Start a Maserati with a dead key fob battery

How to Start a Maserati with a Dead Key Fob

Big changes came to the Maserati product line beginning in 2023 and by 2025, the entire line up had been changed and a new way to start the car with a dead key fob battery was introduced.

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Starting Your Maserati

Ghibli, GranTurismo, Levante, Quattroporte

These models were first to use key less start. The back up start process is a simple one.

Touch the “nose” of the key fob to the Start / Stop button. Push the button with the fob itself while stepping on the brake as you normally would. The car will recognize the key fob and start even though the fob’s internal battery is dead.

Click here for a video rundown of the process, featuring the Ghibli.

Grecale, GranTourismo, GranCabrio, GT2S, MC20

These models were introduced in 2023 and 2024. To start these models,  you’ll need to find a key fob-shaped spot on the floor of the center console (right). With the GT2S and MC20 you’ll find a pad covering the bottom of the console which must be removed.  Pull on the tab at the back of the pad.

Once the key fob is in place, logo up, push the Start / Stop button while stepping on the brake as you normally would. Again, the car will recognize the key fob and start even though the fob’s internal battery is dead.

Models examined include Ghibli, GranTurismo, Levante, Quattroporte, Grecale, GranTourismo, GranCabrio, GT2S, and MC20. Model years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

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