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Battery booster experience or recommendations for a 458 Italia?

Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by gtapper, Feb 27, 2017.

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  1. gtapper

    gtapper Rookie

    Nov 8, 2016
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    Amsterdam (NL)
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    Gavin
    Unfortunately I share a public garage which has no power outlets so I cannot attach the battery conditioner to my 458 Italia and from time to time I may have to leave the car for up to 3 weeks while I'm travelling and I'm just waiting for the day the car does not start due to a low battery.

    Have any of you used or got any advice on using battery boosters? I checked the 458 Spider manual (page 214) and it says you can use them (interestingly enough the Italia - page 198 - does not say anything) but I read some other posts for earlier Ferrari's where it said jump starting the car is not advised and can damage the car. Technically this is not so much a jump start but a battery boost (similar but not identical).

    Having read up a bit on the general topic it seems the key to these devices is the (cold) cranking amperage, do any of you know that that is for a 458?

    Below are three battery boosters that seem to get good reviews and I was considering:
    https://www.anker.com/products/A1501071
    https://shop.antigravitybatteries.com/products/micro-starts/xp-3/
    https://no.co/gb40

    Any advice or suggestions... I just don't want to be standing around one day cursing and waiting for a breakdown service who will probably do exactly the same thing... jump start the car using a battery booster.
     
  2. LVP488

    LVP488 F1 Veteran

    Jan 21, 2017
    5,913
    France
    Is that easy to disconnect the battery on a 458?
    It's a pity there is not a switch like on previous cars, on the 599 it was very convenient...
     
  3. Melvok

    Melvok F1 World Champ
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    #3 Melvok, Feb 27, 2017
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