Emergency Park Release
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Emergency Park Release
A SEARCH and another perusal through the STICKY section didn't find this answer for me...
I found references to the Emergency Park Release (EPR) in several spots in the Service Manual (page 12,933 of the Service Manual)
The EPR appears to be a cable-operated release of the PARK mechanism (useful if you need to transport/flatbed the car). Trouble is, I can't access it.
In the cubby between the seats (where the CD player is, on my '14), I see the plastic cover, but it won't come off readily without a tool. Do I need to pry with great vigor? I don't want to knacker the plastic piece if I'm wrong.
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/a...cy-release.pdf
TIA
I found references to the Emergency Park Release (EPR) in several spots in the Service Manual (page 12,933 of the Service Manual)
The EPR appears to be a cable-operated release of the PARK mechanism (useful if you need to transport/flatbed the car). Trouble is, I can't access it.
In the cubby between the seats (where the CD player is, on my '14), I see the plastic cover, but it won't come off readily without a tool. Do I need to pry with great vigor? I don't want to knacker the plastic piece if I'm wrong.
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/a...cy-release.pdf
TIA
Last edited by Carbuff2; Sep 20, 2018 at 03:14 PM.
A SEARCH and another perusal through the STICKY section didn't find this answer for me...
I found references to the Emergency Park Release (EPR) in several spots in the Service Manual (page 12,933 of the Service Manual)
The EPR appears to be a cable-operated release of the PARK mechanism (useful if you need to transport/flatbed the car). Trouble is, I can't access it.
In the cubby between the seats (where the CD player is, on my '14), I see the plastic cover, but it won't come off readily without a tool. Do I need to pry with great vigor? I don't want to knacker the plastic piece if I'm wrong.
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/a...cy-release.pdf
TIA
I found references to the Emergency Park Release (EPR) in several spots in the Service Manual (page 12,933 of the Service Manual)
The EPR appears to be a cable-operated release of the PARK mechanism (useful if you need to transport/flatbed the car). Trouble is, I can't access it.
In the cubby between the seats (where the CD player is, on my '14), I see the plastic cover, but it won't come off readily without a tool. Do I need to pry with great vigor? I don't want to knacker the plastic piece if I'm wrong.
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/a...cy-release.pdf
TIA
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If you look very closely at that plastic cover piece it has two little slots in it on the under edge, one each end.
I carry a snub nosed flat blade screwdriver in the cubby for just that purpose, insert the blade into the slots and twist and hey presto the cover pops off.
I carry a snub nosed flat blade screwdriver in the cubby for just that purpose, insert the blade into the slots and twist and hey presto the cover pops off.
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Send me your quarter? LOL, I'll make this automotive 'investment' pay off yet! 
Ah-HA! Thank you. 
These line up with the metal clips that secure the cover in place. Lifting there with a smallish screwdriver lifted the cover without bending/cracking it. 
Applying a thin layer of grease to the clips' 'mating areas' has made the grip less tenacious, and will reduce the force needed to release the cover (should I need to) the next time.
Thanks All!
Originally Posted by OzXFR
If you look very closely at that plastic cover piece it has two little slots in it on the under edge,
These line up with the metal clips that secure the cover in place. Lifting there with a smallish screwdriver lifted the cover without bending/cracking it. Applying a thin layer of grease to the clips' 'mating areas' has made the grip less tenacious, and will reduce the force needed to release the cover (should I need to) the next time.
Thanks All!
Last edited by Carbuff2; Sep 21, 2018 at 07:27 AM.
Excellent advice
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