Battery off switch question

Yes.

 

You have to run it with all accessories off ( radio, hvac...) at idle until both fans kick in.

 

+1

 

It could.

 

I always switch my battery off when I park it. I bought my car in July 2010 and I have never even seen the battery. Who knows how old it is and it still fires right up every time.

It runs strong and only throws a P1448 which is expected in my case.


Just posting my experience/observations.

 

Rob z, from what appears to to be the case, ricambi now offer a device that appears to cure p1448. It was developed by a f.chatter. very clever in design and kudos to those responsible!!

 

+1 it works.

 

What?! Where does this come from?

I always turn the battery switch off if I go away or don't plan on using the car for a few weeks.

I've always turned it back on, started up, reset the clock (why, I don't know. Lol), re-tuned the radio stations and driven off as normal. By the time I've done that it's been about the "usual" time I'd let the car warm up anyway, and is nowhere near 10-15 minutes.
Maybe 3-5, but who's counting?

No Ferrari mechanic I've ever spoken to has ever said this "10-15 minute re-set" is necessary.

 

It's in the WSM
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Fair enough. Surprisingly few Ferrari trained mechanics seem to think it really matters.
I'll continue to ignore it and place it in the "trying to increase the Ferrari mystique" file.

Not sure what it's going to learn from sitting in the garage for 15 minutes that a jolly good thrashing down a nice road won't teach it...
That's where Ferraris really learn their parameters.

 

Steve - this is not a wives tail, it's a typical situation. This was not written for no reason...

 

Dave - if it is really that important why is there no mention of it in the owner's manual?
The only thing the owner's manual says about disconnecting the battery is to make sure the battery is re-charged.
Surely, of all people, it is the owner who should be made aware of this supposedly important procedure?

And, more importantly, why has no Ferrari trained mechanic ever mentioned it to me?

In my view once the engine is up to temp it's not a good idea to have it sitting there any longer than necessary.
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It's in the owners manual.

Perhaps no mechanic ever told you about it because being unaware of the need, you never asked?

 

Steve, you asked where it came from and I told you. Now instead of accepting the knowledge, you are choosing to argue about it. I don't know your mechanics so I can't answer why they did not make you aware other than to support what John just posted.

If you don't want the information, that fine but debating the validity is rather foolish, with all due respect.

Awaiting Brian Cralls reply

 

Can you be more precise? Where in the owner's manual is it?

I have every document / manual that came with the car yet I can't seem to find it.

 

With respect, Dave, I ask the question because I've never seen nor heard anything about this before.

I've also owned my car for near on six years, have routinely turned off the battery switch and never experienced any of the supposed symptoms when I turn it back on and drive the car.
My car is now 19 years old and I've driven it more than any previous owner.

A cut and paste of a WSM proves nothing.
After all, mine also says you should do an engine out every three years...

 

It's not in the 98 F1 manual - I just looked.

It is however in the the 95 manual.

Do a google search - it's a common practice among most makes and models....

 

Thank you.

Perhaps we can place this in the "differences between the '95 and the rest" file, then.

Maybe with the upgrade to OBDII it was no longer necessary.

 

Perhaps it's a difference between 2.7 and 5.2 - I don't know - again, awaiting Brian's reply.

I just briefly scanned the 360 WSM and I see no mention of it either.

Given I own both 2.7 and 5.2, I always follow this procedure and sometimes by default as I allow my car to warm up (at idle) anyway.

Flame suit on

 

Older ECUs don't learn "on the fly" as well as the newer ones. So a proper reset and learn procedure is helpful for optimum performance.

 

Thanks, but all you've done is confirm that there may be a difference.

My Euro '98 355F1 page L7 is exactly as I previously posted.

Perhaps yours is an '95 or maybe there's something different about the US cars?

 

Ok. I think we have established that this is likely another difference between 2.7 and 5.2

Strangely this one seems to be in favour of 5.2 (can you believe it?)