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After months of deliberating, I have decided to sell my beloved Jaguar XF 3.0L D Premium Luxury. I have recently posted an advertisement on this JOC cars for sale section. If anybody is looking for, or knows anybody who is looking for a Jaguar XF, then get in touch. I am advertising elsewhere and I believe the asking price is sensible at £6,250 Regards, Graham

2011 Jaguar XF 3.0 D Premium Luxury. Cambelts have been replaced by Jaguar main dealership at 108,000 miles and mileage is currently at 120,990. Full service history by Jaguar Specialists with all paperwork and 9 stamps in service book. My XF is beautiful Claret Red with full Black leather. Just had the annual service by an Jaguar Independent Specialist. All tyres excellent. Everything works as it should with no faults. Only two owners before me, the last owner works for Jaguar. 2 x electronic keys, Folder bundle with full and complete service history, MOT until 14 March 2020, Further info: Black leather seats (Heated front seats), electric multi function adjustable seats for passenger and driver with lumbar support, drivers seat multi memory position, winter defrost pack front & rear screens & mirrors defrost, multi function steering wheel, dual climate control, air con, cruise control, dynamic mode, Bluetooth telephone connectivity, CD FM/AM audio, alloy wheels, Walnut veneers, keyless ignition, electric front and rear windows, blind spot monitoring, rear parking sensors, steering wheel paddle gear shift, automatic rain sensor window wipers, automatic headlamps, ISOFIX child seat system, touch screen multi function display, excellent sat nav (Jaguar Landrover), space saver spare wheel, split folding rear seats 1/3rd 2/3rd, good sized boot space, 2 x keys, Full & complete service history, last serviced at Jaguar Specialist at 120,990 miles on 27/2/2019, Smoke free, Pet free and MOT until 14/3/2020! Sensibly priced to sell at £6,250 Contact me for further details but be aware I am advertising this elsewhere. Graham

Still unsure yet!

Well, I would certainly be able to carry my fishing gear, I have seen some people with these L200 types. What is it you have?

Hoping to part exchange my 2011 Jaguar XF 3.0 D Premium Luxury for a similar condition tow car which must be automatic. I like Shogun's as I already have a manual one (Shogun Sport) but if anybody on here has something I can tow a 1610Kg caravan with I might be interested in other makes!

So, after resisting a desire to purchase a lovely caravan here I am still pondering. I deliberately missed out on a lovely Bessacarr 625GL even after my low offer was accepted! Something wasn't right and I think it's all down to my (towing) car! I might bite the bullet and grab an end of season caravan bargain (I'm not buying new) as some people will no doubt want to sell having had their holidays and in some cases, to prevent having to pay storage for the caravan! Yes, now is a good time to buy. I would still like to know what my car is actually allowed to tow though, so have attached a picture of the sticker which shows (I think) the towing weight allowed for my vehicle. The sticker is located inside of the nearside door forward post. Can anybody translate the confusing list of weights with an explanation of what each represents please? Regards Graham

Cheers everyone, I havn't rushed out and bought a caravan yet. I had seen a couple that I really liked but in the end, I decided the XF isn't really a tow vehicle so have stopped looking at least for the time being!

Thank you Peter. I am still confused and even more so due to looking wider at various caravans. How lovely some of them are. Regards Graham

Hi, I am shortly to purchase a caravan. I already have a tow car (Shogun Sport 2.5Tdi) which will do the job, although I would really like to tow with my XF 3.0l Diesel Premium Luxury. I have searched the maximum tow loads and have found at least a couple of confusing specifications. On one site called UKtow.com it stated my car (but a year 2009 (mine is a 2011)), as towing weight of 1678kg. On another site towingcapacity.co.uk it gave unbraked max as 750kg and braked max as 1850kg. Does anyone have anything that can give me positive guides here please? Also, while I am close to choosing the caravan, has anyone had a towbar fitted to an XF? I wouldn't mind a pointer to where I should go. I do have someone who could fit one at my workshop although I won't let them loose on the wiring and as I would require split charging this might be challenging with the XF's electrics? Regards Graham

Surely that picture of the lady wearing a red top isn't your Mum as you stated she is 83yrs old? Anyhow, nice to read how she became a Jaguar owner. Moving on, the XF is such an amazing car. Luxury travel and every drive is a treat! I used to own an X type which is a totally different car. I can't comment on the S type as I havn't owned one of those, although I am told they are also very comfortable. I love my XF 3.0D Premium Luxury (2011) but if I where looking for a replacement I would have a look at a Portfolio S. Regards Graham

I will keep an eye on it. I am sure it was lit when lights are. Unless I have turned it off when messing around when I examined the Valet mode maybe?

Jaguar XF 3.0D Premium Luxury Electronic button that opens the glove box - is this usually illuminated when the vehicle lights are on? (The actual light inside the glove box works. I am just referring to the button that opens the glove compartment). I feel sure it always used to be lit when the vehicle running lights are on. Is this correct? Next question, is it easy to get at to replace the bulb? Regards Graham

Interesting that one. Thanks Joe. How on earth would anyone think of that one until you mention the multimeter!

Thanks Joe and Ron. I now have my Ctek MXS 7.0 and have it hooked up to the Jag so I feel confident for the time being until that switch has been checked out or until the fault is eventually traced! Service is due in March but hoping to get this electrical glitch sorted before then. Anyhow for now at least, I shouldn't have battery drain at home! Joe, I do have a multimeter but I would need a dummy's list to know how to use it for this task which is why I paid for the car to be looked at professionally by the guy's called "Jagutech of Hessle, Hull"! The two guys there have umpteen years experience working for Hatfield Jaguar before forming this company specialising in Jaguar's so I do feel confident with them. This is a 2011Jaguar XF 3.0D so no key/flap operation. Everything is electronic I am afraid! Also, Jagutech have already given the car a good going over and performed all test's but could not find any fault whatsoever! Therefore, I am wanting that switch examined by experts. I do know of a car electrical company who might just save the day. I will pop in later in the week. I eventually bought the Ctek MXS 7.0 from Halfords (I did spot Amazon's price for the MXS 5.0 as pictured below for the three items I wanted):- Frequently bought together + + Amazon total price: £87.87 However, in Halfords new year sale, they had reduced the MXS 7.0 to £89.50 thereby already saving greatly before even paying with my J.O.C. discount card (smirk). This is the newer version two notches up from the MXS 5.0 (which itself is well capable of doing the job). However for about the same price, give or take a couple of quid I spotted the MXS 7.0. So I thought, for about the same price, why have Cotton when you can have Silk? Oh, and thank you once again Jaguar Owners Club for this EXTRA 15 per cent discount at Halfords! Halfords Ctek Batt Charger MXS7.0 £89.50 Ctek Comf M8 Direct Conn £ 4.99 Ctek 2.5m Ext Cable £11.99 Total £106.48 Coupons £ 15.96 Halfords Total Price (J.O.C.) £ 90.52 Regards Graham

My other thread named simply, "Flat Battery" has turned into a history lesson (no complaint, just that the page doesn't read as easy) so I have started a new thread seeing as the same problem happened two days ago during -2 degrees below freezing!!! : - Read my first thread to see that I took the car in to get sorted, and thought it had until - - - Outside temperature dropped below -2 degrees and at 2am I was awoken by the car alarm sounding. Not as loud as it should be, but then this may have been sounding for some time and battery was nearly flat? Anyhow, cancelled with my key fob ok. But then no power to unlock the doors so I popped open the boot manually and gave the battery a boost start using the Ring bench charger. It started first attempt easily during freezing temperature! I then gave the battery a full charge on 8 amp charge all day. While I was sat in the car wondering what the hell could be causing this very unusual fault (which DOES NOT record any fault codes on the computer (as confirmed by Jagutech of Hessle)), I heard this faint tick tick noise coming from the front passenger seat. Looking further into this, I found the electronic seat switch slightly out of alignment like someone or something has bashed it. That is where the noise was coming from! It is the long thin switch which moves the seat backward and forward. I moved it in it's various positions and I think I might have found a fault if not THE fault! When I moved the seat forwards, it did not stop it's motor. Simply the seat came to a stop but the motor trying to still go forwards. The same applied to the backwards movement. It was possible (for now) to get a happy medium whereby the motor does behave and this was done by rapidly flicking the direction of the switch in the opposite way that the chair was moving. Then the ticking noise ceased. The switch itself doesn't seem to come apart easily. It might be a very easy fix as it doesn't look damaged, merely that one side has "popped" out might be preventing the isolator being engaged when the seat reaches it's maximum position so maybe just wants reseating? I have just two questions to you Jaguar experts - Is it likely that the faulty power seat switch would have drained the battery since last using the car, probably 12 hours earlier? And assuming this intermittent fault was the cause of my previous flat battery, WHY on earth did this not show on the Jaguar system analysis? I had that carried out by the independent Jaguar garage that I use for servicing? Regards Graham Footnote - - - I have ordered a CTEK MXS7.0 Battery Charger battery charger/conditioner from Halfords although won't be with me until 18th January. That hopefully will at least keep a healthy battery. That is, as long as the power seat switch IS the cause of the problem. Everything appears to be otherwise perfect on the car apart from, I still have a slight suspicion regarding the alarm (when arming) as this usually takes two or three attempts before it locks! And it is not the fob because the same happens if I use the spare fob! Unlocking always responds immediately). Time will tell!

I did look at the Ctek a while back but for some reason opted for a "Ring" bench charger as it has several options for charging. Excellent charger which will also charge my Shogun if required and it also has a jump start facility which might be useful if I ever have the "flat battery problem" again! I have my eye on a Ctek one as well which I want to somehow install in the boot of the XF. I'm looking at options of exactly how/where to lead the 240v power cable into the boot though. It's the cable being crushed when shutting the boot I don't like! Regards Graham

Got my XF back from the Jagutech guys in Hessle, Hull yesterday. They did a Battery and Alternator test, a system diagnostic scan which showed NO obvious fault codes stored! and checked for battery drain. There was NO battery drain! They then reset battery monitor and a battery hard re-set. They left it for three days and was minus 6 degrees on one of the days and started first time for them! ALL OK! Nothing wrong with the car. How honest is that? Only £30 labour charge and only £90 in total which included the diagnostic charge and vat. I bet some garages would have made sure something was wrong! Thank you Chris and Shaun. The guys left me a message at the end of the job sheet. It read "Recommend to use vehicle more" (I only cover about 3000 miles per annum)! Although amusing I can see the reason for this. They had to give my car a thorough examination to try and find out why it kept on draining the battery. They failed to find anything wrong which is good! However they noticed that my XF tends to only go on short (or very short) journeys and this in itself could be the cause! Starting the car takes a huge chunk of energy from the battery as do the other electronics we take for granted before driving off - - - like the car alarm, door locks, auto seat position, auto folding mirrors, heated seats, fan, heated front screen, heated rear screen, auto defrost, auto ventilation system, radio, lights, wipers, dashcam and of course the main onboard computer system. It appears to be that, these short runs are taking power from the battery and the alternator should put that power back in during the course of a journey which clearly it is not! My Conclusion: I have owned the car for three years now and my low annual mileage is about the same. The battery is brand new so if I give the car a LONG run each week it should hopefully stay charged. It makes some sense to go for a drive to charge the battery up. However, that brings other aspects to my Jaguar ownership i.e. higher mileage therefore higher fuel cost, higher insurance, premature maintenance cost of tyres brakes etc that might last much longer. I do have the obvious solution though. I have a Ring battery charger that can give a low 2amp trickle charge. It is a bit of a pain to have to hook up to the battery each time I come home and vice versa but at least the battery will stay topped up. In the longer term though I will look at having a quick connect system to an "onboard" charging system like some of you on this forum already have! Regards Graham

Ha ha there are some very good answers here. I tend to be very forgetful at such times - I can never remember what he wanted, but I always do find the house phone where I left it an hour ago when the said nuisance caller rang. Then I remembered! I had said to him, "oh could you just give me a minute and I must have put the phone directly in front of my Mordaunt - Shorts?

I have a fault that is flattening the battery. Brand new battery fitted and flat the next day! Charge battery and it starts ok but I think there is a relay or something gone into fault and draining the battery. I took it to Jagutech in Hessle today. They are the boys who service my car and know what to do. Hopefully they will look after it for me. It will be a merry Jaguar Christmas once my baby gets fixed! Regards all Graham

I recently had a situation whereby if I wasn't at home at the time my battery went flat I would have needed a jump start. Reading the Jaguar handbook, and also by searching the internet I came across an important instruction. It says to connect the donor vehicle "positive" jump lead to the battery positive and with the other end of the jump lead, to the disabled vehicle battery positive pole. That I have always done correct. It then states to connect the donor vehicle "negative" jump lead to the recommended "ground pole" on the donor vehicle (not the battery!) and the other end of the negative jump lead to a suitable earth point on the disabled vehicle at least 20" away from the battery! I have to confess that in all my years of motoring, on the odd occasion that I have needed jump leads, I have connected the ground to the battery "negative" pole. I know the implications are that there is less resistance when you connect to a good solid and clean part of steel rather than earthing via a relatively small diameter jump cable which is going to get very hot! What I don't know however, is exactly where this earth pole is on my XF! Regards Graham