355 owners, ex and present.

Chaa,

Your poll questions = the same meaning ?

Seb

 

Can't vote in poll, as mentioned by Seb, but FWIW when the light is ON the suspension is SOFT (95 model)

 

i do believe both poll anwers are the same!!! its like, head i win, and tails you lose!!!!

 

Ive no idea the answer, my car doesnt feel any different.. at all. And by the sounds of it, nobody else can tell either.... for sure. I bet the button is a placebo.

 

My car is a May 99 Spider manual, RHD, UK supplied.
When the light is on, the suspension is in comfort (soft) mode.
When the light is off, the suspension is in sport (hard) mode and is a nightmare to drive at high speed on the uneven, poor road surface of the British motorway! I drive the car with the light on ALL the time! I've read what others have said re default to sport at higher speeds, but it doesn't seem to happen to my car!

 

Chaa,

I'm not sure I understand your question, but maybe this will help.

I have a 99 F1 Spider.

When the switch is pressed it switches between "Sport" and "Comfort". If the "Sport" light on the dash is on, it is in "Sport" mode.

From the manual: " This indicator is located on the instrument panel and lights when the "Sport" setting is selected."

 

Actually, I believe that the difference is between manual and F1. When the manual car has the light on, it's soft and when the F1 has the light on, it's hard. At least that's how it was in my 1997 manual 355 berlinetta.

 

We have a winner! This is the correct answer.

 

hey chaa you goosed up with the poll

 

Sherpa23's explanation is correct for 1998 and 1999, the two years that the F1 tranny was employed. I have a '98 manual and the light on is soft. Its the opposite for the F1 tranny, I verified this in the factory manuals. The factory manual for the '98 F1 tranny is downloadable from the Ferrari Owner's Site (or at least it was). I cross referenced this with the owner's manual included with my car.

How is the '95 different from the '97? I also noticed your picture was taken in Europe. Is there a difference between US and European models? What I stated is true for US models.

 

Chaa,

What does his and you light say? Do they both say "Sport", like mine? I would think if it says "Sport" then it would be lit when in "Sport" mode.

 

this is a the screwy, confusing poll...starting with the question, and end ing with the answers...i do believe that sherpa is right about the 98 and 99....amazing how confusingly ferrari does things!!!1

 

The light doesn't say sport ,but the button does

 

You guys should post pictures of what you are talking about.

Is this the light some of you guys are talking about?

I'm not sure what year this one is, but it's a manual.
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Yes Chaa,

My car says "Sport" (see below)

On the right side of the cluster there is a light with the picture of a car. If it is lit then it indicates a failure.
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How did you determine this to be true? I only checked '98 and '99 US cars and was able to verify in the factory manuals. I had assumed it was true across all other years as well. Also note that this is consistent with Sherpa23's answer and he has a '97 - introduced before the F1 tranny.

How did you dermine the function on the '95 and '97 Euro models? If they are different, which year does what?

 

F1 cars say 'Sport' in the lit area. Manual shift cars DO NOT, it only has the shock absorber picture. This is another way to verify that the function is different in F1 cars versus manual shift cars for model years 1998-1999.

 

Italians........... (rolling eyes)