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  1. LeoBRK

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    #1 LeoBRK, Dec 25, 2019
    14 FF , my daily driver travels couple of hundred miles per week and driven a. min of 3x per week. battery less than 1 year old, no problems whatsoever with starting, electrical gremlins etc. drove it this past Sunday several hours performed perfectly. Monday had my detailer clean as always and I think may have inadvertently hit a a light switch?? try to start on Tuesday and the car is 100% dead. key stuck in ignition and I couldnt open trunk to try to connect the battery tender. I finally fig out there is a small release button under ignition to remove the key and I had to climb in there rear drop the seats to access the trunk for battery tender. as soon as I connected the tender the doors were able to fully close and the interior lights started flickering and some buzzing noises is that normal? so over 30 hours on tender and all I get is the dash/tach light illuminate but not even close to starting up -SUCKS! so now its stuck in my garage with no way to get it out--AAAHH i assume no way tender going to give it enough for the car to turn over. should I leave tender in for another day or so?
     
  2. Way2fast

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    #2 Way2fast, Dec 25, 2019
    You need to jump start it with battery cables. The tender will not charge a drained battery. Once started by jumping, then drive for an hour and see if battery charged up from alternator

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  3. 348ts92

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    #3 348ts92, Dec 25, 2019
    Wsy2fast is correct. The OEM battery tender can't charge a drained battery. Use a more powerful battery charger and charge the battery overnight and you will be fine.

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  4. ANOpax

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    #4 ANOpax, Dec 25, 2019
    Sometimes new batteries can die just like that. And if you’ve discharged it (light left on?) then it could be toast. Get the car started, get it to a dealer and get the battery replaced - or if you’re handy, order a new one and replace it yourself (I did my own battery change).
     
  5. Eric360

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    #5 Eric360, Dec 25, 2019
    I would get a new battery no matter what. Even if you charge it back up, it could happen again. My battery was so dead, the car would die even after jumping it. Couldn't even drive it a block. No choice but to flat bed it in to dealer.
     
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  6. Caeruleus11

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    #6 Caeruleus11, Dec 25, 2019
    Thats good advice. I would replace the OEM tender with the more powerful CTEK 7002. This will be able to charge up your battery (though slow)- you can get the correct connector on ebay- just search for CTEK 7002 and Ferrari. This brought my 599 battery back and I actually got several years on it- but out of caution I brought it to my independent where he has a battery testing machine and he said the battery was perfect. Its always possible you have a battery with a bad cell, sometimes it takes a year before you realize it.
     
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  7. LeoBRK

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    #7 LeoBRK, Dec 26, 2019
    getting a new battery no matter what sounds like sound advice, with all the battery sensitivity issues I have heard with the ff I will def do that. now I have to get it out of my garage so I can have it towed the dealership. maybe they can jump it as opposed to manually getting the car into neutral?
     
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  8. Eric360

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    #8 Eric360, Dec 26, 2019
    I think jumping to get it out of your garage is a good idea. You should call Ferrari roadside assistance. They will have a person who is familiar with jumping a Ferrari. You want them to be liable if something happens. It's clearly not rocket science, but lots of tow truck drivers wouldn't touch a Ferrari in fear of messing up the electronics. I wanted to jump my battery and drive it into the dealer, but couldn't. It died in the middle of the street around the corner. So flat bed was the only safe option. It was a chore just to get it out of the street/traffic.
     
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    #9 vraa, Dec 26, 2019
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  10. LeoBRK

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    #10 LeoBRK, Dec 26, 2019
    Called Roadside they were helpful. Came in less than one hour they were able to jump the car immediately started right up. Tons of lights and alarms were on the car had a difficult time getting the car out of the parking break for some reason and then once I was able to back it out of the garage and put it into neutral I was unable to Activate the parking break? I drove the car a few blocks and it drove perfectly well. I had it flat bedded regardless so they can install a new battery and get all the lights off etc. The car was showing it’s in wet mode even though it is not and I cannot change that either?
     
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  11. LeoBRK

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    #11 LeoBRK, Dec 26, 2019
    Not sure with these mean and assume this is normal when the battery is completely dead?
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  12. Caeruleus11

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    #12 Caeruleus11, Dec 27, 2019
    Don't worry too much right now. I think the car's systems are all on the same bus, and what happens is when there's one error, sometimes it causes a cascade of other errors. The dealer should get this cleared up. I really do recommend going with the Ctek 7002 as a tender. And the Nico Boost jumpers are excellent to have around- much better than using another vehicle to jump any car. Supposedly there is a risk of a surge to either vehicle when you are doing the usual jump start between vehicles.
     
  13. LeoBRK

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    #13 LeoBRK, Dec 27, 2019
    thanks again for information, i think i am going to purchase both!
     
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  14. otakki

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    #14 otakki, Dec 27, 2019
    If it wasn't for the 4RM system, the local RepoMan should be able to get the car to the dealer by just pick up the rear wheels.

    What's the battery brand that died? Which Noco model to get?...I probably need to get one too because I'm not sure if AAA will be able to jump it.
     
  15. LeoBRK

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    #15 LeoBRK, Dec 27, 2019
    good news it was just the battery everything else checked out fine, picking up car tomorrow it was an OEM battery odessy I believe and that is what they put back in.. I read numerous post that do NOT use the OEM battery.. ?? interstate or dekka seemed to be a bit preferred. I will give the new OEM battery a shot and see how long I get and this one turns out. fwiw the Ferrari roadside send a 3 rd party service in nyc area. it basically was a better version on AAA except had a flat bed.. he used a Nico boost and it started right up, anyone could have done same.
     
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  16. otakki

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    #16 otakki, Dec 27, 2019
    Good to hear you have all that sorted out. Hmmm, definitely need to think twice about having another Odyssey back in that car. Instead of getting the core charge from Interstate, I decided to have the Odyssey sit in my garage as a back-up power source for various electrical gadgets in case the power goes out...luckily didn't have to use it so far.:)

    Anyone know what Noco model to get? I live out in the boondocks and spend a lot of time driving through them so I better get one even though I have AAA Premier.
     
  17. Natkingcolebasket69

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    #17 Natkingcolebasket69, Dec 27, 2019
    Agreed! I follow u guys advice and bought this tender:works great!


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    #18 Natkingcolebasket69, Dec 27, 2019
    Agreed! I follow u guys advice and bought this tender:works great!


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  19. Caeruleus11

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    #19 Caeruleus11, Dec 28, 2019
    Very glad to hear it was only the battery. These cars are so complex now that you need the dealer's computer to tell you if everything is OK.
     

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