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Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by PrancingHorseBro, Dec 19, 2022.

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  1. PrancingHorseBro

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    #1 PrancingHorseBro, Dec 19, 2022
    Hey everyone,
    So got a problem on my hands. I have an f8 drive it last about 3 weeks ago and looks like the battery went dead cause I forgot to put it on the charger. I’ve had the car for about a month. I hooked up the factory charger 2 days ago and went to start it right now to see if it would start. The power went on engine did NOT. I look at the charger and it is a yellowish red dot. I’m assuming that means it’s not fully charged as there are no instructions with the charger and I don’t think I’m that dumb so I’m assuming it’s not charged all the way.
    The screen on dash showing some weird stuff and I have photos so I was hoping y’all could help me out here. I appreciate the input, again I drove it 3 weeks ago and it’s a 2022 and It’s annoying me cause I’m off for the rest of the year and can’t drive the canyons.

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  2. Art138

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    #2 Art138, Dec 19, 2022
    The trickle charger will not charge the battery. Do you have a jump starter pack? Or the battery needs to be charged up by a conventional charger. Most of the gremlins you see are low or dead battery driven.
     
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  3. rob5819

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    #3 rob5819, Dec 19, 2022
    The TPMS calibration definitely looks like a flat battery. I'm not sure exactly what tender comes with the F8. In case there is a problem:

    https://www.amazon.com/CTEK-56-353-12-Volt-Battery-Charger/dp/B000FRLO9Y/ref=sr_1_5?crid=12L1Q97YCLE22&keywords=ctek+7002&qid=1671214566&sprefix=ctek+7002%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-5&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.f5122f16-c3e8-4386-bf32-63e904010ad0

    https://www.cccharger.co.uk/product-page/ctek-ferrari-magnetic-connector

    I also keep a jump kit like https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0924V8SPC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 in each of my cars.
     
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  4. PrancingHorseBro

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    #4 PrancingHorseBro, Dec 19, 2022
    Where is the battery located? Do I have to unscrew anything?
     
  5. rob5819

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    #5 rob5819, Dec 19, 2022
    Passenger seat foot well, my 458 has a couple of pins that needed to be removed, not sure about the F8:

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  6. SJU

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    #6 SJU, Dec 19, 2022
    One black plastic hand screw in upper right hand corner of passanger carpet
     
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  7. PrancingHorseBro

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    #7 PrancingHorseBro, Dec 19, 2022
    thank you I will take a look and update
     
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  8. Kent Adams

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    #8 Kent Adams, Dec 20, 2022
    What ever you do, do not jump start the battery in the traditional way. Always keep Ferrari's on a tender if they aren't being driven every week. Even more so, cold weather will kill a battery in no time if its not on a trickle charger. Ferrari's have a parasitic draw on batteries.
     
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