Twice this has lit up in the past month. Has anyone else had this happen? Both times similar. Car kept in garage. Last used about 3-4 days ago. Nice and warm in Florida. Start engine. All ok. Go to back out of garage and gearbox is all jerky. Move off in first and even more jerky, definately not good. Transmission failure warning light is on and says to drive slowly to nearest dealer. Drove 4 miles (carefully) and by then warning light turned off and gear changes back to normal. Spoke to dealer the first time it happened and was told car should be left to warm up for a few minutes before it is driven (if it hasn't been driven for a few days). 612 handbook doesn't say this is what 612 owners have to do. Confused! However, when left in the garage for a few minutes to warm up I have yet to have the 'transmission failure' warning light come on. Therefore there may certainly be truth in what the dealer said, but........ Funny thing is, unless you live right next door to one of the few Ferrari dealers in the USA, who can possibly drive very slowly to a dealer? But on a more serious note, do I have a problem and if so why would it do that? My 612 is almost 3 years old, has done just over 2500 miles, has the F1 transmission and its just had its one year annual service at a Ferrari dealership 2 weeks ago.
There is a recall for the clutch sensor: http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/03/ferrari-recalls-612-scaglietti-with-f1-transmission/
I thought the prevailing wisdom was to always let a car warm up for a few minutes from a cold start before you drive? At least that's how I drive my cars :/
Really? Never heard of anything like that. The manual merely says to drive gently until the fluids are warmed-up...just like you would on any other car.
Just curious: Understand FL has battery issues in the heat: don't last as long as colder climates. Could your ECU have reset due to low battery/power loss while in the garage? Do you keep a tender on it? I know if my ECU has been reset and I do not follow the warm-up routine, the symptoms seem like what you describe. r
