Flat Tire

There's supposed to be instructions supplied with the tire repair kit. If you read the car owner's manual it also comments a bit on the repair kit.

One comment that I don't like is the one which says "The sealant in the kit cartridge can damage the sensor inside the wheel rim on vehicles fitted with a tyre pressure monitoring system. If this occurs, the sensor must be replaced. Contact the Ferrari Service Network. ".

Unless you have no other option, if you can obtain emergency roadside service I would call them instead and have the car flatbedded because replacement of a TPMS sensor would likely cost more $$ and potential hassles than a tow.

 

+1. If you absolutely must fix it yourself, I suggest using a good plug kit so as to avoid having to use the sealant and ruin your TPMS sensor.

http://www.stopngo.com/standard-model-tire-plugger/

 

I thought there was a 1800 number to call Ferrari and they will fix it.

 

Not sure if they'll fix it on spot, but I was told to just call Ferrari road side and have them take to dealer. I had a puncture soon after I bought the car, but fortunately it was a slow leak, and the Boardwalk folks plugged it for me, and fixed a wonky sensor to boot.

Is a spare an option with the Cali?

T

 

Yes. The spare was an option for the Cali. They are an option for all modern Ferraris so far - sans the supercars of course.

 

That's a tough call -- I've plugged/patched tires on lower performance cars without incidence, and considered the same on my Cali when I got a small puncture/slow leak on a rear tire at around 2000 miles. I checked locally (Porsche dealer, tire stores) but had difficulty finding anyone other than the dealer to agree to even consider doing a proper plug and inside patch on a Ferrari. Ultimately I flatbedded the car to the dealer (under warranty) and chose to replace both rear tires. I saved the one good tire in case the same ever happened again around half through the rear tire tread life. The nagging thought of doing a repair and depending on the tire holding up at high speed (or on a hot day around a corner...) was enough to sway me to eat the cost. Obviously if the tire is only about 10-15% worn, that's within a more reasonable tolerance to just replace one tire.