At last! I just bought my first Jaguar last week. S-Type 3.0 L 1999 Automatic.

The guy who sold it me pointed-out the ABS warning message was on, and that it just needed a £45 replacement sensor. I took the car in to my local garage for a once-over, and (among other things) they said the ABS sensor was OK and that the problem was with the warning light.

Since then, in addition, the "Boot Open" message, and the red warning light is constantly on, even though the boot is firmly shut, and opens fine with the console switch.

So the question is...what's going on? Do these two fault lights share a common line. Can something be reset?

 

What idiot would say the light is the problem????

The light is on BECAUSE there is a problem in the abs!

Your correct answer to the guy you bought the car from should have been this. "Fine change the $45 dollar sensor and get the ABS light to go out and THEN I will buy the car." In case you have not bought too many cars before it's always a small sensor but for some reason they never have time to fix it before they sell it to you!

Now go back and get the actual code. Please don't use the same place. They are clueless!! You could have a simple cheap fix or a very expensive complex repair. The code is the key. Be aware many shops can't get deep enough into the Jaguar electronics to even read the ABS codes. So you might need a dealer to get the code.
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I guess bought privately so no warranty. At least don't ever go back to the useless garage as they either lied or don't know how car electrics changed about 20 years ago so are utterly out of date and not safe to let near any modern car.

 

+1 to both of the above, re boot light, check the boot push switch and the wiring near boot hinge (it can become chaffed)

 

Hey There
Check that the plastic cover is inplace when you close the boot.... I had mine come on also after replacing a lamp in the tail light .... I didnt have the plastic inplace so the switch wasnt being made, if you push the switch in & get someone to check on the dash if it goes out that will tell you it just needs to be pushed further down , hence the plastic cover over the backend of the boot compartment.

Regards
BanHugs

 

Thanks everyone.
I've discovered the boot light problem is only the plastic boot "tread plate" (as you discovered, BanHugs) which isn't fully clipped in - hence the switch doesn't depress quite enough. I stuck a bit of cardboard in there to prove the point. So I'll just have to fit some new clips.