812 Ignition/Dashboard

I think it will go off but takes some time. I am sure you know but turn the car off when its in gear as well.

 

May I ask why?

 

The gearbox only goes into park if you switch off when in 1st.

 

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I switch off the F12 in neutral and it automatically sets the parking brake. After startup just press the gas and it releases automatically in any mode. This is not how the 812 functions?

Based on your post above it works either way.

 

As said above, if you stop the car in gear then I believe the gear box goes into park therefore giving you an extra protection from moving, the same as leaving a manual car in gear on a hill.

On an F12 if I remember right if you turn off the car in neutral then it goes into “car wash” mode and takes a few seconds as a warning before it lets you remove the key from the ignition, so the hand brake will does come on but the gear box is not locked.
I may be wrong on this but I seem to remember the F12 doing this regularly until I figured out I need to turn in off in gear.

 

FWIW, ever since they went to the DCT with the first California, I have been advised by various dealers, to park the car, turn it off in 1st gear - and the owners manuals back that up.

As to the dash display, try locking the car. The display should shut off after a short time.

 

The car does not need to be in gear to go into Park when switched off. However, if the car is in Neutral, it will take a moment after shutoff before Park engages, but it will engage. So to have it in gear is not a must, it simply means that the car goes directly into Park as soon as it is switched off. It's all on page 32 in the manual. It's the same with the Lusso. To engage "Carwash" you will need to perform an additional step after switching off the car in N. If you don't after three seconds I think, the car will go into Park.

 

Woops. That is page 132 of course, not 32...