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I read with interest the tech tip for the winter from JRV on storing your Ferrari. One of the recommendations is the disconnection of the battery.
I spoke to Ferrari of SF on exactly this topic when I bought my 360 F1. Ferrari urged caution for owners with electronic "fly by wire" throttles such as the 360. The process of battery disconnection causes the loss of "memory" of the throttle position. (Consider the awfull possibility of not knowing what throttle you are applying as you start to pull out of the garage after winter storage)
When the battery is reconnected the car will need to have its correct throttle position reset by turning the ignition to the power on position (Engine not started), depressing the throttle to the floor and then releasing. This entire process needs to be repeated three times before the car can be safely started.
I've never tried this process as during the winter I start my car every week and run the engine for 10 minutes to charge the battery...
JRV/anyone ever heard of this process, or actually had to use it?
Dermot
I spoke to Ferrari of SF on exactly this topic when I bought my 360 F1. Ferrari urged caution for owners with electronic "fly by wire" throttles such as the 360. The process of battery disconnection causes the loss of "memory" of the throttle position. (Consider the awfull possibility of not knowing what throttle you are applying as you start to pull out of the garage after winter storage)
When the battery is reconnected the car will need to have its correct throttle position reset by turning the ignition to the power on position (Engine not started), depressing the throttle to the floor and then releasing. This entire process needs to be repeated three times before the car can be safely started.
I've never tried this process as during the winter I start my car every week and run the engine for 10 minutes to charge the battery...
JRV/anyone ever heard of this process, or actually had to use it?
Dermot