Starting And Warming Up The Engine - Ferrari 599 GTB FIORANO Owner's Manual

Hold button R down, until the
letter R appears on the display.
WARNING WARNING
Release the UP and DOWN levers and
the button R soon after the gear
engaged is shown on the display.
Continued operation may activate the
failure warning light (see page 73) and
the acoustic alarm.
Do not operate the system with the
engine off, to prevent discharging the
battery.
Also avoid unnecessary gearshifting
when the engine is off, in order to
prevent the system pump from
overheating.
If the engine compartment lid is open
or not properly closed, none of the
gears can be engaged.
When the vehicle is stationary, with the
driver-side door open or not properly
closed and the brake pedal released,
the system disengages the gear
engaged after approximately two
seconds.
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Starting and warming up the engine

(F1 gearbox)
- Ensure that the handbrake is engaged
and that the doors are closed.
- It is advisable to keep the brake pedal
pressed when starting the engine.
- Do not push the accelerator pedal.
- Turn the ignition key to position II and
wait until the words Check OK are
viewed on the TFT display. If the words
Check OK do not appear, turn the key
back to position 0, wait a few seconds
and repeat the procedure.
- The vehicle is always started in "AUTO
easy exit" mode, unless it was turned off
with the gearbox in "AUTO" mode.
- Press the ENGINE START button and
release it as soon as the engine starts.
- After the engine has started, the words
ENGINE ON will be displayed.
Do not hold the ENGINE START button
down for a long time.
If the engine does not start, turn the key
back to position 0 and wait until the gear
display turns off before repeating the
procedure.
Hold the brake pedal down while
starting the engine.
WARNING WARNING