Even before I bought my Ferrari, I read stories saying don’t jump start a Ferrari, so yes I was worried. With all the stories out there, nobody 1st hand had any issues, but still was good to be careful. Once I got my Ferrari, read the manual and saw how they installed the battery, I fully understand how/why people could get into issue.
The battery is around a lot of other metal points, very easy for someone to short things out and the other battery charge point that is behind the drivers seat, while is much safer, due to the cut off switch doesn’t actually always get to the battery.
After a lot of research, I found that the safest way to jump start/start a Ferrari with a dead battery was to use a NOCO Genius G26000. As it was the only battery booster/chargers that had a unique feature a jump start option that quickly charges the battery, not actually using the NOCO for the boosting. I bought mine via Amazon on a special for <$200 but they’re normally around $300: amazon.com/dp/B004LX14Z2/
What it does is within 5 minutes will recharge your dead battery enough to start the car. Make sure you get the G26000 as to get enough power to start the car once recharged. So yes its not a clamp and clamp <1 minute a go, it takes 5 minutes and you’ll need a power outlet but its 100% safe way to start a dead Ferrari.
Here is how to use this to start a Ferrari:
1) I highly recommend putting the quick connect on your battery long before you ever need to use this, that way there isn’t any risk of shorting things out. If you don’t do this, then you’re risking a lot and adding lot of extra effort to unscrew the plate protecting the battery and using clamps.
2) Use the Ferrari power disconnect switch inside the hood. This ensures the power is only ever going to the battery and nothing with the car gets any of the power during its recharging.
3) Plug in the NOCO to the wall and the car, then push the Jump Charge button. Now if the battery is 100% flat without any voltage, you’ll have to hold this Jump Charge button for it to engage.
4) Then you wait the 5 minutes, during this time you’ll see on the NOCO the battery % grow from the 25% to 100%. This doesn’t mean your battery is at 100% at the end, just means the process is complete.
5) NOCO says if the 1st recharge isn’t enough to start the car, you can do the process again 1 more time. If you wanted to be 100% sure your Ferrari will start the 1st time you could simply just do another 5 minute Jump Charge cycle now, before even trying to start the car the 1st time. But there should be more then enough battery power just from the 1st charge.
6) You could now disconnect the NOCO but its not mandatory, as now the NOCO goes into trickle charger mode and won’t cause any issues.
7) Turn the power to the car back on via the battery disconnect switch in the hood and then you’re ready to start the car.
Now me, I travel with this NOCO at all time. It actually fit really nicely where the tire inflation kit/bag was, and to me I actually like the look of having a “genius” in the frunk.
