2016 Manual 6 Speed questions / issues / chatter thread?
#21
You probably don't want to leave the power on too long anyway, the battery will run down pretty fast with all the electronics in these cars. I'm sure that is why it turns off after 10-15 minutes on its own.
I don't know if anyone has run battery drain time tests on the F-Type, but I remember reading something in the Corvette forum about this. The newer models (the C7 and Z06) will drain their battery down to nothing in less than 2 hours if you disable the auto-power-off functionality (or just keep turning accessory mode back on every 10-15 minutes after it shuts off) to keep the audio system operating. I believe someone on the Corvette forum experienced this first hand when trying to watch a movie at a drive in. That seems realistic, though a bit scary as well.
I don't know if anyone has run battery drain time tests on the F-Type, but I remember reading something in the Corvette forum about this. The newer models (the C7 and Z06) will drain their battery down to nothing in less than 2 hours if you disable the auto-power-off functionality (or just keep turning accessory mode back on every 10-15 minutes after it shuts off) to keep the audio system operating. I believe someone on the Corvette forum experienced this first hand when trying to watch a movie at a drive in. That seems realistic, though a bit scary as well.
Indeed, it's a great question about the parasitic drain of systems on/engine off, and the sound system at normal, in-vehicle listening levels. Any knowledgeable people on this point????
Wouldn't it be clever to figure out how to use the ECO 2nd battery for the sound system when the vehicle isn't running.
Desert Hiker
The following users liked this post:
Uncle Fishbits (08-29-2015)
#22
The following users liked this post:
Uncle Fishbits (08-29-2015)
#23
The following users liked this post:
Uncle Fishbits (08-29-2015)
#24
The following users liked this post:
Uncle Fishbits (08-29-2015)
#25
Interesting that, even if you don't open the door, power off is "power off", and can't even roll up windows, etc.
I am not complaining. I LOVE this car.
#26
Still, great point about running down battery with modern electronics in a car. It might not immediately kill the battery, but I bet you would drastically reduce it's lifetime and reliability.
NB:
Jaguar *did* think of this. This isn't a bug, it's a feature.
I repeated this a few times:
After every 2nd or 3rd time you sit and turn on the car without starting the engine, then let it shut down, it will *not* let you turn on the electronics again *without* actually starting the car. They're worried about letting it run down, for sure. I am sure someone else has repeated this? Unless I am crazy, it seems built in.
#27
#28
Numerous posters, including myself, have posted that it is only a matter of time until some manufacturer incorporates software that allows whatever app is running on a coupled smart phone to be mirrored on the center screen. Since the coupled phone and music play functions are already incorporated on virtually everything vehicle made, it makes no sense why this hasn't yet been done. Once someone does it, everyone else will follow.
I don't use the F-Type nav at all, I use Waze on my smart phone since it is infinitely superior. It would be nice to have it displayed on the center screen, but I can live without it because I rely primarily on it's voice guidance.
I don't use the F-Type nav at all, I use Waze on my smart phone since it is infinitely superior. It would be nice to have it displayed on the center screen, but I can live without it because I rely primarily on it's voice guidance.
The following users liked this post:
Uncle Fishbits (09-04-2015)
#29
Here's the official Jaguar F-Type Manual Manual
#30
Did you guys read this manual? It's almost too surreal to believe. It's like it was written by a marketing department speaking to a millennial who has never even heard of a stick shift. It was pithy and irreverent which was fun, but hardly helpful in any meaningful way, other than for a frightened newcomer to a car they shouldn't be driving.
The following users liked this post:
Uncle Fishbits (09-04-2015)
#31
Wow. I'm none to dense, so I owe a bottle of champagne to whoever made one over on me. I kept reading that, thinking that it had to be a joke, but it was well done and I really thought it was just some sort of fun thing the marketing department with together.
That's a fanmade document? Someone has more time on their hands and I do.
That's a fanmade document? Someone has more time on their hands and I do.
#32
No it's official from Jaguar. But it was meant to be humorous, a satire of how few people drive manual cars these days. They handed them out at the launch to all the journalists there. I guess a lot of people expect everything to be serious from Jaguar, you're not the first, and won't be the last.
The following users liked this post:
Uncle Fishbits (09-02-2015)
#33
No it's official from Jaguar. But it was meant to be humorous, a satire of how few people drive manual cars these days. They handed them out at the launch to all the journalists there. I guess a lot of people expect everything to be serious from Jaguar, you're not the first, and won't be the last.
I can say this car has really ruined my 1995 Jeep Wrangler. The throw is about as long in the F-Type (joke), but now the Jeep feels like a hovercraft on the road with a deadly lack of pick up.
I absolutely cannot comprehend the F-Type existing without a stick. It baffles me. =^D
Anyway... the desire for a more specific manual is that I am coming from a completely different type of vehicle, and I never trusted the upshift arrow on my Wrangler. I was sort of wondering, as subjective as it is for everyone, where people are shifting up. It's probably a fairly stupid question?
#34
I don't mind being the mark. That's made me laugh a couple times. I am pretty impressed, but it will definitely confuse people.
I can say this car has really ruined my 1995 Jeep Wrangler. The throw is about as long in the F-Type (joke), but now the Jeep feels like a hovercraft on the road with a deadly lack of pick up.
I absolutely cannot comprehend the F-Type existing without a stick. It baffles me. =^D
Anyway... the desire for a more specific manual is that I am coming from a completely different type of vehicle, and I never trusted the upshift arrow on my Wrangler. I was sort of wondering, as subjective as it is for everyone, where people are shifting up. It's probably a fairly stupid question?
I can say this car has really ruined my 1995 Jeep Wrangler. The throw is about as long in the F-Type (joke), but now the Jeep feels like a hovercraft on the road with a deadly lack of pick up.
I absolutely cannot comprehend the F-Type existing without a stick. It baffles me. =^D
Anyway... the desire for a more specific manual is that I am coming from a completely different type of vehicle, and I never trusted the upshift arrow on my Wrangler. I was sort of wondering, as subjective as it is for everyone, where people are shifting up. It's probably a fairly stupid question?
The following users liked this post:
Uncle Fishbits (09-04-2015)
#35
So if I am just driving around normal and not in need of a good exhaust jostling, I will shift around 3K - 3.5K. If I am in need of some snaps and crackles from power plant, I will shift around 5K. I have learned that 1st gear low speed (under 3o MPH) driving once things are warmed up and the exhaust is in dynamic mode produces nearly endless detonation.
Orkney
Orkney
The following users liked this post:
Uncle Fishbits (09-04-2015)
#36
So if I am just driving around normal and not in need of a good exhaust jostling, I will shift around 3K - 3.5K. If I am in need of some snaps and crackles from power plant, I will shift around 5K. I have learned that 1st gear low speed (under 3o MPH) driving once things are warmed up and the exhaust is in dynamic mode produces nearly endless detonation.
Orkney
Orkney
NOISES!
For my gurgling pops, 3K+ rpm in 2nd, letting the transmission break it back to under 2500- that whole time it's those delicious throaty purrs and pops.
The only times I've really been over 5K+ so far is when I was wearing the wrong shoes and messed up. I am tall, so the heel of dress shoes or wide rubber part of gym shoes can be a nightmare. I've been taking my shoes off and driving barefoot a lot. Now I've the reason to find a proper pair of driving shoes. =)
The following users liked this post:
Uncle Fishbits (09-08-2015)
#38
The car comes to life at higher RPMs... rolling around this past week, I really opened the car up, and wow. I hadn't been really pushing it or testing it at all. It's fun to see the wife giggle so much. =) I absolutely see the ticket in my future, so I got to mellow out.
It's so damned fun.
Also, anyone else crush their gentleman parts when getting out of the car or is that just me? ha.
Also... the cup holder issue is pretty bad. Sunday drive and two iced coffees on a curvy road isn't the best experience. Well... from cups getting in the way, it isn't the best.
Overall, I'm pretty sure this is the best experience. =^D
The following users liked this post:
Foosh (09-08-2015)
#39
#40
The following users liked this post:
Uncle Fishbits (09-10-2015)