Driving At Night; Driving In The Rain - Ferrari California Owner's Manual

Warning
Driving under the influence of drugs or certain medications is
dangerous to yourself and others as well as contravening road
regulations and legal norms.
Travelling without your seat belt fastened increases the risk
of serious injury and death in the event of a collision. Always
fasten the seat belt and the child seat, if any.
Deactivate the passenger's airbag (where possible) if a child seat
is fitted on the front seat.
Do not travel with objects lying around on the floor, especially
in front of the driver's seat: in the event of braking, these
could slide under the pedals, making it impossible to brake or
accelerate.
Additionally, ensure that any loose floor mats sit 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, servo brake and power steering are inefficient,
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 yourself and for others. Continue only
after you have had a rest.
- At night, it is difficult to evaluate the speed of the vehicles in front
of you 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.
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