Check Engine Control System Warning

I don't think Search will help you... your symptoms are too vague... but go to the section you need (Technical Q&A or 612/599 section) and look for the search bar for more specific issues. See red arrow:

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The search seems to be more helpful if you do the search on the subforum main pages, rather than, say, going to the search bar at the top of this message page.

Anyway, you will need a decent Ferrari-compatible OBD2 scanner and find somewhere to plug it in... Then read the faults. You may have to disable the immobiliser to read the faults. You can use the Search function to find recommended OBD2 scanners.

 

Unless the actual check engine light is flashing (rather than solid) you can drive the car without too much immediate worry. You should buy a scanner like an autel ap200 which has diagnostics for the 612 included as a free download. The scanner costs less than 100 dollars and you will want to have one for your routine checks on the car.

Until you read the code that is triggering the warning it is impossible to provide any meaningful advice. Once you have a scanner in hand you will get all the help you could ever want from the community here.

For some context, it might be helpful to post a few details about the car, spec, chassis number, and a photo or two.

Bill

 

In some cases that can just be a dip in the electrical system (weak battery). I had that happen a few times when I had just bought my 458... when I switched over to a Braille Lithium Ion i48CS battery, all those kind of random warning messages vanished.

If the CEL doesn't persist, usually it's okay. You can also pull codes using a cheap OBD2 reader, although you'd need a more advanced scanner such as an Autel Maxisys or something to see more OBD2 data (or the dealer can check for codes, etc.).

Ray