2011 Ferrari 599 GTO Owners Manual – US and Canada Edition

Description

2011 Ferrari 599 GTO Owners Manual – US and Canada Edition

This is the 2011 Ferrari 599 GTO Owners Manual as issued for the United States and Canadian market, and it is the document written for the person actually driving and living with the car. Rather than a generic service book, it explains the 599 GTO the way an owner needs to understand it: how the F1-SuperFast 2 gearbox is meant to be used, what each Manettino position actually changes, how the Advanced Airbag System and the Occupant Classification System behave, what every symbol on the TFT display means, and what to do when something goes wrong at the roadside. The manual runs 197 pages in English and is divided into seven marked sections – General, Safety, About your Vehicle, Advice for Emergency Situations, Care of the Vehicle, Glossary and Index – so a warning light on the dash leads straight to the paragraph that explains it.

File Details

• Manual type: Owner’s Manual
• Brand: Ferrari
• Model: 599 GTO
• Market: United States and Canada
• Model year: 2011
• Language: English
• Page count: 197 pages
• File format: PDF
• Structure: Seven colour-coded sections plus Glossary and Index

Chapters Covered

• General – general notes, environmental protection, vehicle keys and key codes, CODE CARD, FERRARI CODE immobilizer and emergency starting, electronic alarm with motion and anti-lift sensors, identification plates and labels, dimensions and weights, main engine specifications, transmission ratios, performance, fuel consumption, electrical system, wheel rims and tires, recommended lubricants and fluids
• Safety – seat belts, pretensioners, seat belt height adjustment, child safety and child restraint systems, driver and passenger front airbags, side airbags, Advanced Airbag System, Occupant Classification System, ABS, CST, F1-Trac, tire pressure and temperature monitoring system
• About your Vehicle – overview of controls, doors, engine compartment lid, luggage compartment lid, fuel tank cap and door, power windows, lighting system, instruments and gauges, TFT display and menu pages, VRE screen pages, TRIP A and TRIP B, TIRES screen page, display symbols, warning lights, roof panel controls, steering wheel controls, Manettino driving mode switch, windshield wipers and washers, headlight washer, rain sensor, driving the vehicle, F1-SuperFast 2 gearshifting, Auto gearbox mode, Performance Start, parking sensors and Stop & Go, magnetorheological suspension, ignition switch, parking brake, seat adjustment and seat memory, air conditioning and heating, passenger compartment accessories
• Advice for Emergency Situations – toolkit, emergency tire repair and inflation kit, replacing headlight, taillight, indicator and interior bulbs, bulb chart, replacing fuses, fuse and relay box locations, replacing a wheel, space-saving spare wheel, towing, fuel inertia switch, battery master switch, checking the battery, battery conditioner, exhaust system overheating alarm devices, engine malfunction alarm devices, replacing brake pads and discs
• Care of the Vehicle – Warranty Book, maintenance schedule, level checks, engine oil, coolant, hydraulic steering fluid, brake fluid, washer fluid, wheels and tires, care of seat belts and pretensioners, cleaning the vehicle, matte paintwork, anti stone-chipping film, carbon parts, leather upholstery, Alcantara, storing the vehicle for long periods
• Glossary and Index – plain-language definitions of the vehicle’s abbreviations and acronyms, plus a full alphabetical index for locating a topic fast

Read as a whole, the manual gives an owner a working understanding of the 599 GTO as a system rather than a collection of parts. The General section establishes what the car is and what it holds, right down to the recommended Pennzoil Ultra Racing 10W-60 engine oil, the Shell TF 1055 gearbox and differential fill, and the 95 RON unleaded requirement. The Safety section then explains how the passive and active systems are intended to behave, including how the Occupant Classification System decides whether the passenger airbag deploys, and how the CST levels change between Low-grip, SPORT, RACE, CT OFF and CST OFF. About your Vehicle is the practical core – it is where the F1 gearbox logic is set out, where every TFT display screen page is documented, and where the everyday procedures such as opening the fuel door, checking oil level, adjusting the seats, mirrors and steering wheel, and setting the air conditioning are described step by step. Advice for Emergency Situations covers the situations no owner plans for, and Care of the Vehicle closes with maintenance intervals and cleaning instructions for materials as specific as matte paintwork and carbon fibre.

Driving and Gearbox Guidance

Because the 599 GTO uses an electronically controlled gearbox rather than a conventional automatic, the manual spends considerable space on correct operation. It explains the Auto easy exit default, how to move to manual mode with the steering wheel paddles, the conditions under which F1-SuperFast 2 gearshifting becomes available, and the thresholds at which the system shifts up or down automatically to protect the engine. The sequential downshifting procedure, neutral requests, the reverse gear logic and the Performance Start strategy are each documented with their own conditions and limitations, so the driver knows not only what to do but why the system refuses a request.

Safety Systems in Detail

The safety chapters are unusually detailed for an owner’s manual. Front airbags, side airbags, pretensioners and the load limiting device are described together with their servicing requirements and the warning lights that monitor them. The manual documents the Occupant Classification System, including the specific child seats against which the system’s functionality was verified, and explains what to do if the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator does not behave as expected. ABS, CST, F1-Trac and the TPMS each have their own section covering both normal operation and what each warning message means.

Maintenance, Emergency and Reference Material

For owners who do their own basic checks, the manual gives the exact procedure for reading the engine oil level – including the engine speed and idle timing required before the dipstick is read – plus coolant, hydraulic steering and brake fluid level checks with the relevant capacities. The emergency section provides the fuse and relay box locations across the engine compartment, luggage compartment and both passenger compartment footwells, each box documented with fuse references, amperage ratings and the circuit each one protects. Wheel replacement, jacking points, wheel bolt tightening torque, towing hook installation, the fuel inertia switch reset and the battery master switch are all covered, along with the bulb chart listing type and power for every exterior and interior light other than the bi-xenon headlamps.

Why This Manual Matters

The 599 GTO is a limited-production, high-performance machine, and several of its systems behave differently from those on an ordinary car. Using the wrong fluid, resetting the battery without letting the electronic systems complete their self-acquisition cycle, or misunderstanding the CST levels can all have consequences. This 2011 Ferrari 599 GTO Owners Manual – US and Canada Edition sets out the correct procedures and the correct specifications in one place, so routine checks are done properly and small problems are caught before they become expensive ones. Having the manual on hand also means the TPMS calibration procedure, the emergency key start sequence and the meaning of each TFT display symbol are always a few seconds away rather than a guess.

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The 2011 Ferrari 599 GTO Owners Manual – US and Canada Edition is delivered as an instant PDF download with no shipping and no waiting. It opens on any laptop, tablet or phone, it can be printed page by page for the workshop or the glovebox, and it can be searched on screen when you need one specific fuse rating or one specific warning message. Whether you are checking tire pressures before a drive, tracing a blown circuit, or simply working out how the Manettino changes the car, this is the reference that answers the question.