battery life question

I have the same issue. I would love to hear comments on battery life

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Is there a reason you're unwilling to plug it in? Tons of posts about finicky Ferrari 458 battery issues on here - it only makes sense to take the extra 30 seconds to plug it in if your car is going to sit for a while.

 

I always plug mine in as I drive it once a week. Having said that I feel a car in this price range should have a battery and electrical system that lasts longer than a week...


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Hi, so the day after my car was delivered, it would not start. I freaked out and called my sales rep, John Levy of Ferrari FL. He told me that these cars need to be plugged in with the Battery Maintainer if not driven in a week--which makes sense because it took around 7 days to be delivered to Los Angeles from Florida. He was doubtful the OEM maintainer would bring the battery back to life; he recommended I buy a battery charger anywhere and just hook it up to the battery directly. But I just left the maintainer plugged in for ~48 hours and now all is good.

I bought a CTeK Maintainer to replace my Ferrari Maintainer since it scrapes against the cement as a I move it around. The CTeK Maintainer is pretty cool, shows the 8 stages and stuff.

Now I just keep it plugged in 24/7. I didn't know I essentially bought a Plug-in Hybrid when I bought 458. Har har.
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I plug mine in after I drive it. That's because I know I might forget to plug it in if I leave it sitting there. So far in 4+ years no battery problems. The included tender is from CTek also but the 4.3 is a good unit. I prefer the 7002 as I think it features a little more robust circuitry to resist brownouts and also a more robust battery conditioning program- but Im not certain on that last one. One other thing to note- if your 458 has HELE- the odds are it uses an AGM battery. If your car has an AGM battery, you want to use the snowflake charging mode on CTek.

 

+1. Way too easy to forget, so I just plug it in after every run.


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I am going to do that with mine for now on. Just plugged it in and it was on#2 but quickly went to 3. Going to plug in every night..thanks guys. Image Unavailable, Please Login

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I can leave the AGM battery on my 458 off the charger for up to 2 weeks without a low voltage issue. I don't set the alarm or lock the car because it sits in my locked garage. Longer than 2 weeks and I connect my charger.

I don't use the Ferrari charger anymore, but rather a Bosch charger with an AGM setting. I don't take a chance by leaving the battery on the charger for extended periods of time. When the battery is fully charged, I shut off the charger.

Replace the battery in these cars every 2 years. The cars are ridiculously dependent on the battery and systems failure is common when an otherwise good battery becomes marginal for the demands of the computers.

 

Do you habe to get the battery from Ferrari?

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+2

 

Are there already any aftermarket solutions (for example Byte CTEK) for the original 488 charging device? My original one just broke...

 

If charging is a worry or not convenient, you could always consider installing a Battery Sense monitor from Ctek

http://www.ctek.com/products/vehicle/ctx-battery-sense

This way you can check your battery on your mobile phone to give you peace of mind about when to hook it up to the charger etc..

Regards

Michael

 

I keep my 458 plugged in all the time. I also did this on my 430. The cars are so sensitive to voltage that it makes sense to keep them plugged in. As others have said, it takes no time to plug it in. Also, I am of the onion the batteries should be replaced every 3-4 years.

 

mines on a ctek charger all the time when not driving her

 

On a brand new battery expect 3 weeks MAX for it to restart after sitting.

IMO -- ridiculous but that's the way it is.

 

Any charger will do ... it's just a carbattery, not the holy grail.

Cut off the connector from the broken one and fix it on the "new" one (the white connector).

A simple 5 Aps digital charger will not cost you over $30 imo ...

And yes, I keep my car always on this charger ... Never ever encouter any starting issues !
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Keep mine plugged in almost all the time. And use a surge protector as an abundance of caution.

 

I always kept my 458 on the charger not knowing exactly when I was going to drive it again. I'm planning on doing the same for my ordered 488.

 

I always plug it in when I get it home. It is a habit. I have never had an issue.

 

NO !

Any good 74 Amps battery of right formar and poles in right place will do for around $ 100 or so.

 

Has anyone had any issue with the battery going flat overnight with a hardwired dashcam?

I plan on installing the dashcam with a Power Management system that will turn the camera off once it detects the battery is below a certain voltage, but I am worried that since Ferrari batteries seem to drain so quickly, I will end up with a dead battery from just 1-2 nights of sitting.

 

Should be possible imo ... try it

 

I drive my 458 on average twice a week (rarely more than 5-6 days pass between starts), never plug in trickle charger, never failed to start the first time. But now I'm curious and will check how old my battery is (I've owned the car about 10 months now).