Manettino Failure - CST System Failure

Bob, Welcome to the family!

I think you will need a dealer or experienced Ferrari independent to diagnose. My car did this when a parking sensor failed. Yep, one bad little parking sensor caused my car to go utterly bonkers. Aside from this, my speedo binnacle had an electronic failure and that also caused utter chaos. Now, despite the worry, my car never left me stranded... This is the downside of all the electronics. I hope they diagnose it quickly.

 

I had the same issue driving it home from Chicago last year. Stopped for a few mins at a gas station, used the rest room, got something to eat and when I came out and started it up, it was fine. Happened on two different occasions and never came back. It was in limp mode after the CST light. Might have been an overheating thing that temporarily caused a sensor to go batty. Haven't had it happen since. Weird. I did just have my thermostat replaced though, so it could have been contributing. Not sure what else I can say.

 

I get the occasional weird error, usually just after start up. I just turn the key off, turn it back on and start again, and if there are no errors I don't worry about it.

 

Bob- You may not necessarily have a Manettino failure, but could have something wrong in the ABS/stability control system that will not allow you to switch modes. Someone with an SD3 or similar system may be needed to track down the source of the problem.

 

Check your battery voltage (with the car off) and report back.

 

Maybe get a new battery. I got strange warning lights--but I had the original battery.
I changed to a new battery--all is fine so far. If you have the original battery, maybe this is the problem.

Good luck.

Ken Goldman

 

I had the same issue with my 2007 and the SD3 that Taz mentions took care of it at my local Ferrari shop (not dealer) while I waited.

 

Is there a good independent near you?

 

I am very happy with Universal in Glen Cove. Joe and Luigi know the cars top to bottom from Daytonas to the F12. They are great at trouble shooting which I have come to believe is an art and they are very reasonable. Angelo is knowledgeable and helpful behind the shop desk.

 

May all problems of this nature just go away and never return.

 

Very happy for you but if it was me I would always be waiting for it to show up again as I hate not knowing the reason/answer.
Not to seem like a doom and gloom person though I do hope you are in the all clear.

 

I hope to follow your good luck streak! Frank

 

I had the exact same situation due to a bad parking sensor - it would also trigger an 'engine control system' failure too.

I then had a rear license plate bulb failure - that triggered similar errors.

The batteries in my TPMS system went bad - again lots of spurious error messages.

Lesson learned is when a warning arises I get it fixed ASAP

 

Highly computerized systems, whether in cars or airplanes, do this. It's not at all uncommon in glass cockpit airplanes to get weird errors on start up, and fix it by turning everything off and back on again.

I think part of the issue involves the sequencing of various modules coming on line. If that gets off slightly, weird errors show up.

 

Has anyone seen this symbol show up in the display, F430, 2009. Car will not go into "Sport" or "Race" mode, Manettino switch is in default mode "Low Grip". Error message is Suspension ECU
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Never seen on a 599. I suggest you put your post in the right section : 430 !