Hi to XKR owners,

1) How do we open the passenger door from inside? I don't see any unlock button in the XKR.

2) How can we change/direct the ventilation mode to the winshield, face or feet?

Thanks

Ian

 

No entirely sure what you are asking but...

The unlock is controlled with the handle that opens the door. When it is pushed all the way "in" the door is locked. To unlock the door you just pull the door handle out half way and that unlocks it. If you then pull it all the way out the door opens...

The ventilation modes are controlled through the headunit/graphic display under the climate menu.

 

Thanks for your answer. I'm in the driver seat and someone wants to open the passenger door on the other side but it's locked. Is there an button in the car to unlock the passanger door so that I won't have to lean over and open it myself?

Ian

 

If you are sitting in the drivers seat and pull your drivers door handle out half way your will unlock both doors. That's the way it works on mine.

Then the person can open the passenger door from the outside and get in.

 

That issue has frustrated me on both my '05 and '08 XK. I too, figured out to open the passenger door as you described and it works; except when it does not. I still have not figured out the variables when it does not work that way. Perhaps, after an intended passenger already tried to open the door or having her hands on the door opener.... not sure but, in some similar instances I could not open the passenger door by pulling out my door handle half way and had to finally use the FOB key while cursing out Jaguar for the embarrassing situation.

Albert

 

Sometimes my better half has tried to open the door at THE EXACT SAME INSTANT as I am unlocking it...which renders the door unusable!

I have to then re-lock the doors and unlock them again, all the while telling her to follow my instructions to the letter!

But this has happened to me with other cars too.

 

FWIW my 12 XF loaner has both an extra doorhandle lock latch plus a dash mounted button

 

The XJ's, XF's and other older cars have unlock buttons. The XK's unlock works with the door open handle.

 

Initially, my car was set up to only unlock the driver's door when the driver's door was opened (with key in pocket, obviously). This would result in me getting in the car, closing the drivers side door, and having the drivers door be unlocked but the passenger door locked. So to unlock the passenger door I had to push the handle in (lock my door) and then pull it back out (unlock it, which would unlock both). This seemed silly to me so I changed the setting via the menu to make both doors unlock when the car is unlocked initially.

I hope that is somehow relevant to the thread...