Ferrari 599 GTB FIORANO, Owner'S Manual

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- the brake pedal is depressed for more
than 10 minutes
- the door is opened without depressing
the brake or the accelerator pedal
- the engine compartment lid is opened.
WARNING WARNING
The buzzer may also sound to warn
the driver that the clutch is starting
to overheat. This may occur if you
use the accelerator pedal when the
vehicle is stationary on a hill or
during the “pick-up” manoeuvre.
In these cases, you must release the
accelerator pedal and only use the brake
pedal to keep the vehicle stationary or,
where possible, start off immediately.
Important
- When the vehicle is stationary with a
gear engaged, always hold the brake
pedal pressed until you are ready to
move.
- Do not “rev the engine” using the
accelerator pedal to start off.
- Shift to reverse only when the vehicle
has come to a complete stop and
keeping the brake pedal depressed.
If the vehicle is stopped on an uphill
stretch, do not use the accelerator
pedal to keep it stationary. Use the
brake and press the accelerator pedal
only when ready to move.
If the accelerator pedal is fully depressed
very quickly when the CST system is off,
the vehicle will have a “performance” start
with skidding of the driving wheels, even
in good grip conditions.
Gearshifting (F1 gearbox)
UP-shifting
Use the right-hand
UP
lever, even without
releasing the accelerator pedal.
An
UP-shift request will not be accepted
if engagement of the requested gear
would force the engine to run at too low
RPM (underrevving) or if an UP-shift is
already in progress due to engine
overrevving. Gearshifting will be
increasingly faster as the performance
requested by the driver increases, i.e., as
both the engine RPM and the travel of
the accelerator pedal increase.
In any event, it is advisable to:
- Shift gears without releasing the acceler-
ator pedal if it is depressed.
- Wait until gearshifting has been
completed before requesting the next
shift, avoiding a rapid sequence of
multiple requests.
UP-shift due to engine overrevving
The system “automatically” engages a
higher gear if the accelerator pedal is
pressed and the engine approaches the
“runaway speed rate” (overrevving). This
will not occur when the system is in
RACE mode and the CST system is off.
DOWN-shifting
Use the left-hand DOWN lever, even
without releasing the accelerator pedal.
A
DOWN-shift
request is not accepted if
engagement of the requested gear would
force the engine beyond a certain RPM or
if a
DOWN-shift
is already in progress
due to a too low engine RPM.