center console MASERATI QUATTROPORTE 2019 Owners Manual

the seat heater to overheat. Sitting
in a seat that has been overheated
could cause irritation due to the
increased surface temperature of the
seat.
The buttons on the panel with the
resistance
icon activate the heating on
one or both seats.
• Push the button once to select the
highest heating level. The two LED
beside of the icon will illuminate.
• Push the same button a second time
to select the lowest level. Only the
lower LED remains illuminate.
• Push the same button a third time to
shut the heating elements OFF. The
LED will turn off.
NOTE:
• Once a heat setting is selected, heat
will be felt within two to five
minutes. • The engine must be running for the
heated seats to operate.
By selecting the HI-level setting, the
heater will provide a boosted heat
level during the first four minutes of
operation. Then, the heat output will
drop to the normal HI-level.
By setting the HI-level, the system will
automatically switch to LO-level after
a maximum of 60 minutes of
continuous operation. The LO-level
setting will turn off automatically
after a maximum of approximately 45
minutes.
“Comfort Luxury” Rear
Seats (if equipped) This vehicle can be equipped with two
rear seats endowed with ventilation
and a heating power regulation
system. The seats are equipped with
adjustable head restraint: see the
instructions in the chapter “Head
Restraints” in this section. In this
version, the center rear seat is
occupied by a central console with
several features, a compartment and a
small instrument panel to control rear
seats, four-zones air conditioning (if
equipped) and the sunshade on the
rear window.
A reclining shelf positioned centrally
between both back rests enables to
access power outlets and USB port.
Beside the heating regulation system
designed for a better comfort at high
external temperatures, as described in
the previous paragraph, the rear seats
can be ventilated as well. The seat
cushion and seatback are equipped
with small fans drawing air from the
seat surface through fine perforations
in the seat cover to help keep the
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NOTE:
Optional “Comfort Luxury” rear seats
are equipped with a USB port beneath
the reclining shelf between the seats
(see “Comfort Luxury Rear Seats” in
this section).
iPod ®
Connection An iPod ®
can be connected to the
system via USB and AUX ports by
means of a special cable (optional).
The MTC+ will then control the
following functions: play, pause, fast
forward, rewind, next track, previous
track, random or repeat mode,
selection and navigation of
playlist/genre/singer/album/Podcast.
CAUTION!
Do not leave your USB device, iPod ®
or an external audio source in the vehicle for extended periods of time:
extreme temperatures and humidity
can occur in the vehicle.
Sun Visors Sun visors can be folded to the front
and to the side of the vehicle. To move
the visor laterally, lower and release it
from its catch as indicated.
By lowering the visor you can access
the courtesy mirror with incorporated light illuminating automatically (with
the ignition switch in RUN ) by raising
the mirror protective cover.
Before raising the visor, close the
mirror cover.
A business card holder is fitted inside
each sun visor.
Removable Ashtray and Lighter
(optional) The removable ashtray with cover for
front seats passengers can be inserted
inside the front cupholder.
The rear seat passengers can use the
removable ashtray by inserting it into
the rear door pocket.
On vehicles equipped with rear seats
“Comfort Luxury” smoking kit, lighter
and ashtray are fitted inside the
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Adjustable and fixed air vents allow
passengers to achieve the optimal
comfort conditions.
Fixed Air Vents • The fixed vents, positioned on the
upper part of the dashboard,
beneath the windshield and above
the front part of the front door
panels are meant to guarantee the
demisting and defrosting of the
windshield and the side windows. • The fixed vents under the dashboard
are aimed at ventilating the lower
part of the front passenger
compartment.
• The ventilation of the lower part of
the rear passengers compartment is
made by means of fixed vents
positioned under the front seats and
they are specific for dual-zone and
four-zone A/C system. Adjustable Air Vents • The adjustable air vents are located
at the center and at the side ends of
the dashboard. They have the
purpose of ventilating the upper
part of the passenger compartment.
Two more vents, adjustable by the
rear passengers, are placed at the
rear end of the central console. A/C Dual-zone floor vent
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Audio Controls The vehicle is equipped with audio
controls that allow both driver and
front passenger to operate the audio
system. These controls can be used to
adjust audio volume, change radio
station or mode (FM, AM, USB, etc).
Steering Wheel Audio Controls These audio controls are rocker-type
switches with a button in the center
and are located on the rear side of the
steering wheel, right behind the front
switches.
Press any button to display
information on the radio station or
track being listened to inside a pop-up
for 2 seconds on instrument cluster.
The right-hand control manages the
volume. By pressing the top of the rocker
switch you can increase the volume
and by pressing the bottom of the
rocker switch you can lower it. Press
the center button to mute the volume.
The left-hand control functions
depend on the current source. To
change source, press the center
button.
When in “Radio” mode, pressing the
top of the switch will “Seek” up for
the previous listenable station and
pressing the bottom of the switch will
“Seek” down for the previous
listenable station.
When an external source is connected
to MTC+, a light press on the top of
the switch will play the next track on
the device connected.
Press the bottom of the switch once to
go to the beginning of the current
track, or to the beginning of the
previous track if it is within one
second after the current track begins
to play.
If you press the switch up or down
twice, it plays the second track; three
times, it will play the third one, etc.
Audio Controls on Central
Console In “Radio” mode, turn the volume
upper knob to set the audio volume, or turn the tune/scroll bottom knob to
tune station.
For further details, refer to
“Infotainment System” in this section.
When in App/Settings mode, the
tune/scroll bottom knob and the
browse
and enter buttons allow
you to scroll through the menus and
change the user’s settings (see “MTC+
Settings” in section “Dashboard
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Analog Clock To adjust the analog clock located on
the center of the dashboard between
the air outlets, use the MTC+ System
(see “MTC+ Settings” in this section).
The time can be displayed also on the
MTC+ status bar and on the
instrument cluster display (see “MTC+
Settings” in this section).
Clock lighting works in the same way
as instrument and controls
backlighting (refer to “Lights” in
section “Understanding the Vehicle”). Air Conditioning Controls The vehicle is equipped with an
automatic dual-zone air conditioning
system that allows to adjust separately
the temperature and the airflow
distribution in the left and in the right
zone of the passenger compartment,
according to the requests of the driver
and the front passenger.
A humidity sensor, positioned on the
inner surface of the windshield, over
the rear view mirror, allows the A/C
system to prevent/eliminate fogging
of the windshield and side windows.
The best efficacy in preventing
fogging is obtained by selecting the
“AUTO” function, described later.
A dual zone solar sensor helps to
achieve the best comfort in presence
of solar radiation.
Upon request, the vehicle can be
equipped with an additional
automatic dual-zone air conditioning
system installed in the central console,
between the front seats. The
additional dual-zone module, can be
operated by the rear passengers (see
“Four-zone Climate Control
(optional)” in this chapter), by means
of the control panel at the end of
central console, but also by the front passengers using the soft-keys on
MTC+ display.
Dual Zone Climate Controls This system can be operated by using
the controls of the automatic climate
control panel on the dashboard, or
the softkeys on the MTC+ display
when “Climate” mode is selected.
In the "Climate" screen of the MTC+,
the front seats and steering wheel
comfort setting soft-keys may be
present (optional equipments).
The “OFF” state of the front seats
comfort setting is shown on their
soft-key.
Front seats and steering wheel
comfort setting soft-keys are present
even when the A/C is off (see "Front
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