SOS system limited functionality.
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Hi everyone,
as a new member after the purchase of an f type 2018 two weeks ago, haven’t done a lot of miles and the warning sos has come on. It does go out for a short period of time when you press the ok button.
can anyone advise if this is a must to get fixed and is it an mot failure ?
many thanks
Alan
as a new member after the purchase of an f type 2018 two weeks ago, haven’t done a lot of miles and the warning sos has come on. It does go out for a short period of time when you press the ok button.
can anyone advise if this is a must to get fixed and is it an mot failure ?
many thanks
Alan
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I've no idea about MOT, but when I had that come up it was a battery for the SOS system that needed replacing due to age. For my year it is a two-cell pack, one rechargeable. See this thread for much more information. When I needed mine they were in extremely short supply. hopefully, that has improved.
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/f...nality-191247/
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/f...nality-191247/
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as a new member after the purchase of an f type 2018 two weeks ago, haven’t done a lot of miles and the warning sos has come on. It does go out for a short period of time when you press the ok button.
can anyone advise if this is a must to get fixed and is it an mot failure ?
Alan
can anyone advise if this is a must to get fixed and is it an mot failure ?
Alan
Not sure about the MOT, but I wouldn't have thought it would be a fail - it's not a safety issue.
These cars are very sensitive to low battery voltage so if you haven't already, it'd be a good idea to get a battery maintainer (lots on here have CTEK MXS 5.0) and make sure you're fully charged - lots of weird errors can arise otherwise.
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Alan.b (05-23-2023)
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I had the same, intermittent warning last fall. Both the information I found on here and the information from the dealer pointed to the secondary battery being low. They replaced it under warranty (I also have a 2018). Btw, the dealer also asked if the auto-stop/start was working (and that had stopping kicking in as well), which, in his opinion, further indicated that battery needed a change.
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I had the same, intermittent warning last fall. Both the information I found on here and the information from the dealer pointed to the secondary battery being low. They replaced it under warranty (I also have a 2018). Btw, the dealer also asked if the auto-stop/start was working (and that had stopping kicking in as well), which, in his opinion, further indicated that battery needed a change.
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Looks as if the problem was a low battery when the car was sitting on the forecourt for sale, when checked today on a diagnostic programme there was 53 related issues, all reset without issue, lights out and running great.
It did say the sos warning system is needing updated and would require a new module, as I understand is expensive.
all good for now.
many thanks for all comments to assist me.
cheers
Alan
It did say the sos warning system is needing updated and would require a new module, as I understand is expensive.
all good for now.
many thanks for all comments to assist me.
cheers
Alan
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I guess that's because the dealers won't replace just the batteries, especially if the customer is paying! I wonder if a decent independent would do the battery swap.
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