Valet key only
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Valet key only
When I got my car (2002 S-Type)) I only was given 2 valet keys. I called the Jag dealers and they told me I would not be able to get into the trunk which is not true.
The way I see it, it really doesn't matter as long as I don't press the valet button in the glove box. And if I did, I could not lock the glove box anyway so I will never lock myself out of the trunk having a valet key only.
The only thing I noticed is that if I open the trunk with the key if the doors are still locked, the alarm goes off.
So, this is not really a major issue right? I don't want to spend $400+ dollars on a key.
Thanks-
The way I see it, it really doesn't matter as long as I don't press the valet button in the glove box. And if I did, I could not lock the glove box anyway so I will never lock myself out of the trunk having a valet key only.
The only thing I noticed is that if I open the trunk with the key if the doors are still locked, the alarm goes off.
So, this is not really a major issue right? I don't want to spend $400+ dollars on a key.
Thanks-
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10-11-2015, 06:02 PM
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You can modify your valet key into a "real" key.
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...lar-key-85170/
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...lar-key-85170/
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10-13-2015, 10:17 PM
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10-13-2015, 10:21 PM
The standard keys for the pre-facelift S-Type also have the word VALET moulded into them, there are just stickers/decals with the Jaguar growler head that go over where the VALET is written. The plastic parts are produced in the same moulds so they all have them.
The standard keys are black, the valet keys are green.
If your keys are black then the decal/s has just come off, you actually have the standard keys.
The one original key for my old S-Type was exactly like this, black key with one of the logos missing, so it was showing the VALET marking.
I bought a genuine replacement standard key and Valet key, and then it became pretty obvious what had happened to the original key I already had.
EDIT
Here are the keys from my old S-Type, the black one on the right was the original and was missing the Growler on the other side, and it said VALET. But you can see from the tip of the key it was not a valet key.
The green key on the left is a genuine valet key.
The standard keys are black, the valet keys are green.
If your keys are black then the decal/s has just come off, you actually have the standard keys.
The one original key for my old S-Type was exactly like this, black key with one of the logos missing, so it was showing the VALET marking.
I bought a genuine replacement standard key and Valet key, and then it became pretty obvious what had happened to the original key I already had.
EDIT
Here are the keys from my old S-Type, the black one on the right was the original and was missing the Growler on the other side, and it said VALET. But you can see from the tip of the key it was not a valet key.
The green key on the left is a genuine valet key.
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10-13-2015, 10:46 PM
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The standard keys for the pre-facelift S-Type also have the word VALET moulded into them, there are just stickers/decals with the Jaguar growler head that go over where the VALET is written. The plastic parts are produced in the same moulds so they all have them.
The standard keys are black, the valet keys are green.
If your keys are black then the decal/s has just come off, you actually have the standard keys.
The one original key for my old S-Type was exactly like this, black key with one of the logos missing, so it was showing the VALET marking.
I bought a genuine replacement standard key and Valet key, and then it became pretty obvious what had happened to the original key I already had.
EDIT
Here are the keys from my old S-Type, the black one on the right was the original and was missing the Growler on the other side, and it said VALET. But you can see from the tip of the key it was not a valet key.
The green key on the left is a genuine valet key.
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The standard keys are black, the valet keys are green.
If your keys are black then the decal/s has just come off, you actually have the standard keys.
The one original key for my old S-Type was exactly like this, black key with one of the logos missing, so it was showing the VALET marking.
I bought a genuine replacement standard key and Valet key, and then it became pretty obvious what had happened to the original key I already had.
EDIT
Here are the keys from my old S-Type, the black one on the right was the original and was missing the Growler on the other side, and it said VALET. But you can see from the tip of the key it was not a valet key.
The green key on the left is a genuine valet key.
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