Craig Dennis

Keep Murcielago ‘Bat Wings’ Up & Reset Them Again At Will

To start I would like to say that if someone shows you how to do something with an object that said object was not specifically designed to do, make sure they know how to put it back to the way it was.

Also we tried looking for a solution to the problem but Google came up with nothing relevant. So I thought I would contribute the solution to the world.

My dad had just such a problem with Murcielago air scoops affectionately known as bat wings. They are designed to raise out of the sleek lines of the car when you go above 50km/h to increase airflow to the engine. There is a button on the center console of the car to allow you to raise them at your whim but the engine needs to be running and so obviously the key needs to be in.

Someone told my dad how to ‘fool’ the car into keeping the bat wings up without the engine running. So without a second thought, he did it and, it worked – the engine was off and the bat wings were up. So how do you get them down? When you press the button on the center console the dash reads “FAULT”.

Here’s how to do it but more importantly how to PUT IT BACK courtesy of my father.

“Keeping bat wings up to either clean them or pose:

• start engine
• push bat wings up button
• wait for wings to fully extend
• open engine cover
• have somebody ready to switch off battery isolator
• switch of engine with key
• immediately switch off battery isolator
• wings will now stay up regardless of battery switch or ignition position and engine operation
• Bat wings fault light will indicate fault on dash if push button operated

Returning to normal operation:

• turn battery isolator off
• turn battery isolator on
• hold bat wings push button down
• turn on ignition but do not start engine
• wait for bat wings to fully retract
• start engine
• test bat wings open / close with push button

Done

Have fun! Need I say more?