Did he say they wouldn't or they can not access the feature? There is a big difference. On the older cars it was in dealer options just as the alarm beeping when you lock & unlock the car. I will look into it let you know.

 

He said they would not enable the feature. He did not indicate one way or the other whether they could enable it.

I appreciate you looking into it!

 

It's a broken record, but man do we have way too many useless regulations/laws. I know safety thing might save 1 child from getting their hand broken every year, but why force it on everybody.

 

I couldn't care less whether the fob puts the windows up or down or not. It's amazing what people get worked up about around here.

 

It's not a regulation.

It's the result of too many "upstanding citizens" filing lawsuits against manufacturers of all types of devices claiming safety defects. Thus, their corporate lawyers have taken over. The U.S. is the capital of frivolous lawsuits, and it's democracy in action. You're shooting in the wrong direction.

 

It's a 'feature" everybody wants more features.

It would be interesting to hear what another dealer says, it doesn't make sense that they will enable it on other models and not the F Type.

 

Just checked on my MY16 with Global open/closed enabled in the menu and they go up and down as per the manual...I guess they trust us in the UK not to put our mitts in the way

 

More likely is that they don't get sued in the UK over every nit and nat as happens in the US.

 

Global gets all the good features...windows up, locking fuel cap, choice of AWD/RWD...

 

They won't enable it on any models in the U.S., and that's including Land Rover according to my dealer (Hornburg Santa Monica).

 

Hmm, I thought the F-Type gas cap access panel locked and unlocked based on whether the car is locked or unlocked? Are you saying it is always unlocked?

 

That's correct, the gas cap does not lock with the car. It is always unlocked.

I wasn't aware the global cars locked, that's very odd why U.S. cars wouldn't.

 

Yes, we've been through this with several generations of new owners here. US cars get no locking fuel door. There's nothing electronic to enable either because the locking mechanism isn't present on US models. They do lock on models in most other countries.

 

Maybe the 2016 US models now have locking gas caps?

 

I'm sure Merlin will tell us soon.

 

Oh believe me, we are following the sue regime, slowly but surely unfortunately!

Our UK spec cars have a locking fuel cover.

I wish we could have the funky yellow running LED's that you guys have in the edges of your headlights, but that would be against the ''law'' in Blughty! Mad world hey?

 

No for Canada for 2016.

 

Since there was the possibility that it had changed in 2016, I just checked. Unfortunately, I can confirm no locking fuel filler cover on the US 2016 models either.

That is unfortunate. I think this is the first car I've had in the last decade without a locking fuel cover.

Luckily I live in a fairly low-crime area and keep my car garaged as well, but I suppose auto supply stores still sell locking gas caps for those who do not. Though I am not 100% sure a generic fuel cap will work on these cars, since I thought they had some kind of sensor to detect if the cap is locked. Perhaps its vapor or pressure based.

 

If you're referring to the J-blade LED running lights, they are white in the US. However, when activating a turn signal, the white lights on the side being signaled go off and we get the required orange blinker.

 

I think the UK version doesn't have this orange reflector