Battery died again -- any ideas?
#41
I'm the 3rd owner so not sure what reflashes have been done to the system.
Cheers,
- Will
#42
Darin
#43
If you later come back to the car, open the door (e.g., to get something out of the console), then close the door without re-locking, the screen stays on for around 15 minutes.
Mine is a 2010 XF Premium.
#45
#46
On the auto-lock feature, did you check you vehicle settings under "security?" Mine has two options, auto alarm set, and auto-relock. I have both turned off.
#47
When you do drive it, typically how many miles do you drive? I think this car needs to be driven over 7 miles at a time to give it a full charge. My usual 3-4 mile drives charge it a little, but not fully. For the last 3 years, with a new battery, that was enough. But now that the battery is 3 years old, I think it's just not strong enough for my usage.
#48
Setting the auto alarm will enable the alarm after exiting the car after a determined time, but not lock it. The auto-relock will only lock the car when the remote is used to unlock the car and after a minute it will relock the car if no doors or the boot is not opened.
#49
In 2 1/2 years, I have never locked my car in the garage, I also remove the key far from range. I have found that the system stay alive if it can sense the key. Also when I go back to car after a while, I always tap the dome lights to off and I quickly hit the radio on/off switch which turns off the screen saver. When I would alow the dome lights and screen saver to go off on their own combine with auto headlights being on, I get the low battery sign on my display when I restart the car. Also short trips will kill the battery in these cars because the recharge time doesn't catch up with electronic drain time.
#50
I think I'm going to get a free battery test done locally to see what they say, and then possibly visit another Jaguar dealer.
#51
I think I'm going to get a free battery test done locally to see what they say, and then possibly visit another Jaguar dealer.[/QUOTE]
Hey Long Islander,
I have found that some times those battery test are not proof positive with batteries. On another car that I owed, I had the battery tested twice and both times it passed. But when the car keep needing to be jump started every morning. I took the battery out and switched with my wives car. Guess what? My car started the following morning and her's didn't. I purchased one of those high amp 6 pack style batteries from pepboys and it last the extra 4 years until I traded it in for the Jag. I was told that if you drive the car for long period of time before the test, even a weak cell maynot show up on the test. Just food for thought...
Hey Long Islander,
I have found that some times those battery test are not proof positive with batteries. On another car that I owed, I had the battery tested twice and both times it passed. But when the car keep needing to be jump started every morning. I took the battery out and switched with my wives car. Guess what? My car started the following morning and her's didn't. I purchased one of those high amp 6 pack style batteries from pepboys and it last the extra 4 years until I traded it in for the Jag. I was told that if you drive the car for long period of time before the test, even a weak cell maynot show up on the test. Just food for thought...
#52
Hey Long Islander, I have found that some times those battery test are not proof positive with batteries. On another car that I owed, I had the battery tested twice and both times it passed. But when the car keep needing to be jump started every morning. I took the battery out and switched with my wives car. Guess what? My car started the following morning and her's didn't. I purchased one of those high amp 6 pack style batteries from pepboys and it last the extra 4 years until I traded it in for the Jag. I was told that if you drive the car for long period of time before the test, even a weak cell maynot show up on the test. Just food for thought...
#54
#55
Just be thankful you do not have to take a tire off to change your battery.
#56
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#58
The cheapest fix that you can try is to replace the battery. You can do that yourself and is simple with no labor cost. Just simple labor at the dealer cost more than a battery. Nine out of ten times, that is the solution to a dead or weak battery problem. An Exide H-8 AGM battery is probably the best replacement battery right now in my opinion. I hate the hassle of having a battery issue, so I normally replace mine every two years no matter what. I then use the old battery for some of my other hot rod projects.
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