QP clutch reset on flat battery = temporarily better?

Pramrod

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Clutch on my 2005 QP Duoselect was 65% worn at the last reading. But it always seems to come back from service etc running a bit better for a few days or a week or so.
I just got her back from being sat in the "write-off" parking lot of M&A Coachworks in St Albans (boy do they have a bunch of Maclarens in there for repair!)
Anyway the battery had drained to absolute zero.
They started her up and she's nicely recharged. Re-entered the 4 digit car code etc.

I swear that clutch feels so much smoother (maybe 1 months absence makes the heart grow fonder?)

So I'm wondering if some of the issues come from the computer trying to figure out my driving patterns and adjusting the clutch after a few days of driving (yes I have a very variable style - and tooo much city driving for a duoselect).
And whether a complete reset from a flat battery helps?

Any ideas on why that clutch feels better for about 4-5 days (and then reverts to being really lumpy and jerky)?
 
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safrane

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There is a supposed clutch calibration sequence on the GT...so I guess it should work for the QP???
 

Pramrod

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I reckon. Does a fully flat battery or a disconnect initiate that?
I'm checking with Nareman at Nuvola - and maybe Maserati Colchester will know (that's where he gets them serviced).

But... do I really want to be disconnected my battery and initiating a clutch re-calibration once a week???
 

safrane

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Ignition on but no start.
press the accelerator and brake to the floor, repeat then start.