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The Achilles heal of the 3200 is its 'Drive by Wire' Throttle system.
The pedal throttle pot is Alfa GTV based, but the inlet mounted throttle body is Maserati only. It is based upon a Volvo unit, and David Askew can arrange a refurbished unit if you don't want to folk out the £1600 Maserati.
Over time, the max and minimum values can narrow due to turing on the ignition with your foot on the accelerator pedal and confusing the system. Follow the procedure below to reset:
Closed throttle resetting
1/. Put gear selector/lever in neutral.
2/. Flick accelerator pedal a couple of times with the edge of your shoe to ensure full return is achieved.
3/. Switch ignition 'round as far as MAR.
4/. DO NOT START ENGINE!
5/. Leave all pedals and switches alone for at least 2 minutes.
6/. Switch off ignition.
Full throttle resetting
1/. Put gear selector/lever in neutral.
2/. Switch ignition 'round as far as MAR.
3/. DO NOT START ENGINE!
4/. Gently depress accelerator pedal to full extent of its travel and keep it there for 5 seconds.
5/. Release throttle.
6/. Switch off ignition.
The pedal throttle pot is Alfa GTV based, but the inlet mounted throttle body is Maserati only. It is based upon a Volvo unit, and David Askew can arrange a refurbished unit if you don't want to folk out the £1600 Maserati.
Over time, the max and minimum values can narrow due to turing on the ignition with your foot on the accelerator pedal and confusing the system. Follow the procedure below to reset:
Closed throttle resetting
1/. Put gear selector/lever in neutral.
2/. Flick accelerator pedal a couple of times with the edge of your shoe to ensure full return is achieved.
3/. Switch ignition 'round as far as MAR.
4/. DO NOT START ENGINE!
5/. Leave all pedals and switches alone for at least 2 minutes.
6/. Switch off ignition.
Full throttle resetting
1/. Put gear selector/lever in neutral.
2/. Switch ignition 'round as far as MAR.
3/. DO NOT START ENGINE!
4/. Gently depress accelerator pedal to full extent of its travel and keep it there for 5 seconds.
5/. Release throttle.
6/. Switch off ignition.