Did the cars in the dealer have power? Some times dealers will park cars in the show room without the battery hooked up. I can't confirm since Jaguar Cleveland parks them with the fob in the console (except the Maserati's, those are always locked).

I totally agree about the XF.... After I drove the 385hp 5.0 I know that my S is not going to be my last Jag. I'm considering trading and getting something a little more practical, but Jenn already knows that one day in the next 5 to 10 years I will be coming home with an XF.

See, for me, the XF is one of my favorite cars of all time.... Right up there with the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, Mercedes 450SL, and the Bentley Continental GT.

Here is a funny thing... I'm out in El Paso this week.. My rental is one of the most technically advanced cars.. a Prius... OMG I now fully understand why Clarkson hates it... What a POS!

 

Jeff,

I would think that the showroom cars would be powered up to allow prospective customers to adjust the seats etc. I sat in an XJ which was set up for someone rather short and my head hit the roof. When I tried to adjust the seat, nothing.

Mike

 

Were you wearing jeans or shorts? The new XJ seat controls don't accept any input unless you are wearing worsted wool or silk....

 

Business casual since I just got off work. Maybe I should have brought along a jar of Grey-Poupon.

Mike

 

Rick,

You need to paint it to match your Escalade first. Then have matching plates, RICK-CAD for the Escalade, RICK-CAD JR for the dinghy.

 

Sounds like your dealership is way better than mine. When I get my car back I usually have to wipe off the handprints. And I only had them do my oil change once, it costed me $90!

The loaner they gave me once was a jeep commander, wow was that thing huge inside! My friend ended up buying a commander after she saw it.

 

Update: I had the same problem with the right rear caliper yesterday. Smoke and bad smells so back to the dealer. According to the service rep they think there was a glitch in the EPB software when they did the re-calibration. Apparently the technicians plug a laptop into the car and go through a software routine when re-calibrating the EPB after brake pad replacement. They will download a newer version of the calibration software as well as replacing the right rear caliper, pads and rotor at no charge due to the Select Edition Warranty. Perhaps one of the techs can shed more light on this calibration process.

Mike

 

Mike,

Thanks for the additional information. Please keep us posted as you learn more. Changing rear pads and then having to run a software calibration for the electronic parking brake is yet another reason why I dislike the EPB system so much....

I changed our front pads at about 31,000 miles. The rear pads still looked good when I did my 48,000-mile service in early August. Before I have to change the rear pads, I want to be fully informed on what challenges may present themselves to me, and this calibration issue sounds as if it could be Hassle Number One....

Thanks again for filling us in on your experiences....

 

IIRC, Brutal posted before that if all is working OK then the software does not need to be used.

The EPB recalibration when you don't possess the software (and the tool!) is a sticky/FAQ.

It may well be that any dealer may tend to hook up their OBD tool, since they own one, and it will then allow all manner of things (as well as probably prompting to update any calibrations that have changed). That's not the same as it NEEDING to be done (e.g. by a DIYer).

Now, a seized EPB caliper (i.e. on the STR) may mean the EPB module/motor has lost its position setting. In the process of replacement it would make sense for a dealer to use their tool.

I see Mike's car is not an STR, so the EPB shares the caliper. Quite what can and cannot happen in terms of EPB losing its position setting, I do wonder LOL. It could still make sense for a dealer just to hook up their tool and reset the value(s), I guess.