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Starting and Driving
Transmission Malfunction and
Overheating Conditions
Transmission Emergency Control
Transmission function is electronically
monitored to detect abnormal
conditions. If a condition that could
result in transmission damage is
detected, "Transmission Limp Home
Mode" will be activated. In this
situation, the transmission may
operate only in certain gears, or may
not shift at all. Vehicle performance
may be severely degraded and the
engine may stall. In some situations,
the transmission system may not
re-engage if the engine is turned off
and restarted.
A message in the instrument cluster
will inform the driver about the
more serious transmission conditions,
and indicate what actions may be
necessary.
Transmission Oil Over Temperature
If the transmission oil temperature
exceeds the operating limit, the
amber warning light illuminates on
the instrument cluster.
In this case, slow down until
temperature returns to normal level
(the light will turn off).
If this is not sufficient, we recommend
to stop the vehicle, shift the
transmission in P (Park) or N (Neutral)
mode and keep the engine idle until
the amber temperature warning
light turns off and the message
disappears from the display. Resume
driving without demanding high
engine performance. If the amber
warning light turns on again,
it is advisable to stop the vehicle,
turn off the engine and wait for the
engine/transmission assembly to fully
cool down.
If the instrument cluster message
indicates that the transmission may
not re-engage after engine shutdown,
perform the following procedure
preferably at an Authorized Maserati
Dealer.
In the event of a momentary problem,
the transmission can be reset to regain
all forward gears by performing the
following steps.
• Stop the vehicle.
• Shift the transmission into P (Park)
mode, if possible.
• Wait approximately 30 seconds.
• Restart the engine.
• Shift the transmission into D (Drive)
mode and then into the desired gear
range. If the problem is no longer
detected, the transmission will return
to normal operation.
NOTE:
Even if the transmission can be
reset, we recommend that you visit
an Authorized Maserati Dealer at
your earliest possible convenience,
which has diagnostic equipment
to determine if the problem could
reoccur.
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