and no personal data (e.g., name,
gender, age, and crash location) are
recorded. However, other parties, such
as law enforcement, could combine
the EDR data with the type of
personally identifying data routinely
acquired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR,
special equipment is required, and
access to the vehicle or the EDR is
needed.
In addition to the vehicle
manufacturer, other parties, such as
law enforcement, that have the
special equipment, can read the
information if they have access to
vehicle or the EDR. Active Roll Bars The active roll bars that equip the
vehicle have been designed for
protecting passengers in the event of
a vehicle rollover.
They are fitted behind the rear seat
headrests, usually in a hidden position,
and are activated by a specific ECU
which, only in the case of high-severity
rollover, deploys them in a few tenths
of a second. A cross member then
locks them in this position.
The roll bars have been designed in
such a way that they can be fully
deployed also with the soft top closed.
This is ensured by a device which
breaks the rear window when it comes
in contact with it.
In combination with the windshield
outer frame, they help creating an
anti-intrusion safety cell. In addition to being deployed in the
case of rollovers around the vehicle
longitudinal axis (as shown in the
figure) the active roll bars activate as a
precautionary measure in the event of
sufficiently severe side and rear
collisions, and in all cases where the
battery might be disconnected. They
do not activate in the event of
spinning.
WARNING!
• The active roll bars do not prevent
the risk of the occupants being
thrown out of the vehicle or hitting
against its internal structures. Only
the seat belts are designed for these
purposes and must always be
properly fastened when traveling.
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Towing a Disabled Vehicle
Proper towing or lifting equipment is
required to prevent damage to your
vehicle. Use only towing bars and
other equipment designed for the
purpose, following equipment
manufacturer’s instructions.
Safety chains are mandatory.
Except for the front threaded seat to
fix the supplied hook (see “Tool Kit”
chapter in this section), the vehicle is
not equipped with other connection
points for towing operations with tow
truck.
CAUTION!
Any improper maneuver and use of
unsuitable equipment for recovering
vehicle in an emergency from off road
location could seriously damage the
vehicle. Contact the Authorized
Maserati Dealer or anyone having
suitable equipment and the required
expertise to safely and properly carry
out any required operations.
Make sure you comply with local
towing
regulations.
• If the vehicle's battery is discharged ,
it is necessary to shift the automatic
transmission out of the P (Park) Position and release the parking
brake (see “ Transmission Manual
Release of P (Park) position” and
“Emergency Release of the Parking
Brake” in this section).
• If the vehicle battery is still charged ,
turn off the engine and disengage
the parking brake manually (if
automatically engaged) by using the
command at the side of the
transmission shift lever (see “Parking
Brake” chapter in section “Driving”).
Shift then manually the transmission
out of P (Park) as described in
“Transmission Manual Release of P
(Park) Position” chapter of this
section. If you need to use the
accessories (wipers, defrosters, etc.)
while being towed, the key in the
ignition switch must be turned in
MAR (ON) position, do not use the
ACC position.
Vehicle Towing Conditions
Maserati only allows vehicle towing
either on a flatbed or with all four
wheels off the ground.
If flatbed equipment is not available,
and the transmission is still operable,
the vehicle may be flat towed (with all
four wheels on the ground) under the
following conditions. • The shift lever must be in N (Neutral).
• The distance to be traveled must not
exceed 30 mi (50 km ).
• The towing speed must not exceed 30 mph (50 km/h).
If the transmission is not operable, or
the vehicle must be towed faster than
30 mph (50 km/h ) or farther than 30
mi (50 km) (for example on a
highway), tow with the rear driving
wheels off the ground and on a
platform of a rescue vehicle, or with
the rear wheels raised using a wheel
lift.
CAUTION!
If you have to tow the vehicle with 2
wheels raised, ensure that the key in
the ignition switch is in the STOP (OFF)
position. If this is not observed, when
the ESC is active, the ECU will store a
malfunction and the relative indicator
light
will illuminate on the
instrument cluster display. This
requires the intervention of an
Authorized Maserati Dealer to reset
the system.
In an Emergency
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