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Welcome to the forum Adam, this is a great source of help and info.

Matt, Certainly not too shabby Mat I used to have a 2.5v6 AWD X-Type (a couple of cars back) it used to return around 23mpg.

Matt, I have the same model as yourself First Registered Dec 2102 MY 2013 2.2d Portfolio, I have only had it 9 weeks and live in a small town so have not had a lot of City driving but have been in the Centre of Edinburgh a couple of times. Just generally knocking about locally I am getting the mid to high 40s, I have had one Motorway run of around 85 miles with cc set at 72mph and it returned 59.9mph, calculating the fuel used to the mileage travelled it works out at an average of around 47mpg, which is a massive boost from my previous wheels (Volvo XC90)

Paul Mine is fitted with it and the Jaguar system is much most intelligent than most I have experienced previously. In fact on holiday in Italy in June we had a brand new VW Golf hire car and I hated it so much that after the first day the first thing I reached for was of off button. I have only had my XF just over 8 weeks and when I got it never worked, I later learned, when the weather cooled that it measures electrical demand and climate control demand and does not turn off the engine when demand is high on either of these. You can also "feather" the footbrake as you come to a halt so that it just holds the car, say at a roundabout or another situation where you can see you are only having to stop momentarily and this prevents it from stopping the engine as well. Other means of controlling it is by using the gear selection paddles which changes the driving mode to manual has the same effect. Also on the approach to a roundabout, I pull both paddles simultaneously which also changes to manual mode but selects the most appropriate gear, this also prevents it switching off the engine. As you accelerate away in manual a pull of two seconds on the up paddle changes back to automatic mode. When you come to the end of your drive brake to a halt, apply the parking brake and release your seatbelt before taking your foot off the footbrake and the system will shut down the car and move your gear selector to park without you touching anything else. Must admit I am now a convert to Start/Stop (at least in the Jaguar) I can't complain about the economy.

Welcome, Stuart. Nic looking cat.

Welcome to the Forum Don't know one in Edinburgh and probably a bit far but his one comes highly recommended https://www.prestigejaguar.com/

Welcome to the Forum Paul ECO Start/Stop

I used to have a 2.5 v6 X-Type and the AWD system coped very well with heavy snow over the winters we had while I owned it, It was replaced by a Nissen XTrail which, while also coping with the snow did not have the comfort of the X-Type, I remember one particular night in the X-Type approaching the hill up to our street in heavy falling snow coming across a queue of around five cars that had attempted and failed to climb the hill. I was approached by the driver of a small FWD car who actually started laughing when I pulled out to overtake him and still remember the expression on his face in my rearview mirror as I disappeared from him on my way slowly but steadily up the hill. The Xtrail was replaced by a Volvo XC90 and it was tremendous in the snow. I am now happy to be back with Jaguar with an XF and am not too concerned as over the fifteen years of 4x4 ownership, in reality, I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I really needed it.

Matt, Snap, Kittens from the same litter. hope you enjoy it as much as I am loving mine.

Welcome Matt, I have the same, only had it 8 weeks but absolutely love it.

Haydyn, Welcome to the Forum, lovely car, I previously (a couple of cars back had an X-Type) and only got my second Jag 8 weeks ago but I already love it, In all Jaguars I have driven (and I have driven a few dating back to the 3.8 mk2 and through the XJ6s of the 70s to my Xtype and now XF) you always feel that you are "wrapped" into the vehicle. I have never experienced this sort of "atmosphere" in any other make. Enjoy it and many happy miles.

John, If your Sat Nav is the HDD version you can add speed cameral and Red Light Camera Warning by downloading them from Pocketgps.com. Only works if you have the Sat Nav map display selected (you can select it then go back to Menu or any other screen and it will still work away in the background). I installed them but got fed up with the constant beeping so deleted them.

I am in Alva, Central Scotland. Regards Bill

Welcome, Kieron, Same here used to have a 2,5 v6 AWD X-Type and love that car. Got an XF 6 weeks ago and absolutely love it. Bill

Steve, Yes, it is just a case of getting used to it. You have the same engine as mine 2.2d I must admit when I started looking for an XF I was not aware that it came in 2.2d I had been test driving 3.0 v6s and saw the one I bought in the corner. Yes it has a slower top speed, yes it is lower 0-60mph but I lost interest in both of these when I retired and had to pay for the fuel myself. I have driven Jaguars since the late 60s 3.8mk2, XJ (although being Police Models they did not enjoy the usual Jaguar Trim) but this is only the second one I have owned, I had an X-type 2.5 v6 prior to A Volvo XC90 and now back to Jaguar. I find the 2.2d is perfectly capable for me and it is a Portfolio so it has the trim level and Toys I want for comfort. Very impressed so far. Many miles of Happy Motoring. Bill

Steve, Yes it stops in drive, I have found that if say arriving at a roundabout that you have to stop to allow light traffic to pass if you slightly reduce the pressure on the brake pedal so that it is "just" holding the vehicle it won't stop the engine, on the other hand, if you do this when you stop and realise that you will be stationary for a bit longer just apply more pressure to the bake and the eco stop cuts the engine. It starts up again as soon as you start to release the brake. if you are stopped and the engine stops if you apply the handbrake and release the footbrake the engine will start up again. If I find I am going to be held up for a while I select Neutral then apply the handbrake before releasing the footbrake and the engine remains off, as soon as you select drive and touch the accelerator it starts and releases the handbrake. The system will start the engine again when it detects the cabin is cooling or heating so that the Climate control can work, and will also start up again if it detects the electrics are draining the battery too much. When you pull up at the end of a journey the engine stops when you brake to a halt, if you release your seatbelt with the footbrake still pressed it will switch off the ignition and move the selector to park without any interaction from you. I was never a fan of this Stop/Start technology but my only previous experience was on a hired VW Golf and the system in it was not nearly so sophisticated if stopped at every opportunity and was so annoying that the first thing I did when I got into the car was press the off button. I have become quite impressed with the Start/Stop in the XF after only having it five weeks, the first three of which I thought it was not working, but that was when we had hot weather and the AC was working hard. When the weather cooled a bit it started to work and I can really see an advantage in fuel consumption. Bill

Welcome Stuart, i have only had my XF 2.2d Portfolio for jus over a month and totally agree with you. I used to have an x Type 2.5 v6 AWD and loved it but been blown away by the XF so far. Many happy miles motoring. Bill

Probably the best thing to do is have it checked. Mine has been working now quite a bit recently but did not work at all today as the weather was a bit warmer and AC running it will be interesting to see if there is a fault. Bill

Steve, Just a quick note, as I said I have only had the XF for just over a month and Stop/Start only worked one day (when the outside temperature dropped and AC was not working so hard) since then nothing. Last night, as an experiment I left the AC on but turned the fan down to a very low-speed and hey presto, next roundabout I came to I had to stop for traffic and the Engine stopped with Green Eco light illuminated and started again as I released the footbrake. With a bit of experimentation, I found that if I feathered the footbrake really lightly I could come to a standstill without triggering an engine stop and similarly if when stopped with the engine stopped, I could instigate the engine start by slightly releasing the footbrake but not enough to let the car move. Seems to be quite a sophisticated intelligent system. although not a fan of Stop/Start my only previous experience of it was a hire VW Golf which was horrendous it stopped and started everytime irrespective of whether the engine was warm or cold or whatever load was on the electrics. I got to the stage with it that I pressed the Eco Off button every time I got into the car. I have not been tempted to do this with the XF so far. Bill

Steve, I got it the morning after i picked up the car but have driven quite a bit since then. The car was off the road for about eight weeks before i got it and as i have not had this message again i put it down to the battery having been a bit llow. The XF will automatically shut done systems like the radio ect after about 10 mins if you switch it on without the engine running, this is to save the battery from being discharged. I would try giving it a good run andvsee bif thst cures it. Failing that might be worth getting the battery checked out. If yoursbis the same as mine (mine is a 2013) it will have two batteries in the boot (the smaller one is for the Eco Stop/Start. Bill

Hi Steve, Welcome, you will find that the eco mode does not work if your battery is low or there is any appreciable load on the system like air con working briskly to cool the vehicle, I am new on here as well only had my 2.2d Portfolio for just overr four weeks. Eco has only worked one day in that time and that was at the end of a fairly long motorway jouney wher the batteries got a good charge and the air con had cooled the interior and the fan was very loiw. Bill

Prestige Jaguar/Land Rover 6, Greenhill Business Park, Greenhill Rd, Paisley PA3 1RQ https://www.prestigejaguar.com/ 5 Star review.

Does not work, my vehicle is MY13 XF 2.2d Portfolio but comes up as X Type 4.0 manufactured in 2013 !!! Bill

Just Picked up my 2nd Jag, previously had a 2.5 v6 X-Type Sport and had many happy miles in it, replaced it with a Volvo XC90 and picked up a MY13 2.2d XF Portfolio on Wednesday and very happy with it so.