2018 Maserati Levante Display Setting | Touch Screen Explained

2018 Maserati Levante Display Setting | Touch Screen Explained

The elegant display environment of the 2018 Maserati Levante is the pinnacle of style and innovation. A state-of-the-art touchscreen interface that elegantly and smoothly combines technologies is at the centre of this system. This display configuration provides easy access to a variety of vehicle features and acts as the command center for a multitude of operations. The Levante’s touchscreen makes engaging with it a smooth and delightful experience because to its elegant design and intuitive layout. The entertainment controls and navigation are seamlessly integrated with the design of this system. Clarity and sharpness are guaranteed by the high-resolution display, which improves the whole driving experience. The touchscreen interface puts convenience right at your fingertips, whether you’re setting the temperature or looking through multimedia selections. Essentially, the 2018 Maserati Levante’s display setup raises the bar for premium SUVs by reinventing automotive technology sophistication. Enter a world where elegance and innovation coexist, and where every interaction gets you one step closer to automotive perfection.

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TFT Display: Menus and Settings

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

1. Main area.
2. Selectable information (data, time, outside temperature, compass, etc.). When setting the “Auto High Beam Assist” feature (if equipped), the right portion of this area is displayed the respective indicator.
3. 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).
4. Submenu Titles.
5. 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.
6. Menu Instruction (hideable).
7. Shift lever positions (P, R, N, D, M, 1, 2, 3…).
8. Gear shift indicator light and paddles (if equipped).
9. Hard/Soft suspension indicator light.
10. Complete Odometer.
11. Fuel Gauge.
12. Engine Temperature Gauge.
13. Reconfigurable quadrant for red telltales.
14. Reconfigurable quadrant for amber telltales.
15. Front fog indicator light.
16. Low beam headlights/position lights.
17. NORMAL, SPORT, I.C.E. and OFF ROAD modes indicator light.
18. Combined telltale of ACC, LKA and HAS status. They are displayed in the cluster when one (or more) of these systems is enabled and a different menu from “Drive Assist” is displayed in the main area.
19. CC, ACC and HDC status function.
20. Ride height indicator.
21. Electric Parking Brake failure warning light.
22. Speed Warning indicator (dynamic text).
23. Traffic Sign Assist icons: conditioned and unconditioned speed limit and/or overtaking ban. See “Traffic Sign Assist -TSA” in the section “Driving” for further details.

(*) 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 Sub-menu.

Press and release the multifunction switch in

arrow directions to scroll upwards and downwards the main menu titles.

The screen area in Sector 1 (Main Area) will be updated and the selected title will be shown in Sector 3 (Main Menu Title).
Press and release the multifunction switch ( ) to enter the information screens or a submenu. Keep the switch ( ) depressed for 2 seconds to restore the selected/visualized functions.
The selected sub-menu title selected will be displayed in sector 4 (Submenu Title).

Within a submenu, press and release the switch in

arrow directions to scroll the menu.

Press the button to return to the main menu from an item of interest or an information screen.

When the driver selects a main menu page and the Traffic Sign Assist (TSA) feature on the “Controls” page of MTC+ is set off (see “MTC+ “Controls” Screen” in this section), the main menu title, its number and the scroll arrows will disappear after two seconds.

When the driver selects a main menu, if the TSA feature is set on and a sign and/or a speed limit icon is displayed in sector 23, only the main menu number and the scroll arrows remain displayed in sector 3 left side.

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 – Ride Height – 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 source, track and station.
   • Information on phone incoming calls.
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
    • Interior Lighting
      • Backlighting
    • 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. 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 RUN position. An example of this message type is the one shown in picture.

• Five-Second Unstored Messages
  When appropriate conditions occur, this message appears on the main display area for five seconds and then returns to the previous screen.
• Navigation Messages
  When the navigation menu is enabled on the MTC+, information pop-ups will be displayed while changing direction or approaching a turning point until the navigation system requires its displaying, or until a command is given via the buttons on the steering wheel.
  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 (437 yd) 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 occupy 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 the user sets.

MAIN MENU
Press and release the multifunction switch in the 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 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 the MTC+ guide.

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

• Tyre Pressure
  Indicates the pressure of every single tyre (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 the chapter “Adding reducing agent AdBlue® (Diesel only)” in the section “Driving”.

• Maintenance (service)
  Displays mileage and 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
arrow directions until this menu item is displayed. The screen graphically shows the Drive Mode (NORMAL, SPORT, I.C.E., and OFF ROAD) 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:

• current ground clearance indicated in front of the vehicle and on a specific indicator in the top right corner;
• torque distribution percentage indicated under the arrow in front of the wheels;
• selected drive mode (in the example shown: I.C.E.).

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

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

For every drive mode, function (ESC, PowerTrain and Suspension) and colour 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” and “Off-road Drive” in the section “Driving”.

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

DRIVER ASSIST
Press and release the switch in the
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 engaged and HSA systems.

• LKA (LaneSense) Status
  The vehicle is delivered with LKA in off-state set on the MTC+ system, page “Controls”.

You can enable LKA in the “Visual” only or “Visual & Haptic” mode by turning on the function via the MTC+ system soft key and by changing your selection in the dedicated submenu. The setting chosen will latch over key cycles.

NOTE:
To set these systems, see chapters “Adaptive Cruise Control – ACC”,
“Highway Assist – HAS” and “Lane Keeping Assist – LKA” in the section “Driving”.
Press and release the button to return to the main menu.

FUEL ECONOMY
Press and release the switch in the
arrow directions until the menu item is displayed.

The screen will display the following:

• Current Fuel Economy in L/100km or mpg
  Shows the current fuel economy. During the AutoStop 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
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
arrow directions until this menu item is displayed.

With the ignition device in the RUN position, the screen will display the status 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
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 one line of info (frequency);
• FM: Frequency, provided with 2 info lines;
• DAB (digital radio), where available: 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.

• Phone Call Details
  The display will show the information on incoming calls if this feature is checkmarked on MTC+
  (see “MTC+ Settings” in this section). On display, said details shall temporarily replace the ones on the media source in use.

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

STORED MESSAGES
Press and release the central switch in the arrow directions until this menu item is displayed.

The system will either display the number of the stored messages (if any are available) or “No Stored Messages” as shown in the picture.

Press and release the switch in the
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 the 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 the vehicle stopped press and release the switch in the arrow directions until this menu item is displayed.

Press and release the switch ( )to access the submenus.

Scroll with the switch in the arrow directions to view the selectable items:

• Speed Warning
• Electric Parking Brake
• Passenger Airbag (if foreseen)
• Interior Lighting
• Screen Setup

NOTE:

• To modify the status of the electric parking brake, please see the chapter “Parking Brake” in the section “Driving”.
• To modify the status of the passenger airbag, please see paragraph “Passenger’s Airbag Deactivation (if foreseen)” in
  “Supplemental Restraint Systems Airbag” in the section “Before Starting”.
• Adjust interior lighting brightness or/or ambient lighting as described in the paragraph “Interior Lights” under “Lights” in the section “Understanding the Vehicle”.

Example: How to modify the “Speed Warning” status

NOTE:

•  Minimum set speed: 30 km/h (18 mph).
• Maximum set speed: 280 km/h (174 mph).
• 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

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 arrow directions to view the selectable options.

Speed values are in the loop, keeping the switch pressed in

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 the system will return to the previous screen.

SCREEN SETUP
After having entered the “Vehicle Settings” menu, press and release the switch in

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 the P (Park) position.

To enter a function, press the switch ( ).

The following directory shows the items available in the “Screen Setup” submenu:

Upper Left

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

Upper Right (example in picture)

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

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

• None (default status)
• Compass (only with navigation system)
• Outside Temp.
• Date
• Time
• Time/Date
• Range to Empty
• Average L/100km or km/L (or MPG)
• Current L/100km or km/L (or MPG)
• Trip A Distance
• Trip B Distance
• Audio

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

• On
• Off

Outline Colouring

• On
• Off

Key-On Display

• On
• Off

Key-Off Display

• On Trip Summary
• Off: screen with Maserati logo and Trident

Defaults

• Restore
• Cancel

Scroll with the switch in

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, and 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 Menu Navigation” 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 colour depending on the selected Drive Mode:

• Sport: green (example shown in picture);
• I.C.E.: light blue;
• Off-Road: brown.

If it is set to “Off”, the colour/Drive Mode combination is not active and the edges will remain in “Normal” Drive Mode colour.

“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”, “On” or “Off” to obtain the following display settings:

• “On”: “Trip summary” screen (Trip B is reset after each key-on/key-off cycle);
• “Off”: screen with Maserati logo and trident.

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

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