Ferrari 458 Spider, Owner'S Manual

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Quick reference guide
If the engine fails to start after several attempts, check for one of
the following causes:
• insufficient speed of the starter motor (flat battery)
• ignition device faulty
• electrical contacts faulty
• fuel pump fuses blown.
Warming up the engine
Do not run the engine at high speed until the engine oil temperature
has reached at least 65-70 °C (149-158 °F), approximately.
Starting the vehicle
With the engine started, the vehicle stationary and the brake pedal
pressed, pull the right-hand “
UP
” paddle towards the steering
wheel to engage 1
st
gear.
Release the brake pedal and press the accelerator to start off.
With the engine running and the vehicle stationary, you can change
directly from
1 st
or
2 nd
gear to
R
(reverse) by pressing
R
and from
reverse to 1
st
by moving the
UP
paddle.
Warning
If the “ UP ” and “ DOWN ” paddles are not working, the message
“Depress brake pedal and press LAUNCH to engage gear” will
appear on the left TFT display; you can therefore engage the
gear by pressing the
LAUNCH
button on the centre console (see
page 164) and the brake pedal.
In these cases, the “Launch Control” function is not available.
If the engaged gear was
R , the
LAUNCH
button must be pressed
twice to engage 1
st
gear.
Important note
When reverse is selected, an acoustic safety signal beeps
intermittently as long as “R” is engaged.
If the system automatically selects
2
nd
gear when attempting to
shift from
R
to
1 st
gear, this indicates that
1 st
gear has jammed.
Therefore, this is not a malfunction, as it falls within the system
operating logic. For the same reason, when shifting from 1
st
gear
to “
R
”, the system will automatically engage “
N
” if the gear has
jammed.
During prolonged stops with the engine running, it is advisable to
keep the gearshift in “ N ”.
Important note
If you allow the vehicle to move forward in N, when UP or
DOWN is requested, a gear will be engaged that corresponds to
the speed of the vehicle.
R