Why would you want to do that? Just curious.

 

I find the locks annoying also. I dont mind them locking too much, but I would at least like them to unlock when I turn the ignition off.

They are quite sensitive on my car, even small parking manoeuvres activate them to lock. If I move the car out of a tight spot to make it easy for a passenger to get in, the doors always get locked in the process.

 

I think its a nice feature to have but I can certainly understand if you have to do that every day. But either way it is not that hard to unlock the door locks when you have to.

 

I like the feature, but I wish that it wasn't so noisy. My VW hatchback does the same thing silently, so why can't the more expensive and luxurious Jaguar do the same?

I wouldn't mind a soft noise, but that loud thunk is unacceptable so, although I prefer it to lock, I'd disable it if I could.

 

I see what you mean. I find the lack of a dedicated button to control the locking mechanisms pretty dumb. Obviously I've figured it out, but a new passenger always struggles with how to get out of the car.

I'm thinking the loud noise is intentional to let the driver know that the locks have been activated.

 

My 2006 VW Jetta GLI had a lever with backlit icons so if it was locked, the lock icon would glow brighter than the unlock icon - perfect solution. If it had AWD I'd still be driving it.

 

Sub-ArticCat,
Several members of this forum are also members of other forums and post their answers (copy/paste) to all forums that have the question. Nice guys huh. (Thank You for posting the information to the public!!!!!) If you find mention to a post, first try this forum, if you find nothing try PMing the author who mentions the post, if you get no reply begin a search on other Jaguar forum sites.

Dicussion thread found at:
http://forums.roadfly.com/forums/jag...7590164-1.html
Author: JagFan on 2006-03-22 at 10:28:52(posted from: Host: us-proxy.att.com IP: 12.20.58.68)
Subject: Re: Doorlock X-type(357 views)
Message: I've never tried this procedure, but I think I found these instructions on this board.

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Reversal of the below should work

Turn on the ignition so all the dash lights come on but don't start the engine.

Lock the door using the button on the door handle and then unlock the door (but don't open it) 3 times.

Turn off the ignition.

Lock the door using the button on the door handle and then unlock the door (but don't open it) 3 times.

Turn on the ignition but dont start the engine - you should be able to hear a beep.

Lock the door again as before then unlock it (only once this time) - a final beep should be heard.

If all goes according to plan your doors should now auto lock when you go over a certain speed (about 5-10mph). This will also auto lock the doors if you reverse away. This mod will be operational until you repeat the above steps to switch it off. It will only work once for each time the car is started though. In other words, if you unlock the doors to let someone out without turning the engine off, they will not automatically lock when you move away again.

JFenley - Thank You to all those who share their personal wealth of knowledge.

 

why the rant?

 

Jimmy,
The advise was to SubArticCat. The "RANT" was to HELP INFORM someone on how to find information they are looking for. NO OFFENSE was intended just polite information on HOW TO get information. It may be obvious to you but not so for many including myself. If I sound like I rant, sorry you're insulted. Don't read any of my posts. I like to try to be through and complete with the how's, why's and what nots. Sometimes words came be understood from many different directions, however if one gives more words around them the meaning can become clear.

 

has this worked for anyone, I'd like to stop the autolock after you start rolling,,

Reversal of the below should work ????

 

"This mod will be operational until you repeat the above steps to switch it off"

The steps provided are to set the auto-lock feature if your computer has lost it's program. If you perform the same procedure the author says it will "switch it off".

 

I tried it just as stated and it worked great. I always wanted to get rid of that feature. Thanks for the post!

 

i find this thread funny. because when i took my x type for a drive.. it auto locked after 3 secs... that noise... is what made me safe, and eventually made me buy the car. Its so...... niiiiiiiiiiice!

 

This is great info. Being a new member I just found this procedure and will implement the change tonight. I've always disliked the autolock feature and this will eliminate that annoyance. Our other car (Ford) has it as well but the disable procedure is in the owner's manual.

 

personally I always thought it was a great feature and the thunk as it locked ( usually at speeds over 5mph ) was reassuring to let you know it had activated.
The feature was / is intended I guess to help make you feel safe in these days of carjacking and the like.

 

I like the rather loud locking feature... That way when a girl gets in my car and the doors lock I can give her an evil "muahahaha!" and the crazy eyes.

 

^ lol!

 

Roflmfao.....great sense of humour there ufoz8

I can see 1 of 3 things happening.....

1. the girls look at you in a strange / weird sorta way
2. the girls see the funny side and laugh their socks?? off
3. the girls bang hysterically on the windows whilst screaming loudly