Ferrari 612 Scaglietti Owner's Manual page 61

Deactivate the passenger's airbag (where possible) if a
child seat is fitted on the front seat.
It is strictly prohibited to fit a child seat and carry
children in the front passenger seat on vehicles that are
not equipped with the device for manual deactivation of the
passenger airbag.
Do not travel with objects lying around on the floor,
especially in front of the driver seat: in the event of
braking, these could slide under the pedals, making it
impossible to brake or accelerate.
Additionally, ensure that any loose mat cover sits correctly.
Water, ice and salt spread on icy roads may deposit on
the brake discs and reduce the efficiency of the initial
braking.
- Make regular stops to loosen up your limbs and refresh yourself, and
avoid driving for hours on end.
- Keep a constant air circulation in the passenger compartment.
- Never coast downhill with the engine off: in these conditions the
engine brake, brake servo and power steering cannot be used,
braking requires greater pressure on the pedal and steering will be
harder.
Driving at night
When you are travelling at night, follow these fundamental rules:
- Reduce speed, particularly on dark roads.
- Driving conditions are more demanding at night, so take particular
care.
- If you start feeling tired or sleepy, stop immediately: to continue
driving would be a risk for you and for others. Continue only after
you have had a rest.
- At night, it is difficult to evaluate the speed of the vehicles by seeing
their lights only: keep at a greater safety distance than you would
during the day.
- Use the high beams only outside of urban areas and when you are
sure that they will not disturb other drivers.
- Turn off the high beams when you see oncoming vehicles and use the
low beams.
- Keep the lights and headlights clean.
- Watch out for animals crossing the road when travelling outside
urban areas.
Driving in the rain
Rain and wet roads can cause hazardous situations.
All manoeuvres are more difficult on a wet road, as the tyres have
significantly less grip on the road. This means that the braking
distances increase considerably and road-holding decreases.
Below is some advice for driving in the rain:
- Keep a greater safety distance between yourself and the other
vehicles and reduce your speed.
- When it is raining very hard, visibility is also reduced. In these cases,
to make yourself more visible to others, turn on the low beams even
during the day.
- Do not drive through puddles at high speeds as you do not know
how deep they may be. Travelling through a puddle at high speed
can result in losing control of the vehicle ("aquaplaning"): hold the
steering wheel firmly.
- Use the ventilation system to defog the windscreen (see page 95), and
to avoid visibility problems.
- Periodically check the conditions of the windscreen wiper blades.
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