I have a 2016 F-Type. First, do I have one battery or two? I've seen it stated both ways. I only see on in my trunk; but I don't know where the 2nd one should be.

I have an old school battery charger (probably over 20 years old). I have connected it directly to the battery in the trunk, without disconnecting it. It didn't seem to charge my battery.

I tried connecting it under the hood (front - passenger side). That didn't seem to charge it either.

My battery is so low, the car won't start. Help!

 

1. You only have the one battery.
2. With the “old fashioned” (6-10 amp) chargers it is always safest to disconnect the battery (negative connection first) before attempting a charge. Damage to the car’s charging system might otherwise occur.
3. Despite that, connecting a charger should have charged your battery. Sounds like it is dead.

 

Right after I had my S shipped to Houston from Newport Beach, it began having battery issues. I would drive it, then the next morning battery would be too low to start. Perhaps the change to 90+% humidity and 90+ degree days had something to do with it. It was so low I had to use the metal key to open the doors to gain access to the hood release. I connected a battery charger I have had since the 1980s on the posts under the hood, and let it charge overnight, off and on for a few days. Since then, no issues whatsoever with the battery, even if I don't drive it for several days.

 

>>You only have the one battery.
Good to know - I'll stop looking for the "other" battery.

First problem was, I had the charger on the 2amp setting. I moved it to 10amp mode, allowed it to charge for about 4 hours. That wasn't enough charge. That's when I posted.
I left the charger connected (at the front of the car), on 10amp, overnight, and viola engine starts. It really surprises my that the battery was so dead it took an over night charge.

The display still says low battery. So I have it back on the charger; but this time, with the battery disconnected.

Thanks for the help.

 

Go buy these latest CTEK battery chargers/maintainers:

Been using this for all of our cars, except mine has "Corvette" labeled on it.

 

The Jaguar battery is an AGM type (Absorbed Glass Mat). These DO take longer to recharge after sitting.


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If you have a C8, it won't work on the Jag. That's because the C8 is mid-engined, and the F is front-engined.



(Just Kidding...)

 

Luckily, mine's C7, but plugs in the back trunk, so I flip it around for Jag, Mercedes, & BMW to park backwards in garage, same thing...

 

In my trunk I discovered the Jaguar charger it has a 12v socket so just plug it into the lighter hole?
Picked up my car Saturday still trying to figure out how to get the map up something about needing a wifi connection is stopping that
Downloaded the in control app and the 2D and 3D maps but the country choices only have India options.

 

I have Ctek pigtails in trunk of both cars. Makes it plug and play.

 

If you have a socket in the trunk, yes, just plug it in. If by "lighter hole" you mean the one in the cabin then no, that's ignition switched so won't charge the battery when the car is off.

 

I think the charger originally sold by Jag for the F-type included a socket to be installed somewhere in the trunk, that the charger plugs into. You might look around the trunk area to see if there’s a jack/socket.

 

Hopefully this may answer your questions

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...dvOO9C9X2EJTcI

 

I hope the OP found his answer 4 years ago!

 

4 years ago, I had hair.