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The specifications for both the X Type and the S Type jaguar do not include a USB port. The Discs from MY SATNAV UPDATE are genuine Denso discs and not pirate discs. They are map updates which if bought from a Jaguar dealer would cost £161. I was quietly advised that looking at the internet would produce an identical and cheaper one with the most recent one for both the S Type and the X type being the 2012 one. Peter.

I'm not sure whether any X-Type ever had the USB port fitted as standard. It comes with the ACM (Audio Connectivity Module) that also provides some other connections. The ACM is a tiny bit jerry-rigged in style as it basically replaces the CD changer (there's a switch you can use to alternate between the two) and folders on a USB stick are apparently seen as if they were CDs in the changer. If you have an X-Type with a tape deck and possess any soldering skill, you are in luck as there's a simple and free (aside from the cost of that single cable) way of plugging anything into it. The only two drawbacks are that you have to have a blank tape in the player and the chance of ground loop interference if you charge your preferred MP3 player from the cigar lighter. Regarding those navigation update discs, the cheap ones are almost certainly pirate copies. There's no other plausible explanation for the difference in price. Realistically of course, nobody is going to drop £300+ on a map update to a 12 year old satnav (and 2012 is the last update the X-Type/S-Type/X350 and X358 XJ will get). The discs are also available online, and at least downloading them for free means not benefitting the pirates in any monetary way.

I can't seem to find a definitive answer to your query...although it does seem that many owners have this issue. If the display is so dim that it makes it difficult to read I would probably opt for an aftermarket radio as they are much more capable of playing media such as iPods, USB memory stick, etc and probably a much better option all round.

good point trevor thanks I may just put the 16" on and get the 17" refurbed

Dear Brian, I am also retired . Had a bit of luck in the money department, so I'm not flash in the slightest. The wife bought me an Aston Martin DB 9 for my birthday, whilst it was in for service someone ran into it . The garage is also a Jaguar as well as an Aston franchise . The XJ Supersport belonged to one of the Jaguar directors and they let me borrow it . it is a fantastic car, so they have let me keep it, it is so far superior in every single way to the Aston . Apart from the usual Luxury (and USB port) , it has a 1200 watt 20 speaker sound system , and three TV's' . As I get older I get worse, and have just changed my christian name from Trevor to Hendrix (honest) . And as Peter claims he is even older (definitely wiser ) than us I think you should both join my club . ATB, Trevor