Battery Master Switch; Disconnecting The Battery; Reconnecting The Battery - Ferrari 599 GTB FIORANO Owner's Manual

Battery master switch

It is located on the RH side of the luggage
compartment. To access it, remove the small
door B.
Use the battery master switch to cut off the
power supply from the battery to the electri-
cal system.
Disconnect the battery by turning the switch
anticlockwise with a TORX T40 wrench.
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The battery master switch must only be
used if the battery charge maintainer
WARNING WARNING
cannot be connected.
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Disconnecting the battery

Before disconnecting the battery, deacti-
vate the electronic alarm with the remote
control.
Never disconnect the battery from
the electrical system when the en-
WARNING WARNING
gine is running.
Before disconnecting the battery,
lower the side windows by at least 2-
3 cm (0.78–1.18 in.) to avoid damag-
ing the weather strips when opening
and closing the doors.
This operation, when the battery is
connected and fully charged, is done
WARNING WARNING
automatically whenever the doors are
opened or closed. The windows must
remain lowered until the recharged
battery is reconnected. If the battery is
discharged and the windows are fully
up, only open the doors when strictly
necessary and use the utmost care; do
not close them again until the windows
can be lowered.
Preferably use the battery charge
maintainer if the vehicle is not used for
long periods of time.

Reconnecting the battery

Fit the TORX T40 wrench into the switch
and turn it clockwise until it stops in place.
On every reconnection and before starting
the engine, proceed as follows:
- Close both doors and close the luggage
compartment lid; unlock and lock the
doors using the remote control; open the
luggage compartment lid with the remote
control.
- Set the clock (date and time on control
panel).
- Close both doors then raise the driver side
and passenger side windows up to the