cali T annoying windshield wiper button

It is like that on all the new Ferraris now and the first few days every time I backed up I would end up spraying windshield.. sort of a pia but you get used to it pretty quick.

 

The F10 M5s have the same issue. At least the one I drove did. Don't the engineers try these out before putting them into production?

 

Perhaps your hands are not in the appropriate spot. I have discovered that Ferrari likes your hands to that your fingers are near the horn recess. I have not had this issue. I find a couple of things other than this does not make much sense.

1. Remember the older cars which had the button for flashing the beams on the floor? Why is this not brought back instead of the little button on the wheel.
2. Horn Placement should also be in the center of the wheel.

IMHO

 

Try switching between an FF with the new wheel and my '12 Cali with the old wheel every few days. Another incentive to upgrade to a T

 

I drive all my cars with hands at 9 and 3 o'clock (whether or not equipped with paddles). It might help to put them at 10 and 2 (esp. since as you note, that's closer to the horn buttons, and the paddles are longer on top than on the bottom, I guess suggesting that 10 and 2 is the right position) but I don't feel that's the correct position for me, and the engineers should assume at least some significant portion of drivers would use 9 and 3 instead of 10 and 2. FWIW, when Porsche finally went to paddles instead of those silly buttons on their PDK cars, they placed the paddles at 9 and 3, though mounted them on the steering wheel instead of the column (I don't necessarily want to start a debate column vs. wheel mounting, but I find that wheel mounting is better for me for street driving where you might want to shift with the wheel turned (as in turning a corner at relatively low city speeds), whilst column mounting has a bit of an advantage for track, where you (almost) never shift mid-corner, and want to always know where the paddles are.)

 

I dont like that it wont go on automatically if it starts to rain

 

That's on purpose. Not that many owners will put their cars through automatic car washes, but you don't want the wipers turning themselves on in there!

 

It rains in South Florida?

 

an opposing view perhaps; we've had 3+ years of practice with the current steering wheel design, and I actually think its brilliant.

It took a while to adjust (practice?), and now it's easier and, at least for us, intuitive. When driving at night and/or in the rain, it's great to be able to hit the switches without moving your hands much at all. I had the epiphany a year back on a dark, rainy, twisty country road.

I've (accidentally) hit the turn signals and wipers on stalk-based cars, once we got the Ferrari wheel figured out, we've loved it. Very natural to hook my thumbs over the wheel - somewhere between 9-10 and 2-3....(the key is your thumb, for speed/leverage on the wheel)

Give it some time and practice, it will become easier...

BTW the automatic wiper control works well, it only triggers when it rains....

(FWIW - I predict we'll see more stalks move onto the steering wheel, BMW and Porsche are heading there slowly but steadily)

 

From the manual, page 160. See manual for images...

The windscreen wipers and washer work only with the ignition
key in position II.

The windscreen wipers have 4 different speeds:
OFF Windscreen wipers stationary.
AUTO The rain sensor adjusts the windscreen wiper timing to the
intensity of the rain.
1 Slow continuous operation.
2 Fast continuous operation.
With the wipers stationary (OFF), quickly pressing lever A towards
the dashboard activates the windscreen wipers in AUTO speed.
With the wipers on, quickly pressing the lever towards the
dashboard increases windscreen wiper speed (from AUTO to 1,
from 1 to 2).

 

LOL

 

probably easy but cannot get wipers to work, any suggestions
also the two buttons behind the wiper button - one does the sound, what does the 2nd one do?

 

Left side does sound, right side fwd/rev on track selection.

 

I've had my T since last October, plus the FF, and with daily driving them both I don't think I've made a button mistake in many months. I'm even getting used to hitting the correct button with the wheel turned. Drive her every day and you will get used to it. Don't drive but once a month and that will leave plenty of miles for the next owner to get used to it .

 

As you may know, the design of the current Ferrari road cars follows the adoption of the F1 wheel design. I think Schumacher was responsible for starting this. Also 10 and 2 is the correct hand position for the design of the Ferrari Steering wheel.

It takes a while to learn this new system. The older you are as a driver the longer and more frustrating it is to adjust to.

I had to force myself to figure out how to use all the controls and then practiced until things became natural.

Now I love it.

Ever take a look at the current F1 wheels. Tons more knobs, dials and buttons than our steering wheels!

 

Huh? The windshield sprayer on my F10 M5 is the exact same as it has been on all my previous BMWs. Pull the stalk towards you and it sprays the windshield.

 

Not spray. Too easy to activate the wiping function.

 

I have never accidentally hit the windshield button. I actually really like the auto windshield wiper function on the California T. Works great.

 

I'm sure that it is the same on a Prius too

 

Yep, agree. Hands at about 10 to 2....at least according to my defensive driving instructor when I lived in Mexico. Becomes very natural when you've logged some miles. Thumbs also should not curl inside the wheel....kind of rest them on the front of the wheel.



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Here's a pic of an F10. If you put your hands at 10 and 2, how do you reach the short paddles at 9 and 3? If you put your hands at 9 and 3, see the windshield wiper stalk lurking back there? Your fingers fit in the rather tight space between the right paddle and stalk. Really easy to inadvertently hit it, though with some practice...

 

If you don't spend very much seat time in your Ferrari, you will not adapt to the steering wheel controls.

 

I agree. I think the steering wheel/driver's console ergonomics are better on my 997.2S than my Cali (those confounded button shifters on the Porsche notwithstanding), but that's partially a function of having 2+ years with the Porsche and 2+ weeks with the Ferrari. I keep my thumbs on the horn buttons, which keeps my hands closer to 3 and 9 position, making for easy paddle shifting...T