How to open the glove box with a dead battery?
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I have less than 24 hours to figure this out before the car goes bye.
Note: car is bricked; jumping it won't work.
Thanks in advance.
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You could try connecting a set of jumpers or a battery charger to the internal fusebox main cable, under the black plastic cover (big red cable) at the top of this pic: Jaginfo - Jaguar XF Forum
This fuse box is in the RHS footwell near the kickpanel, so passenger side on a LHD car.
Connect the positive lead of the jumper cable or battery charger to that connection and the negative lead to a convenient earth.
That might juice up the battery just enough to get the glovebox open.
This fuse box is in the RHS footwell near the kickpanel, so passenger side on a LHD car.
Connect the positive lead of the jumper cable or battery charger to that connection and the negative lead to a convenient earth.
That might juice up the battery just enough to get the glovebox open.
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You could try connecting a set of jumpers or a battery charger to the internal fusebox main cable, under the black plastic cover (big red cable) at the top of this pic: Jaginfo - Jaguar XF Forum
This fuse box is in the RHS footwell near the kickpanel, so passenger side on a LHD car.
Connect the positive lead of the jumper cable or battery charger to that connection and the negative lead to a convenient earth.
That might juice up the battery just enough to get the glovebox open.
This fuse box is in the RHS footwell near the kickpanel, so passenger side on a LHD car.
Connect the positive lead of the jumper cable or battery charger to that connection and the negative lead to a convenient earth.
That might juice up the battery just enough to get the glovebox open.
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Many XF owners have had problems opening the glove box, even with a fully charged and healthy battery. The secret is to touch the button dead on with the tip of your finger. No angle, no swipe, tap/push it at exactly 90 degrees. If all/most other electrical systems are working with the car hooked up to another car's battery then the glove box button should work. No mechanical release AFAIK.
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Got put on a flatbed two hours ago for parts yards unknown!
Funny, when the tow driver lifted it onto the bed, water was still draining out of it! Unreal.
Never could get the glove box open despite all the helpful suggestions from this forum and elsewhere.
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