Can anyone tell me. When you select the Suspension Switch too "SPORTS mode" can you feel or here any sound from the actuators while the car is stationary, as I dont feel any differance when moving the switch from Comfort to Sports modes. I have NO warning lights on while driving, but I not sure if its working at all.
Assuming it's a 95 6-speed, the switch puts the car in comfort mode, a light should come on in the dash. This is not the same as a sport switch in an F1 car. The light should also come on with other lights at statup. Mark
I have a 1997. Are you saying that when the switch is on so that the shock lights up on the instrument panel, the car is actually in comfort mode not sport mode?
All this time I thought that it was in the regular mode because the light was not on. Geez. Thanks for that tip.
I have a '95 355 and hardly notice the diff in street driving with it on/off. Should I turn comfort off to keep the motors from running and using juice? Also - speaking of switches - the ac button - which is off - up (my take) or down??
The "stop" button actually controls the entire climate control, heat and AC. Down is off, up is on. I know this because my switch broke (actually it turned out not to be) and the climate control was always on. I remember reading that the different shock settings really only affect the car at "higher" speeds. -Michael
DITTO Otherwise the car felt sloppy on an offramp with the switch off!!! So I guess it'll be worse with it on.
something is not right !!! switch is on = "Comfort" mode switch is off = "Sport" mode I was under the impression that it was the other way round. I need to check it out.
Light on when sport mode is off? Now I have to go get my owners manual out and see what it says? DrewH
On page "F2" in my owners manual for 99 355 Spider it says: This indicator is located on the instrument panel and lights when the "sport" setting is selected. Meaning: Light on: Sport Mode On! DrewH
Great so what the hell did Ferrari do, flip flop the switch around for the various years? Any other surprises I should know about?
There is a different program for sport and comfort, but the motors run in both programs. An old track trick is to pull the motors durring the track day and turn the actuators clockwise (full stiff).
I just downloaded the owners manual off the owners site and your right. Funny though on my 95, the light is actually a shock absorber symbol and in later models it was changed to say "Sport" -Michael
I am positive that on my '98 6-speed the light means comfort setting. I think the opposite is true for the F1 transmission.
I wish it was the other way around as I like the sport setting to always be on but then I got the annoying light on the dash on. Could somebody else that has a 99 355 confirm that I am not cooked? Why would they switch it from 95 where light is on it is in comfort mode to 99 light is on it is in sport mode? DrewH
Yup, that is exactly what they did. In '95 the indicator in the instrument panel was the symbol of a shock absorber and when it was lit, the car was in comfort mode. I just downloaded a later model manual from the owners site and in later models its the complete oppositite, but the indicator was changed from a shock absorber to say "Sport". So when that indicator is lit, the car is in sport mode. Freaking Ferrari!!! I'm looking at the manual and what is says is: The shock absorber setting indicator is located in the instrument panel and lights when the "Sport" setting is selected. -Michael
Aren't the owner's manuals listed on-line for '98 and '99 all for the F1 transmission? I downloaded the '98 manual on-line and it is different then the printed owner's manual I have for my '98 6-Speed manual. On my car the dashboard light is a shock absorber and it means comfort setting. Again, I think the difference that is being noted is not older vs. newer cars but instead manual versus F1 transmission.