Hi all,
Have a situation going on with my 2005 S-Type (v6). On locking the car, I noticed that front parkers, tail lights and number plate light stayed on (and did not go off), Next morning battery was pretty low, so disconnected it, and put in on the charger. I have now re-connected the battery after charging, and now the problem is different - headlights, tail lights and number plate light will not come on at !! (either automatically, or manually with the switch). Left & right turn indicators and headlight high beam are working fine. I have checked globes and fuses .. all good. So, two questions ...

• any thoughts on possible root cause of the problem ?
• any recommendations of good auto electrician in south-east suburbs of Melbourne (say within radius of Oakleigh) who is across S-type Jag electrics ?

Cheers

 

The front and rear electronic lighting controller modules are separate items but controlled by logic signals from common items such as the instrument cluster, switches and wiring. I would have a good fiddle with the switch to see if any other scenarios of operation occur. This would indicate a problem with the switch. Otherwise, check wiring, logic signals etc. There are wiring diagrams in the service manuals that can be found online but a reasonable grasp of electrical knowledge is required for this type of problem as it's not just switches and relays.
I would do some searching in the S Type section. Surely you're not the only one to have this problem.

 

Probably the quickest route to a S type literate tech is to call Ratcliffe, Spiteri or Caulfield Jag and ask them for a recommendation.

 

Thanks EXEC, Yarpos - I will follow-up through Ratcliffe, Spiteri and Caulfield Jag