Operation not admissible, engine or gearbox issue.

Get rid of it, and buy a proper Ferrari !! lol My car has 100,000 miles, and its 30 years old, and shifts fine. I have never had to put my Ferrari in the shop once because it did not run. Only routine maintenance and elected restoration , AC and tires. PS I hope they fix your car so you can start to drive it again , its got to suck not having it over the Holidays.

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I was just being a wise guy, like I said, Good luck with the car. I hope you get it sorted asap.

 

The California's DCT transmission has hundreds of inputs that all need to be within range for it to operate properly, so your assumption is correct that the car is in a form of "safe mode" to help protect itself, since it is missing a vital piece of information to operate.
Due to this complexity, your best bet is to have it checked by a proper Ferrari service center to determine which of the many circuits is reporting the fault, perform testing to pinpoint the problem, repair the part or system that has failed, and then you are back on the road.
Sorry, this isn't a cut & dry "replace this piece" explanation, but the DCT's multiple inputs really do require proper testing to find the problem.

Ouch! I own a 308 GTBi, so I get what you are saying, but..
In my opinion, which is exactly worth what I am charging for it here, the California really is a fun car to drive, as it does sound & feel like a modern Ferrari.

 

I was speaking more to the fact that its a much newer car, and its already having some problems , I never liked the idea of an electronic gearbox, it seems I am always seeing posts on here about their malfunctions, over and over and over again lol I do see quite a lot of Cali s and Cali Ts where I live I like the Ferrari hard top convertible design, you get the great look of a Ferrari Berlinetta, with the drop top option, just like with the 488 Spyder .

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It is a symptom of a faulty sensor in the gearbox. Likely it will fail entirely at some point.

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I have this now on my F12 2013 car. Symptoms exactly as above. In summary, from stopped pulling away power is cut and the "operation inadmissible" message appears. Re-start (reboot) clears the problem then all seems good. Although, I've had one or two poor automated gear changes recently. Ferrari pick it up tomorrow. It's under extended warranty - so fingers crossed.

 

I had that same problem about 2 years ago
Lucky we seen on the scanner one of the speed sensors were acting up and not giving a good signal so the system went in to safe mode
Not saying that’s your problem but you do need the right equipment to find the problem


And as far as the wise guys here lol not saying you guys are right but I have been looking for an older more (analog) car not to replace my Cali but to have a little more fun in the driving experience


Good luck


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Hi, I have the same problem. Did you figure out the cause and how to fix it? Thanks