Maserati GranTurismo 2024 Seat Belts User Manual

Introduction

Maserati’s GranTurismo 2024 is the epitome of luxury, strength, and grace. It pushes the limits of automotive engineering and provides an unmatched driving experience as one of Maserati’s flagship models. While its sleek appearance and outstanding performance are frequently highlighted, it’s important to remember that its occupants’ safety is also a top priority.

In summary, the Maserati GranTurismo 2024’s seat belts blend comfort, convenience, and style to ensure the safety of all occupants. With their cutting-edge technologies and precise construction, they demonstrate Maserati’s commitment to delivering a safe and opulent driving experience.

Three-Point Seat Belts

All seating positions in your vehicle are equipped with combination lap-shoulder belts.
The belt retractor is designed to lock during very sudden stops or impacts. This function allows the shoulder part of the belt to move freely with you under normal conditions, conforming perfectly to the body of the occupants. However, in an accident, the belt will lock and reduce your risk of striking the inside of the vehicle or being thrown out. The driver is responsible for respecting, and ensuring that all the other occupants of the car also observe the local regulations concerning the use of seat belts. Always fasten the seat belts before starting the vehicle.

WARNING

1. It is forbidden and dangerous to travel in a cargo area. In an accident, people traveling in these areas are more likely to be seriously injured or killed.
2. Do not allow any person to travel in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and seat belts.
3. Be sure all passengers are in a seat and using a seat belt properly.
4. Wearing a seat belt improperly is dangerous. Seat belts are designed to go around the large bones of your body. These are the strongest parts of your body and can best absorb the impact of an accident.
5. Wearing your belt in the wrong place could make your injuries in an accident much worse. You might suffer internal injuries, or you could even slide out
   of part of the belt. Follow these instructions to wear your seat belt safely and to keep your passengers safe, too.
6. Two people should never be belted into a single seat belt. People belted together can crash into one another in an accident, hurting one another severely. Never use a lap/shoulder belt for more than one person, no matter what their size.
7. Remember that, in the event of an accident, the rear seat passengers not wearing seat belts are not only subject to personal injuries but also represent a serious danger for the front seat occupants.

Three-Point Seat Belts Use Instructions

1. Enter the vehicle and close the door. Sit back and adjust the seat.
2. The seat belt latch plate is on rear door pillar, above the seat on the external side.
3. Hold the latch plate and pull the belt across you, make the belt go around your body and when the belt is long enough to fit, insert the latch plate into the buckle until you hear a “click.”

WARNING

1. A belt that is buckled up into the wrong buckle will not protect you properly. The lap portion of the belt could ride too high on your body, possibly causing internal injuries. Always buckle up your belt into the corresponding buckle.
2. A belt that is too loose will not protect you properly. In a sudden stop, you could move too far forward, increasing the possibility of injury. Wear your seat belt comfortably.
3. A belt that is worn under your arm is dangerous. Your body could strike the inside surfaces of the vehicle in an accident, increasing head and neck injury. A belt worn under the arm can also cause internal injuries. Ribs are not as strong as shoulder bones. Wear the belt over your shoulder so that your strongest bones will take the impact of a collision.
4. The lower part must adhere to the pelvis rather than the abdomen of the occupant. To fasten the lap belt pull slightly up the diagonal portion of the shoulder belt. To loosen the lap belt if too tight, tilt the latch plate and pull on the lap belt. A snug belt reduces the risk of sliding under the belt in an accident.

WARNING

1. A lap belt worn too high can increase the risk of internal injury in an accident. The belt forces won’t impact on the strong hip and pelvic bones but across your abdomen. Always wear the lap belt as low as possible and keep it comfortable.
2. A twisted belt will not protect you properly. In a collision, it could even cut into you. Be sure the belt is straight. If you can’t straighten a belt in your vehicle, take it to a Service Centre immediately.
3. Do not use devices (clips, fastenings, etc.) that prevent the seat belts from laying close to the occupant’s bodies.
4. Do not carry children on a passenger’s lap using only one seat belt for protecting both.
5. Position the shoulder belt on your chest so that it is comfortable and not resting on your neck. The retractor will withdraw any slack in the belt.
6. To release the belt, push the red button on the buckle. The belt will automatically retract to its stowed position. If necessary, guide the seat belt with your hand while it is rewinding, to prevent it from twisting.

WARNING!
A frayed or torn belt could break in an accident and leave you with no protection. Inspect the belt system periodically, checking for cuts, frays, or loose parts. Damaged parts must be replaced immediately. Do not disassemble or modify the system. Seat belt/retractor assemblies must be replaced by the Service Network after an accident if they have been damaged (bent retractor, torn belt, etc.).

Three-Point Seat Belt Untwisting Procedure

Use the following procedure to untwist a twisted three-point belt.

1. Position the latch plate as close as possible to the anchor point.
2. At about 15 to 30 cm (0.5 to 1 ft) above the latch plate, grasp and twist the belt by 180 degrees to create a fold that begins immediately above the latch plate.
3. Slide the latch plate upward over the folded belt. The folded belt must enter the slot at the top of the latch plate.
4. Continue to slide the latch plate up until it clears the folded belt.

Passengers Seat Belts

All passenger seat belts are equipped with Automatic Locking Retractors (ALR) and can be used to secure a child restraint system. For additional information, see “Installing Child Restraint Systems using the Vehicle Seat Belt equipped with ALR” under “Child Restraint Systems (CRS)” in this section. If the passenger seat position should not be used to accommodate a child restraint system, only pull the belt out far enough to comfortably wrap around the occupant so as to not activate the ALR. If the ALR is activated, you will hear a ratcheting sound as the belt retracts. In this case, allow the belt to retract completely and then carefully pull out only the amount of belt necessary to comfortably wrap around the seat occupant. Slide the latch plate into the buckle until you hear a “click”.

WARNING

1. Remember that, in the event of a violent impact, the passengers in the rear seats who are not wearing seat belts are not only subject to personal injury but also represent a danger for passengers sitting in the front seats.
2. Always fasten the seat belts.
3. Traveling without the seat belts fastened significantly increases the risk of serious injury in the event of a collision, even with the airbags.
4. In the event of a collision, the seat belts help reduce the possibility of the vehicle’s occupants being thrown against the structures of the passenger compartment or out of the vehicle.
5. The airbags are designed to work together with the seat belts, not to substitute them. The front airbags only deploy in the event of certain head-on collisions of sufficient intensity. They may not be activated if the vehicle rolls over, or in the event of rear bumps or minor frontal collisions, or non-frontal collisions.

Using Seat Belt in Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) Mode

Use the seat belt automatic locking mode anytime a child safety seat is installed in a seating position that has a belt with this function.
Children up to 12 years old or under 1.5 m (5 ft) in height, should be properly buckled up in a child restraint system.

Automatic Locking Mode Setting

1. Buckle the lap and shoulder belt.
2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull downward until the entire belt is extracted.
3. Allow the belt to retract. As the belt retracts, you will hear a clicking sound. This indicates the safety belt is now in automatic locking mode.

Automatic Locking Mode Unsetting
Unbuckle the three-point seat belt and allow it to retract completely to disengage the automatic locking mode and activate the vehicle emergency locking mode.

WARNING

1. The belt and retractor assembly must be checked by the Service Network and must be replaced if the Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) function or any other seat belt function is not working properly.
2. Failure to replace the belt and retractor assembly could increase the risk of injury in collisions.

Use of Seat Belt Reminder (SBR) System
The SBR system has the function to remind the driver and the passengers to fasten the seat belts.
The system monitors whether the driver and passenger seat belts are buckled or unbuckled throughwarning light icons.

Rear Seat Belts State Visualized on the Cluster Display
The status of each rear seat belt is visualized by an icon on the upper side of the cluster display which is activated by the buckle switch on each rear seat belt.
The position of each icon represents the position of the rear occupants inside the vehicle. For 65 seconds these icons occupy to illuminate on the display the place of the Traffic Sign Assist (TSA) icons. During that time the user cannot visualize the icons on the upper part of the cluster display. The red icons indicate the unbuckled seat belts, the green icons the buckled ones.
The system only indicates whether the seat belts are unfastened (red icons) or fastened (green icons) but does not indicate the presence of any occupant.

SBR Function for Driver and Front Passenger
In addition to the above, when the driver or the front passenger is unbelted, the SBR function activates.
The function activates with key ON. If the driver or front seat passenger is unbelted, the SBR lightwill turn on in the instrument cluster and remain on until both front seat belts are fastened.

If the front seat belt is or becomes unfastened, the SBR warning sequence begins after the vehicle speed is over or equal 15 km/h (9 mph) or more or equal 10 km/h (6 mph) for more than 400 m (437 yds) or between 10 km/h (6 mph) and 15 km/h (9 mph) if previously unfastened for more than 50 seconds at a speed greater than 15 km/h (9 mph), by blinking the SBR lightand by sounding an intermittent chime.
The sequence will continue for 108 seconds or stops when the corresponding seat belt becomes fastened. After 108 seconds the acoustic indicator stops and the light becomes fixed. After the sequence completes, the SBR light remains illuminated until the respective seat belts are fastened.

If the open front door on the driver or passenger side is closed and the occupant presence sensor detects a status change from occupant not present to occupant present the system can repeat the warning sequence. The driver should instruct all other occupants to fasten their seat belts. The SBR for the front passenger seat is not active when the front passenger seat is not occupied. SBR may be triggered when an animal or heavy object is on the front passenger seat. It is recommended to restrain pets in the rear seat, in pet harnesses or pet carriers that are secured by seat belts, and properly stow cargo.

Seat Belts and Pregnant Women
Seat belts should also be worn by pregnant women: the risk of injury in the event of an accident is greatly reduced for them and the unborn child if they are wearing a seat belt. The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. Pregnant women must position the lower part of the belt very low down so that it passes over the pelvis and under the abdomen (see figure).

When a safety belt is worn properly, it is more likely that the baby will not be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly.

WARNING!
Pregnant women must scrupulously observe the above indications, as well as local regulations concerning the use of seat belts.

FAQs

1. Are seat belts standard in the Maserati GranTurismo 2024?
   The Maserati GranTurismo 2024 comes standard with seat belts.
2. How many seat belts does the Maserati GranTurismo 2024 have?
   The Maserati GranTurismo 2024 has four seat belts since it can accommodate four passengers.
3. Are the seat belts adjustable in the Maserati GranTurismo 2024?
   Yes, the seat belts in the Maserati GranTurismo 2024 may be adjusted to fit various passengers comfortably.
4. Do the seat belts in the Maserati GranTurismo 2024 have pretensioners?
   The Maserati GranTurismo 2024 has seat belts with pretensioners, which tighten the belts automatically in the case of a collision.
5. Are the seat belts in the Maserati GranTurismo 2024 equipped with force limiters?
   Force limiters, which serve to lessen the impact of the seat belt on the passenger’s chest during a crash, are present in the Maserati GranTurismo 2024’s seat belts.
6. Are the seat belts in the Maserati GranTurismo 2024 equipped with height adjustment?
   To accommodate drivers and passengers of various heights, the seat belts in the Maserati GranTurismo 2024 contain features for height adjustment.
7. Are the rear seat belts of the Maserati GranTurismo 2024 equipped with child seat anchors?
   Yes, the Maserati GranTurismo 2024’s rear seatbelts have child seat anchors to safely fasten kid safety seats.
8. Are the seat belts in the Maserati GranTurismo 2024 compatible with child restraint systems?
   The Maserati GranTurismo 2024’s seat belts are made to work with many kinds of kid restraint systems.
9. Can the seat belt warning system be disabled in the Maserati GranTurismo 2024?
   Since the seat belt warning system in the Maserati GranTurismo 2024 is a crucial safety element, it is not advised to turn it off. For more detailed instructions, you should reference the owner’s manual of your car.
10. Does the Maserati GranTurismo 2024 have seat belt reminders for all seating positions?
    To encourage the use of seat belts, the Maserati GranTurismo 2024 is fitted with seat belt reminders for all sitting locations.
11. Are the seat belts in the Maserati GranTurismo 2024 covered by a warranty?
    The warranty for the Maserati GranTurismo 2024 normally covers seat belts. For specific information and coverage terms, refer to the warranty documentation.
12. Can seat belts be replaced in the Maserati GranTurismo 2024?
    If your Maserati GranTurismo 2024’s seat belts are broken or no longer work properly, you can have them replaced. Any seat belt replacements ought to be carried out by a trained professional.
13. Are there seat belt extenders available for the Maserati GranTurismo 2024?
    The Maserati GranTurismo 2024 might come with seat belt extenders. For further details and availability, it is recommended to get in touch with a Maserati dealership or approved service facility.
14. Can the seat belts in the Maserati GranTurismo 2024 be customized?
    While the seat belt color and material are normally standard in production models, Maserati’s customization programs may offer certain modification options. At a Maserati store, you can find out more about personalization possibilities.
15. Are there any special maintenance requirements for the seat belts in the Maserati GranTurismo 2024?
    In general, the Maserati GranTurismo 2024 seat belts only need to be visually inspected on a regular basis for any evidence of wear or damage. If any problems are found, it is advised to have a skilled professional inspect and fix them.

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