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Honestly, all the customers would need to do is drive the last 5 miles in qualifying mode and not leave the keys in the car. Its not like you're going to get customers who will rent the car for a month and then not drive it.

But yes an F8 would remove some of the complexity especially if they decide to park it outside in the winter.

 

It doesn't need to be charged nightly though - I think Ferrari is telling their customers that because people leave their keys in the car, because they don't return with a full battery or because they park it in freezing temperatures.

The keys being near the car are a big deal. Even getting in your car to check something with the ignition on starts the battery / HVAC warmup processes which takes 5% battery life right there. Do that enough times from a half-full battery and it'll drain quickly.

 

They might leave them in the car because there is a convenient slot that holds them. But even being nearby in the same room might be enough to keep the car unlocked as it 'welcomes' what it views as an approaching driver and like I say, the battery warming itself to an optimal performance temperature is a significant drain on the battery. That welcoming feature can be turned off but its on by default.
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It is keyless. The battery warm up does not commence until you open the door

 

The perimeter simply switches off the alarm , when you open the door the rest occurs. You can switch off the perimeter if you wish . The how to is in the owners manual

 

Well.... I've never noticed that. I will check mine next time and get back on this!

 

So I did check and mine claimed to have a Battery autonomy of 108 days.

The question is what does this actually mean. The manual says this:

Battery autonomy depends on driving style: the BMS (Battery Monitor System) that controls the battery parameters constantly monitors the pattery charge level and recharges it in certain driving conditions. The high voltage battery charge level (SOC) is always displayed on the instrument panel: for more information, see the "Battery charging" (see page 78) chapter.

This doesn't seem to relate to the actual displayed figure at all.

Immediately after this the manual states:

Warning:
Like all batteries, the high voltage battery should bve kept at a good charge level. If you will not be using the vehicle for over a week you must connect the vehicle to the mains using the charge lead supplied with the vehicle.

The next page has another warning stating:

"Ferrari recommends ALWAYS connecting the supplied power lead to the mains socket when the vehicle is not in use"

After that it repeats the warning on the previous page.

I asked a Ferrari tech about the displayed figure and his reply was basically that it shouldn't be there, it just causes problems for owners.

I can absolutely guarantee my car would be dead within 20 days if I left in off charge, never mind 100 plus.

I leave my car on the Ferrari charger all the time now.