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In an Emergency
vehicle with the discharged battery as
rendered.
• Start the engine in the vehicle that has
the booster battery, let the engine idle a
few minutes, and then start the engine
in the vehicle with the discharged
battery. If using a portable battery
booster, wait a few seconds after
connecting the cables, before starting
the booster vehicle.
Once the engine is started, remove the
jumper cables in the reverse sequence.
• Disconnect the terminal clamp of the
negative (–) jumper cable from the
remote negative (–) post of the vehicle
with the discharged battery.
•
Disconnect the opposite terminal clamp
of the negative jumper cable from the
negative (–) post of the booster battery.
• Disconnect the terminal clamp of the
positive (+) jumper cable from the
positive (+) post of the booster battery.
• Disconnect the opposite terminal clamp
of the positive jumper cable from
the remote positive (+) post of the
discharged vehicle.
NOTE:
If frequent jump-starting is required to
start your vehicle you should have the
battery and charging system inspected
at an Authorized Maserati Dealer center.
Towing a Disabled Vehicle
Proper towing or lifting equipment is
required to prevent damage to your
vehicle.
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 an Authorized Maserati
Dealer.
Manual Release of Transmission
with Low Battery
In order to push or tow the vehicle if
unable to shift the transmission out of P
(Park) (such as a discharged battery), a
manual park release is available. In this
case it is necessary to manually release
the transmission and release the parking
brake if inserted (see “Emergency
Release of the Parking Brake” in this
section).
Follow the steps as indicated in
“Transmission Manual Release of
P (Park) Position” in this section to
manually disengage the transmission.
Vehicle Towing Conditions
Maserati only allows vehicle towing with
all four wheels off the ground.