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Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by qmail, Sep 28, 2018.

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  1. qmail

    qmail Rookie

    Aug 12, 2015
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    #1 qmail, Sep 28, 2018
    Hello.

    I just went from the 458 to the 488. Both cars are not for daily driving so they sometimes stand in the garage for some time. In my old 458 the battery was empty in 1,5 weeks without driving and charging. Is this similar in the 488?
     
  2. Zombies

    Zombies Karting

    Aug 19, 2017
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    #2 Zombies, Sep 28, 2018
    Conventional wisdom seems to be always use the tender if at all possible. I drive my 488 only once a week, and it’s always on the tender otherwise. While that may be conservative, there are enough stories that it appears this is fairly Car-dependent, so how badly do you want to find out? ;)
     
  3. 458 Spider 0414

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    #3 458 Spider 0414, Sep 28, 2018
  4. qmail

    qmail Rookie

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    #4 qmail, Sep 29, 2018
    My problem is that a constant use of the tender is not possible. I'm living in a city and the car is located in a garage where a socket is not always availible. So the general approach is to charge after 1-3 weeks in winter. My hope was that the endurance of the 488 battery is longer because of the Start-Stop-Automatic. I heart that you need bigger batteries for this.
     
  5. LVP488

    LVP488 F1 Veteran

    Jan 21, 2017
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    #5 LVP488, Sep 29, 2018
    With the start-stop system, the battery is indeed OK for about 3 weeks (it won't last a month). But I don't know whether it's still the case if it's repeatedly left unplugged for such time.
     
  6. MalibuGuy

    MalibuGuy F1 Veteran

    Sep 18, 2007
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    #6 MalibuGuy, Sep 29, 2018
    I’m still driving my 458, everyday but I don’t contend with snow. I charge it in my garage for about 1 hour . No issues with my battery (AGM) which is now about three years old. Car has got 99,000 miles
     

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