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Steve/Claws I think you may have hit on it with the GEM . . . I'm gonna do a little investigating tomorrow . . . actually, probably the weekend - I recall the weather forecast is rain tomorrow. Boo. Thanks for the advice. Steve

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Hi Jim I haven't made any progress with it. No one seems to know the official name for this thing. I figure a trip to my local Jaguar dealership might be in order, if only to ask what the "lights-on alert" things is actually called :o) Anyone else got any idea? Steve

Hi Guys thanks for the quick and positive response - I've tried it - using And's advice to "gently push " and the wing mirrors do fold back. It's good to know and be able to do that, so I will no longer be concerned when I park on a road. Cheers! Steve

I recently bought a 2005 X-type and have realised it doesn't alert me if I accidentally leave the lights on when I switch the engine off. I believe this is supposed to happen and someone who knows more about cars than me has told me that the appropriate piece of kit is connected but just isn't working. I can't see where this "thing" is (and don't have a name for it - apart from "that fliipin' thing that isn't working"). I've tried googling it but can't find anything. I've had a look at the fuse box and information on the fuses and fuse box in the owner's handbook but can' tell which fuse controls this "lights left on" alert and wondering if it's in the engine compartment fuses F3 which is for horns on a diesel only or F27 which mentions it's for, amongst other things, battery backed sounder. They're only ones I can see that might be the ones. I've checked all the fuses in the engine compartment with a meter and they're all OK. I can't get the meter to the ones in the glove box - you need five hands and two sets of eyes to be able to do that surely? My questions are what is this thing called, where is it and how do I get it working? Any advice would much be appreciated. Cheers! Steve

Hi, I'm a new Jag owner with a 2000 5X type 2 L diesel. I'm wondering if the wing mirrors fold in to avoid damage when I'm parked? I've looked in the manual and it mentions electric wing mirrors and shows a button which folds the wing mirrors in - but I don't have that button on my car, so no electric folding wing mirrors. The handbook also says that they fold in in case of a collision which leads me to suspect that they do fold in manually. However I don't want to take the chance of forcing them only to find that that wasn't supposed to happen! Any advice will be much appreciated. Steve

Hi Jim Thanks for the welcome, it's good to be on board and good to be a Jag owner! Of course it makes perfect sense that I'm not going to get many responses to my questions if they're in the new member section - why didn't I think of that? LOL I'll post in the model specific section right now! Thanks again! Steve

Hi Peter Good to meet you and thanks for the suggestion about the fuses. I've had a look at the fuse box and information on the fuses and fuse box in the owner's handbook but can'ttell which fuse controls this "lights left on" alert and wondering if it's in the engine compartment fuses F3 which is for horns on a diesel only or F27 which mentions it's for, amongst other things, battery backed sounder.They're the only ones I can see that might be the ones. If anyone's got any other information appreciate it Cheers! Steve And hopefully Bertieboy will spot this and can come up with something as well. Cheers! Steve

Hi Peter Good to meet you and thanks for the suggestion about the fuses. I'll try that later or maybe tomorrow as it's heading towards getting a little dark now. And hopefully Bertieboy will spot this and can come up with something as well. Cheers! Steve

A few weeks ago I purchased my first Jaguar, a 2005 X-Type 2.0D. Really pleased with it. Initially it had condensation in the driver's side headlamps. The dealer I bought it from said once I'd use the headlamps for a while this would dissipate the condensation. To be honest I didn't believe him, however having use the headlamps for quite a while absolutely no sign of condensation in them at all. Two things I'd like to ask: Firstly, do the wing mirrors fold in to avoid damage when I'm parked? I've looked in the manual and it mentions electric wing mirrors and shows a button which folds the wing mirrors in - but I don't have that button on my car) and it also says that they fold in in case of a collision. I suspect that they do fold in however I don't want to take the chance of forcing them only to find that that wasn't supposed to happen! Any advice on that will be much appreciated. Secondly, and more importantly, the car doesn't alert me if I accidentally leave the lights on when I switch the engine off. I believe this is supposed to happen and someone who knows more about cars than me has told me that the appropriate piece of kit is connected but just isn't working. My question is what is this piece of kit known as, as I've tried googling it so that I could order a new one, but can't find anything. Again any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in anticipation! Steve