GTC4Lusso Centre Console Lid

a) This is normal - I agree, it's super annoying
b) Not sure - pull it? Maybe a release for the glovebox?
c) Also normal - mine is stiff also
d) Let the fuel pumps prime all the way before starting it. When you open the driver's door, you'll hear a buzz/whine for like 5+ seconds. Once that stops, fire it up. It'll start quicker.

Even if you daily drive it, I'd leave it on the tender every night.

 

First off, congratulations! Lusso is awesome!

a- agree this is normal

b- this is the emergency release for the glove box, as its electronically actuated they provide you a mechanical open. On older models you could tuck this up under the dash, not sure if you can on the Lusso.

c- rear cupholder cover is a manual movement and should not feel like theres an abnormal amount of resistance

d- my car needs a tiny amount of extra cranking too. If it gets longer, you should look into replacing the battery. How long is your typical drive and also what is the drive like? These cars have “smart” alternators. It only charges the battery if you are coasting. If your drives are not very long (I would define this as under 30 minutes) then you are slowly reducing the amount of charge in the car. I would try using the tender just to see if there is any difference in the cranking behavior. I would say use the tender if you are not using the car for more than 2 days. These cars will use the battery quite a bit more than other cars when they are parked.

 

I think it just does take a little longer to get the car cranked. If you notice the time increasing or if you are just concerned beyond writing on f-chat, have the dealer, or your mechanic, do a battery analysis. If you plug it in and the battery tender goes green fairly quickly, Id say within 30 minutes, there is a chance you have some bad cells in the battery. A battery with bad cells will behave just like a normal battery, except, it will show green on the tender faster, since the tender only sees the good cells, and it will often have just enough juice to crank the engine.

With every car, it takes a certain amount of energy to crank the engine to life, its actually quite a lot, and it probably takes a good 30-40 minutes of driving around to replace that energy. So if your driving around is several short drives, you have in effect ended up with a net negative on the battery. Thats why you should plug it in to the tender. Keep in mind the Lusso is really an upgraded FF and the FF and Lusso are really like an extended wheelbase F12, a sports car that probably doesnt get a ton of miles, thus they include a tender.

The included tender is ok but I would recommend you replace it with the CTek 7002, if you do, youll need to get the Ferrari style connector, this is easily findable on Amazon and e-bay. If your Lusso has HELE (Ferrari’s version of start/stop) (I bet it does) Make sure you use the snowflake / image of an AGM battery/ mode. AGM batteries need a different voltage than standard lead acid batteries.

A lot of problems with these cars come down to the battery, so if you are seeing anything a little weird, it’s better to be proactive and address the battery, than be stranded. I one time took my family out for a 90 minute drive to visit friends. 10 minutes from their house, we stopped for gas. We had just driven for 90 minutes, the stop start was off so it would be charging the battery as much as possible, this trip was a lot of highway driving also…. And… after filling up with gas, the car would not start! I was able to jump it and then get to my friends house, we left it there, went around his town with him, and then when we went to go home, the Lusso fired right up. Got home, had the dealer come get it, they checked the battery and found bad cells. The point is a bad battery can surprise you and leave you in a bad spot, so if you have a little voice in your head asking whats going on, its worth checking out (probably good advice for anything actually)