2017 Maserati Quattroporte Touch Control | Display Explained

2017 Maserati Quattroporte Touch Control | Display User Manual

Stepping into the opulent interior of the 2017 Maserati Quattroporte is like entering a world where elegance meets cutting-edge technology. As your hands brush against the slick surfaces, you’re met by a plethora of intriguing screen messages that serve as your portal to a world of automotive perfection. Each message, precisely produced and gracefully displayed on the high-resolution screen, invites you to embark on an experience of unrivalled elegance and performance. From smart navigation cues that guide you through twisting city streets to customizable settings tailored to your every desire, the Quattroporte’s display messages seamlessly blend design and function, setting a new level for automotive refinement. Whether it’s a subtle reminder of upcoming maintenance or a notification of incoming calls that is seamlessly integrated with your smartphone, each message is designed to enhance your driving experience, elevating it to a level of unsurpassed sophistication that is uniquely Maserati

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TFT Display: Menus and Settings

When operating, the TFT Display is divided into sectors including menus and sub-menus, running data, warning lights and messages.
The different sectors of the display layout are rendered in the following picture. Main area

• Selectable information (data, time, outside temperature, compass, etc.). When setting the “Auto High Beam Assist” feature, the right portion of this area is displayed as the respective indicator.
• Main menu number and titles with scroll arrows (the number and the main menu title are always visible while scrolling the menu and for the next five seconds).
• Submenu Titles.
• Position within the submenus and scroll arrows (example: 1 of 5). There can be a maximum of 9 displayable submenu positions. When the number of submenu points exceeds 9, the points are replaced by a numerical value within the scroll arrows.Menu Instruction (hideable).Shift lever position (P, R, N, D, M, 1, 2, 3…).Gear shift indicator light and paddle.
• Hard/soft suspension indicator light.
• Complete Odometer.
• Fuel Gauge.
• Engine Temperature Gauge.
• Reconfigurable quadrant for red telltales.
• Reconfigurable quadrant for amber telltales.
• Speed Warning indicator (dynamic text).
• Low beam headlights/position lights.
• NORMAL, SPORT and I.C.E. modes indicator light.Combined ACC, LDW telltale.CC and ACC status function.

(*) See “TFT Display: Warning/ Indicator Lights of Set Modes/ Functions” in this chapter.
The display background may change according to the type of message displayed.

 

• • Blue colour: normal conditions.
  • Yellow colour: low-critical warning.
  • Red colour: high-critical warning.

Main- and Submenu

Operate the controls on the right side of the steering wheel to scroll, modify and program the Main- and Submenu.

Press and release the multifunction switch in the ▲ and ▼ arrow directions to scroll upwards and downwards the main menu titles.

The Main Screen area in sector 1
(Menu Information) will be updated and the selected title will be shown in sector 3 (Main Menu Title).
Press and release the switch (►)to enter the information screens or a submenu. Keep the switch (►) for 2 seconds to restore the selected/visualized functions.
The sub-menu title selected will be displayed in sector 4 (Submenu Title). Within a submenu, press and release the switch in the ▲ and ▼ arrow directions allow to scroll the menu. Press the ◄ button to return to the main menu from an item of interest or from an information screen.

2017 Quattroporte Main Menu & Submenu Content Overview

1. MAIN MENU
   • View speed in km/h or mph
2. VEHICLE INFO
   • Tire Pressure
   • Transmission Temperature
   • Oil Temperature
   • Oil Pressure (Gasoline only)
   • Battery Voltage
   • AdBlue Level (Diesel only)
   • Maintenance
3. DRIVE MODE
   • Drive Mode – Torque Distribution – Powertrain status – ESC status – Suspension stiffness status
4. DRIVER ASSIST
   • Shows the status of any active driver assist systems: CC, ACC, LKA and HAS. Graphics in the main area of TFT display only refer to ACC, LKA and HAS systems
   • LKA (LaneSense) status
5. FUEL ECONOMY
   • Average, Range, Current gauge
6. TRIP
   • Trip A: Average, Avg. speed, Elapsed time, Distance
   • Trip B: Average, Avg. speed, Elapsed time, Distance
7. START&STOP
   • Messages relating to the Start&Stop function
8. AUDIO
   • Information concerning audio status according to current media sources, track and station.
9. STORED MESSAGES
10. VEHICLE SETTINGS
    • Speed Warning: enables, disables or sets the speed limit represented in the dynamic icon on the TFT display
    • Auto apply Off/On of the Electric Parking Brake
    • Passenger Airbag enable/disable
    • Screen Setup
      • Upper Left
      • Upper Right
      • Main Menu: Line 1
      • Main Menu: Line 2
      • Main Menu: Line 3
      • MPH km/h Display On/Off
      • Main Menu Navigation
      • Outline Colouring
      • Key-On Display
      • Key-Off Display
      • Defaults

Messages on the Main Display Area
The main display area also displays “pop-up” messages. These pop-up messages fall into several categories:

• Five-Second Stored Messages
  When the appropriate conditions occur, this type of message appears on the main display area for five seconds and then returns to the previous screen. Most of the messages of this type are then stored (as long as the condition that activated them remains active) and can be reviewed from the “Stored Messages” main menu item. An example of this message type is the one shown in the picture.

• Unstored Messages
  This message type is displayed until the condition that activated the message is cleared (see example in picture).

• Unstored Messages with Ignition Switch in RUN
  This message type is displayed until the ignition switch is in the RUN position. An example of this message type is the one shown in the picture.

• Five-Second Unstored Messages
  When appropriate conditions occur, this type of message appears on the main display area for five seconds and then returns to the previous screen.
• Five-Second-displayed Navigation Messages
  When the navigation menu is enabled on the MTC+, information pop-ups will be displayed for 5 seconds while changing direction or approaching a turning point.
  On the highway, the first pop-up will be displayed at 3.2 km (2 miles) from the turn, on the roadway, at 1.6 km (1 mile).
  While approaching the turn, further pop-ups will be displayed starting at 400 m (0.25 miles) from the turning point and the countdown to 0 meters.

While getting closer to a turn, the sections referred to the distance already travelled will switch off while the ones referred to the distance yet to be travelled will remain on.

NOTE

• Popup boxes might take up the space normally used to display main menu items and relevant submenus.
• The distance indicated under the road name is expressed in the unit of measure set by the user.

MAIN MENU

Press and release the multifunction switch in the ▲ or ▼ arrow directions until this menu item is displayed. Pressing and releasing the switch (►) will toggle the unit of measure between km/h or mph.

Further to speed, the main area can indicate three lines that can be set to the same options and in the top right or top left area. When these three lines are present and turn-by-turn navigation is on, the main menu area will automatically show navigation information. For further details, please refer to MTC+ guide.
Press and release the ◄ button to return to the main menu.

VEHICLE INFO
Press and release the switch in the ▲ or ▼ arrow directions until this menu item is displayed.
Press and release the switch (►)to access the submenus.
Press and release the switch in the ▲ or ▼ arrow directions to scroll through the following information displays pressing and releasing the switch (►) to display the selected information.

• Tire Pressure
  Indicates the pressure of every single tire (see example below). Please refer to “Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)” in the section “Driving” for further information.

• Transmission Temperature Displays the current transmission temperature level.
• Oil Temperature
  Displays the current engine oil temperature level.

The gauge fill and telltale (if applicable) are highlighted in red to emphasise that the parameter is at a critical level.

NOTE:
This strategy is also applicable in the Transmission Temperature and Oil Pressure information screen.

• Oil Pressure (Gasoline only) Displays the current motor oil pressure level.
• Battery Voltage
  Displays the current battery voltage.
• AdBlue Level (Diesel only)
  Displays both the level of reducing agent AdBlue® contained in the tank located in the luggage compartment and, if there is the need to refuel, the remaining range. For details on refilling or top-up, see chapter “Adding reducing agent AdBlue® (Diesel only)” in section “Driving”.

Diesel

Maintenance (service)
Displays mileage or days remaining to the execution of scheduled maintenance service.

Press and release the ◄ button to return to the main menu.

DRIVE MODE
Press and release the switch in the ▲ or ▼ arrow directions until this menu item is displayed. The screen graphically shows the Drive Mode (Normal, Sport and I.C.E.) set by the user through the relevant controls. The display main area will show vehicle images with parameters and colour-coded components affected by the selected drive mode.
The image will show the following parameters:

• Selected drive mode (in the example shown: I.C.E.);
• The torque distribution percentage is indicated under the arrow in front of the wheels (on the AWD version only).

For any colour-coded components, colour depends on settings of:

• ESC: identified by wheel colour.
• PowerTrain: identified by engine + transmission unit color.
• Suspension: identified by the color of the four shock absorbers.

For every drive mode, function (ESC, PowerTrain and Suspension) and color of the components shown are matched as follows:

NOTE
To set drive parameters according to own needs and path, refer to the chapter “Drive mode” in the section “Driving”.
Press and release the ◄ button to return to the main menu.

DRIVER ASSIST
Press and release the switch in the ▲ or ▼ arrow directions until this menu item is displayed.

• Active Driver Assist System
  The screen graphically shows the current status of driver assist systems: the figure shows an example with ACC set and LD Warmed.

• LDW (LaneSense) Status
  The vehicle is delivered with LDW in the “Off” state set on the MTC+ system. You can enable LDW in the “Sound + Display” mode or disable it permanently (it means that maintain this condition even after a key-off/key-on cycle) by holding down the switch (►) on the right side of the steering wheel (condition shown in picture). If LDW is enabled or disabled via MTC + system, after each key-off/key-on cycle the system returns to the previous state before turning off the vehicle.

NOTE
To set these systems, see the chapters “Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)” and “Lane Departure Warning (LDW)” in the section “Driving”.
Press and release the ◄ button to return to the main menu.

FUEL ECONOMY
Press and release the switch in the ▲ or ▼ arrow directions until this menu item is displayed.
The screen will display the following:

• Current Fuel Economy in l/100km or mpg
  Shows the instantaneous fuel economy. During the Auto-Stop stage performed by the Start&Stop system (see “Normal Starting of the Engine” in section “Driving”), a dash will be displayed instead of the value.
• Range in km or miles
  Shows the range since the last fuel average reset.
  When the fuel economy is reset, the display will read “Reset” or show dashes for two seconds.
  Then, the history information will be erased, and the averaging will continue from the last fuel average reading before the reset.
• Fuel Economy Average in l/100km or mpg
  Shows the average fuel economy since the last reset.
  Press the multifunction switch (►) for 1 second and release it to reset the “Fuel Economy Average”. When the fuel economy is reset, the display will read “Reset” or show dashes for two seconds.
  Then, the history information will be erased, and the averaging will continue from the last fuel average reading before the reset.

Press and release the ◄ button to return to the main menu.

TRIP
Press and release the switch in the ▲ or ▼ arrow directions until this menu item is displayed.

For each of the “Trip A” and “Trip B” sub-menus the screen will display the following:

• “Distance” travelled in km or miles. Shows the total covered distance since the last reset.
• “Average” consumption in l/100km or mpg.
  Shows the average fuel consumption since the last reset.
• “Average” speed in km/h or mph. Shows the average speed since the last reset.
• “Elapsed Time”
  Shows the total time of travel since the last reset in “hours:minutes: seconds.” Elapsed Time will increment when the ignition switch is in the RUN or START position.

Press the multifunction switch (►) for 1 second and release to reset “Trip A” or “Trip B”.
“Trip B” is reset after each key on/key off cycle.
Press and release the ◄ button to return to the main menu.

START & STOP
Press and release the switch in the ▲ or ▼ arrow directions until this menu item is displayed.
With the ignition device in RUN position, the screen will display the statuses of the function (see example in picture). To change the status of the function, please see paragraph
“Automatic Start&Stop System” in “Normal Starting of the Engine” of section “Driving”.

AUDIO
Press and release the switch in the ▲ or ▼ arrow directions until this menu item is displayed.

The display will show the audio status (source and current audio track) as set on the MTC+. It is possible to display 5 lines of 15 alphanumeric characters. Displays Audio Statuses are:

• AM: Station Number, provided with 2 info lines;
• FM: Frequency, provided with 2 info lines;
• SAT (Satellite radio): number and station name, artist, song;
• BTSA Bluetooth: folder, album, artist, song;
• USB (Audio): USB, album, artist, current track or, if available, previous track, current track and next track;
• USB: folder, previous track, current track and next track;
• SD Card (Audio): album, artist, previous track, current track and next track;
• SD Card: folder, previous track, current track and next track;
• AUX: name of source, “Device Connected” text;
• No Signal: “No Signal Available” text;
• Mute: symbol “Mute”, the lines remain those displayed before the command “Mute”.

The different reception modes are identified by symbols, shown on the display above the info lines. The chart indicates their meaning.

 

Press and release the ◄ button to return to the main menu.

STORED MESSAGES
Press and release the central switch in the ▲ or ▼ arrow directions until this menu item is displayed.
The system will either display the number of the stored messages (if any available) or “No Stored Messages” as shown in picture.

Press and release the switch in the ▲ or ▼ arrow directions to scroll the stored messages.
When the number of messages exceeds 9, the submenu points will be replaced by a numerical value indicating the message number. Press and release the switch (►) to view the selected message (see example in the picture).

Press and release the ◄ button to return to the main menu.

VEHICLE SETTINGS
With the ignition switch in RUN position and vehicle stopped press and release the switch in the ▲ or ▼ arrow directions until this menu item is displayed.
Press and release the switch (►)to access the submenus.
Scroll with the switch in the ▲ or ▼ arrow directions to view the selectable items:

• Speed Warning
• Electric Parking Brake
• Passenger Air bag (if equipped)
• Screen Setup

NOTE

• In order to modify the status of the electric parking brake, please see chapter “Parking Brake” in the section “Driving”.
• In order to modify the status of the passenger airbag, please see paragraph “Passenger’s Airbag Deactivation (if equipped)” in
  “Supplemental Restraint Systems –Airbag” in the section “Before Starting”.

Example: How to modify the “Speed Warning” status

NOTE
When the vehicle is in motion (above 8 km/h – 5 mph) this function is available and displayed in the list of “Vehicle Settings” menu.
Scroll with the switch in the ▲ or ▼ arrow directions to view the selectable items.
Press and release the switch (►)to select “Speed Warning”.

Press and release the switch (►) once again to view the related options:
“Off” is the default status.

Scroll with the switch in the ▲ or ▼ arrow directions to view the selectable options.
Speed values are in loop, keeping the switch pressed in the ▲ or ▼ arrow directions will increase scroll speed. Press and release the switch (►)to select the option. A check mark will remain next to the previously selected item until a new selection is made.

A setting saved notification appears as a popup for 2 seconds and a white telltale indicating the set speed limit will appear on display.

Then the display will show the last modified item.
When the set speed is exceeded, the driver is alerted by an acoustic signal and the telltale indicating the speed limit becomes amber.
A pop-up message indicating that the limit has been exceeded will appear on display.

The pop-up message and the telltale will be displayed for 5 seconds then system will return to the previous screen.

SCREEN SETUP
After having entered the “Vehicle Settings” menu, press and release the switch in the ▲ or ▼ arrow directions until this menu item is displayed. Press and release the switch (►)to access the available items for this submenu.
If the vehicle exceeds 8 km/h (5 mph), this feature is unavailable and the main screen shows possible options in grey (not activable).
Operate this function with the vehicle stopped and transmission in P (Park) position.
In order to enter a function, press the switch (►) as shown in the picture. The following directory shows the items available in the “Screen Setup” submenu:

Upper Left

• None
• Compass
• Outside Temperature (default: Upper Right)
• Date
• Time
• Time/Date (default: Upper Left)
• Range to Empty
• Average l/100km (or MPG)
• Current l/100km (or MPG)
• Trip A Distance
• Trip B Distance

Upper Right
(example in picture)

• NoneCompassOutside Temperature (default: Upper Right)DateTimeTime/Date (default: Upper Left)Range to EmptyAverage L/100km (or MPG)Current L/100km (or MPG)Trip A DistanceTrip B Distance

Main Menu: Line 1
(only displays in Main Menu)

• None (default status)
  CompassOutside TemperatureDateTimeTime/DateRange to EmptyAverage L/100km (or MPG or km/L)Current L/100km (or MPG or km/L)Trip A DistanceTrip B DistanceAudio

Main Menu: Line 2
(only displays in Main Menu)

• Same configurable options as Line 1

Main Menu: Line 3
(only displays in Main Menu)

• Same configurable options as Line 1

MPH km/h Display
(instruction line)

• On Off

Main Menu Navigation

• OnOff

Outline Colouring

• OnOff

Key-On Display

• OnOff

Key-Off Display

• Trip A DistanceTrip B DistanceNone

Defaults

• RestoreCancel

Scroll with the switch in the ▲ or ▼ arrow directions to view the selectable items (in the example “Time” is selected). A check mark will remain next to the previously selected item until a new selection is made.

Press and release the switch (►)to select an item. The notification of setting saved appears as a popup for 2 seconds, then the display will show the last modified item.

Press and release the ◄ button to return to the “Screen Setup” submenu. “Screen Setup” submenu parameters set by the user as the ones to be displayed are also indicated in the top part of the MTC+ (see example in the figures). As for the instruction line “MPH km/h Display”, you can either select to display it in sector 6 or not (“Off” option). In the latter case, the function of changing units remains in any case active.
If the “Main Navigation Menu” is set to “On”, navigation information will be displayed in the main area of the display only if a destination has been set on the navigator of the MTC+. If the function is set to “Off”, the navigation information will not be displayed.
If the “Outline Colouring” is set to “On”, the TFT side edge of engine temperature and fuel gauge indicators will change color depending on the selected Drive Mode:

• Sport: green (example shown in picture); I.C.E.: light blue;
  If it is set to “Off”, the color/Drive Mode combination is not active and the edges will remain in “Normal” Drive Mode color.
  

“Key-On Display” and “Key-Off Display” items allow user to set display during vehicle key-on and off. “Key-On Display” is normally set to “On”. When entering the vehicle, after the welcome screen, the display will show the information concerning engine starting sequence. While if it is set to “Off” (example shown in figure), the display will show the information displayed before last vehicle key-off.

When the engine is started and the ignition device is pressed to stop it, it is possible to set “Key-Off Display” to obtain the following display settings:

• Trip B: Trip B summary screen is displayed before engine off and key-off (Trip B is reset after each key-on/key-off cycle);
  None: no screen is displayed before the engine off and key-off.

The “Defaults” item of the “Screen Setup” submenu allows restoring Maserati factory settings.

FAQs

Useful Links

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