Suspension Warning Light After Storage?

[allister]

Dear All

At the weekend I took my F430 out for an hour or two while the weather was fine. During the winter months, I take the car out whenever possible (dry roads, sunny skies and no salt) in order to try and keep all parts moving, as I feel this has to be a good thing for the car.

The car was last out about 5 weeks ago and all was fine then. However, when I started the car yesterday the Suspension Warning Light came on (see image / link to below) - I drove the car out of the garage, left it running for a minute or two, then turned the engine off and re-started it, the light then went off and didn't come back on..... My garage is not completely flat so I don't know if that had anything to do with it? Perhaps upsetting a sensor?

As I say, when I drove the car all was fine, the light never came back on again - Has anyone else experienced the Suspension Warning Light coming on following a period of storage?

I've had Range Rovers for the last 10 years and they often give warning lights or messages that mean absolutely nothing and never re-appear! (anyone who's had one or two will probably have experienced the same), are Ferrari's equally as fickle or does this suggest I need to get the car checked over?

Many thanks

Allister

[allister]

stain said:

I'm going for low voltage. My Scud went flat once and all manner of lights were on afterwards.

I guess it could be, although it has been kept on a C-TEK Trickle Charger

[allister]

Seems I'm not on my own and it's nothing much to worry about if it's correcting itself.

Thank you to all for taking the time to reply.

Allister

[allister]

keith jecks said:

That light came on for me once. It was an ECU. Unlike yours though, it didn't go off again until I spent £1,500 to fix it!

YIKES!!!! Hope it's not the ECU then...... Having said that, I've got warranty until May 2017 so hopefully should be covered if it is.

[allister]

keith jecks said:

I don't wish to worry you, but I had the Ferrari warranty. It covers only a list of specific things, It is a veery long list, but the suspension ECU wasn't on the list...

I do of course recognise that most warranty company's, (Ferrari included) will always try and squirm out of whatever they can...... That said, I would of thought the ECU would be covered, especially when taking in to account that it is not a part which suffers wear and tear in the same way as lets say a clutch, tyres or exhaust, etc, etc.

Having said that, I suppose I shouldn't be that suprised if it's not covered!!!

If that is the fault and it's not covered under warranty, then so be it, I can live with £1,500........ If it's £5k+ then I will be kicking up a fuss!!

[allister]

South tdf said:

Had the same after a few weeks of storage, turned the car on but light would not go out. Mine was also the ECU which was about £1200 at the time and not covered by the Ferrari used warranty. Worth noting it drives like it's in race mode when there is a fault.

Thanks for that South tdf, I'll take it steady if it appears again..... Annual service is due in April, if it continues to be a problem I'll get it checked over then.