I am new to Jaguar, but on my BMW, when I lock the car gas cap is also locked. I see that on my F type, even if the car is locked, the gas cap opens.

Is this normal ? Any help is appreciated !

Thank you !

 

Normal in USA.

 

There's something you don't read every day. Particularly these days.

But, yes, Dogbreath! is correct in that the gas cap does not lock and has been discussed here numerous, if not countless, times.

 

Huh, why doesn't it lock? What if some goofball wants to pour water in my gas tank in the parking lot?

This is really stupid.

 

It doesn't lock because the mechanism wasn't included in US cars. It appears that physically it could be retrofitted, but who knows about the S.W.

 

That's why we don't discuss it. We don't want to tip off goofballs that we have the only cars made without a locking caps. Shhhhh.

 

Yes it is! Of all places to save a few bucks!

 

It's like the anti-vacciners. Why have it when everybody else does.

 

Bwahaha

And yes, I asked the same question when I first got here too...

 

If the gas cap locked, the ne'er do wells would wire dynamite to the ignition. If it makes you feel better the cap on the Benz doesn't lock either.

Seriously, Jag skimps in a lot of places. Look at the base F. No memory seats, no folding mirrors, semi powered seats, no cameras, no parking sensors, simple driving mode selector, no assistive tech etc, etc. I presume this is to keep the base price down on a low volume car which they do successfully. But since I only drive the car a few thousand miles a year what the heck. On the other hand the one we drive the bejessus out of has every option MB sells.

 

Shoot, even my Fiesta has capless filling.

 

Up to 2012 Jaguar fitted locking gas flap to all US supplied cars. When I took delivery of my 2015 R Coupe, it didn't lock so I thought it was a fault. My dealer soon discovered the locking mechanism was missing, upon further investigation they were advised by Jaguar NA that the majority of customers did not want a locking flap as they preferred to lock the car prior to filling it up rather than doing so afterwards!


All European JLR cars have locking as standard regardless of specification. I purchased a locking cap, a little old fashioned but it does the job and saves issues installing the locking servo and running a loom. Oh the loom is not fitted otherwise I would have fitted the servo.

 

...and it saves us $50 a car. Well, that's a better excuse than the otherwise all purpose "a 911 doesn't have one."

 

Where did you get the locking cap? No one so far including me has found one that fits.

 

My XK8 locked its flap automatically but that means if the car is unlocked the flap is also. My Volvo goes the next step and has a dash mounted release. Probably not worth worrying about, but it adds to the list of missing features.

Correction: The Benz lid does lock.

 

There are lots on eBay

 

Brand and part number?

 

UK ones lock .............. just saying

 

Which leads to the question: Why is the world would you delete the lock on the gas lid? Its not like it is an addition for some market. You have to make a actual decision to delete it from the normal spec.

To reduce your cost by $50 on a $85,000 car? That surely doesn't make sense. Is it a regulatory issue? Can't see how that could be, everyone else has a locking gas lid. The explanation above makes no sense to me. I really don't understand the words. The operation of a locking gas lid is completely transparent. You never know it happens. So what is the explanation. Unintelligence, mistake, peut etre.

 

Prince Charles once got stranded in the US because his locking gas door failed to open. After which no more locking flaps in the US.