Ferrari 599 GTB FIORANO, Owner'S Manual

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About your vehicle
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In “Automatic” mode, if you operate the
UP and DOWN levers, the system will
allow you to shift gears using the lever,
but it will then go back to “Automatic”
mode.
“AUTO easy exit” mode
The vehicle is always started in “AUTO
easy exit” mode, unless it was turned off
with the gearbox in “AUTO” mode.
Activation is signalled by the word
AUTO
▼
appearing on the gear display,
on the instrument panel.
The system will automatically shift the
gears
UP
and
DOWN
according to the
vehicle speed, the engine RPM and the
torque/power requested by the driver.
In “AUTO easy exit” mode, if you operate
the control levers UP and DOWN (with
the vehicle in motion) the system will exit
“AUTO” mode to switch to “Manual”
mode.
If you then request “AUTO” mode by
pressing the control button A AUTO , the
system will use all the “Automatic”
gearshifting features.
“Launch Control” strategy for performance
starting
WARNING WARNING
Use Launch Control only on a
closed loop race track.
IN ADDITION, Launch Control
must only be used if the driver is
thoroughly acquainted with the ve-
hicle and has full control over it.
Control and knowledge of the vehi-
cle can only be achieved by attend-
ing the driving courses organised
and held by Ferrari .
WARNING WARNING
When the Launch Control strategy is
used, the CST system is temporarily
deactivated.
With the aim of optimising standing starts
for sports-style driving, the F1 gearbox
system is equipped with the “launch
control” strategy. This strategy is activated
when the following conditions occur
simultaneously:
-
1st
gear engaged
- brake pedal depressed
- mode active
-
L.C.
button B pressed
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In these conditions, the letter
L
will fl ash
on the gear display. The driver can
accelerate holding the brake pedal down
and the vehicle stationary, until the