Little issue here but I thought I'd ask you guys about it. The boot release in the driver side door is not working any ideas? The botton on the rear is fine but at times the door will only open half way and sometimes fall back down not completing the opening cycle.??????

I am sure if I try and show the problem at the dealer it will work fine.

 

Sounds like a computer glitch. Maybe unhook batteries/fuse.

 

I hope it is a fuse and I'll check that tonight. If I have to unhook the batteries I will have re-initialize seats and other stuff. As lazy as I am I may leave as is.

 

Ahh yes, Ferrari ownership words to live by. Apologies for long post below, but hopefully you'll get a good laugh out of it.

As the owner of an Italian vehicle, you have undoubtedly found that, from time to time, the thing defies all known laws of Physics. Distinguished researchers from all over the world have spent entire lives trying to understand such phenomena. Recently, the Six Laws of Italian Sports Cars were discovered, thus reducing most owners' dependency on sorcerers and prayer, to keep such cars running.

Careless application of these laws to any individual auto may fix the problems of the moment, but cause hives or allergies in said owners.


1) THE LAW OF PLEASING DESIGN WHERE IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER

"The inside of cam covers or other relatively innocuous areas, shall be laced with buttresses, cross-bracing and all manner of esoteric stiffness-with-lightness design, while something like connecting rods shall self-destruct at redline plus 1.0 rpm due to a basic lack of strength."

An example of this Law is the stunningly beautiful Lamborghini or Ferrari V-12's of the late '60's. They were famous for wearing out all four camshafts in 10,000 miles or less. The cam's metal appeared to be recycled coat hangers, which coincidentally are still in short supply in Italy.



2) THE LAW OF NON-FUNCTIONAL APPARATUS

"All Italian Sports Cars, regardless of age, shall have at least one system or component which does not work, and cannot be repaired. Such a part shall never be mentioned in the Official Shop Manual, although there may be an out-of-focus picture shown."

It goes without saying that such parts should never under any circumstances be removed, lest the natural balance of the car be upset.



3)THE LAW OF ELECTRICAL CHAOS

"All Italian Sports Cars shall be wired at the Factory by a cross-eyed, color-blind worker, using whatever supplies are within reach. All wires shall change color-code at least once between energy source and component.
all grounds shall be partially insulated."

This tends to guarantee that the owner of such vehicles will eventually be intimately familiar with its electrical system, since he will need to trace out each wire, then rewrite his Official Schematic, which will differ from all others in at least one area.



4)THE LAW OF PERSONAL ABUSE

"The more an Italian auto breaks down, the more endearing it becomes to its increasingly irrational owner."

For example, you purchase an Italian Sports car, for all the money you ever hoped to earn, and receive a ticket for air pollution on the way home from the dealer due to the vast clouds of smoke that follow you. Several return trips to said dealer, accompanied by your rapidly dwindling cash reserves, cures the smoking. But now, the engine sounds like a food processor full of ball-bearings. After replacing every component in the car, including the radio speakers, the noise vanishes and is replaced by an odor reminiscent of a major fire in a goat-hair mattress factory. You still keep trying, God help you.



5)THE LAW OF UNAVAILABLE PARTS

"All parts of an Italian sports car shall be made of a material that is available in inverse proportion to its operating half-life."

Thus, the speedometer hold-down screws are made of grade 8 cold rolled steel, while the valves are of fabricated Unobtanium, made only at midnight by an old man with a pointy hat covered with moons and stars. Such parts will be backordered during the design phase of the car, and will remain so forever. Bribes, pleading and threats will be ignored.



6)THE LAW OF CRYPTIC INSTRUCTIONS

"Any official publications dealing with repair, maintenance or operations of an Italian sports car, shall be written such that every fourth word is incomprehensible to the average American. In the event that a random sentence is understandable, its information shall be wrong."

This is also known as flat-tire English, where a sentence flows along nicely, then-Kaboom!

 

That was worth the read and caused my staff to come back to the office to see what was so funny.

My fav was the electrical chaos.

I'll LYK if I get it fixed but don't stay up all night waiting for my post.

 

I realize this is an old thread, but did you ever solve the trunk/boot release from the door switch issue? I have the same problem. Trunk "B" logo works fine. Key trunk release works...only the door switch fails to open trunk. I've been all through the IETIS and can't find any reference to the door switch and/or it's place in the universe of wiring looms. Any insights would be appreciated.

 

PMS I have a 05 CGT and my boot switch on my driver door is doing the same thing, trunk B logo works opening and remote key fob works, BUT the driver side release will not open the trunk??? Anyone have any insight on this?
Thanks Mike

 

I don't sweat it any more I have ways to open the boot so I let the door switch be broken.