How to Open and Start a Maserati with a Dead Key Fob
Getting Into Your Maserati
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We were first able to get hold of a 2015 Maserati Ghibli. Then in 2017, we had a Levante and were able to verify that this process will work across the product line.
Retrieving the Mechanical Key
Unlike other manufacturers, the mechanical key, which is in the Maserati key fob, is not connected to the key ring. Looking at the back of the key fob, note the separation on one side only (bottom arrow) which marks the location of the key.
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note the button to push on the back side in the center (top arrow).
Push the button and pull the key out of the fob at the separation, as shown to the right.
Starting Your Maserati
Starting the car is a simple process. 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.
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The author has 25 years of automotive experience and has assembled the most extensive collection of symbols and warning lights anywhere (over 1,000!) and can help you open and start any keyless start car with a dead key fob battery. BA, St. Joseph’s College, ME: MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY
‘clickers), each of which holds a mechanical key. The rectangular shape Style 1 has a release catch (1) on the mechanical key (2) itself, very near the key ring hole, as shown. Slide the catch towards the hole while pulling on the key to remove it from the Access Key.
The Style 2 Access Key has an oval shape. The release for the mechanical key (2) is a simple push-button (1) on the back of the Access Key, as shown (for the record, it looks like it will slide — it won’t). Pull out the mechanical key while pressing the release button at the same time.
which is also a more rectangular shape. Here, the mechanical key release (1) is on the side of the Access Key, as shown. Pull out the mechanical key (2) while pressing the release button at the same time.
buttons facing out towards you, as shown. The vehicle and the Access Key will talk to each other for a few moments, after which a chime or ‘ding’ will be heard.
message to Step on the Brake. Press the brake pedal very, very hard when trying to start the vehicle again to be sure that the release switch behind the pedal is engaged. Or wait a few minutes and try again.