Ferrari F430 Owner's Manual page 69

by pulling the UP lever towards the steering
wheel.
When the reverse gear is engaged, an acoustic
safety signal beeps intermittently for the entire
time that R remains engaged.
If in shifting from R to 1st gear, the system
automatically engages the 2nd gear, which
means that the 1st gear has jammed. This
is not a malfunction, but part of the system
operating logic. For the same reason, when
shifting from 1st gear to R, the system
will automatically engage N if the gear is
jammed.
If the vehicle stands still for long periods of
time with the engine running, it is advisable
to keep the gearshift in N.
If you allow the vehicle to move forward in
N (e.g. on downhill stretches), when UP is
requested, the system will engage a gear in
relation to the vehicle speed.
For safety reasons, the system activates the
buzzer and automatically shifts to N when
you do any of the following with the vehicle
standing, the engine running and a gear
engaged:
• not push the brake pedal or the
accelerator for more than 50 seconds;
• push the brake pedal for more than 10
minutes;
• open the door without pushing the brake
pedal or the accelerator;
• open the engine compartment lid.
The buzzer may also sound to warn
the driver that the clutch is starting
to overheat. This may occur when using
the accelerator pedal when the vehicle is
stopped uphill or during the "pick-up"
manoeuvre.
In these cases, release the accelerator pedal
and use only the brake pedal to stop the
vehicle or, where possible, "force" it to
move without hesitation.
Important
• When the vehicle is standing with a gear
engaged, always hold the brake pedal
pushed down until you are ready to
leave.
• Do not "rev the engine" using the
accelerator pedal when you start off.
• Request reverse only when the vehicle
has completely stopped and with the
brake pedal pushed down.
If the vehicle is stopped on an uphill stretch,
do not use the "pick-up manoeuvre" to keep
the vehicle stationary but only the brake, and
push the accelerator pedal only when you are
ready to leave.
If the accelerator pedal is fully depressed
very fast with the CST system off, the
vehicle will do a "performance" start with
considerable skidding of the driving
wheels, even in good grip conditions.
Upshifting
Operate the right-hand UP lever without
releasing the accelerator pedal.
3 - Driving your vehicle
An upshift request is not accepted when
engagement of the requested gear will force
the engine to run at a too slow speed or if
an upshift is already in progress due to a
runaway speed rate.
Gearshifting will be increasingly faster as
the performance requested by the driver
increases, i.e. as both the engine rpm and
the travel of the accelerator pedal increase.
In any event, it is advisable to:
• Shift gears without releasing the
accelerator pedal.
• Wait until one gearshift has been
completed before requesting the next
one, thereby avoiding multiple requests
in rapid succession.
Downshifting
Operate the left-hand DOWN lever without
releasing the accelerator pedal.
A downshift request is not accepted if
engagement of the requested gear will
force the engine beyond a certain speed,
depending on the gear requested, or if a
downshift is already in progress due to a
too low engine rpm.
In any case, it is best to:
• Shift gears without releasing the
accelerator pedal.
• If a downshift is requested in order to
start overtaking where rapid acceleration
is required, push the accelerator pedal
just before moving the lever.
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