Hi,

I've replaced the batteries and no joy. I can only lock/unlock manually via the passenger door which obviously is a pain. I need to put one of the fobs in the slot under the dash to start the car.

Questions:

• How do I diagnose if this is a fob or car problem?
• If fob, do I need to get a replacement? Can I buy from Jaguar or on the open market?
• Is there a method to pair fob and car?
• If car, can I fix it or does it have to go to Jaguar?

I have looked through a lot of posts and can't see any thing relevant to my problem but if there is, can someone point me to it?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Mike

 

FOBs go bad. Can you program new ones?
If not you will need a dealer. It will be expensive. Be SURE and get 2 keys/FOBs. We have had so many people buy used Jags and only get 1 key thinking it's no big deal to add a another one.
Or they try to get by with only 1 FOB/key. Just not a good idea especially if this car is your daily driver. You can live without the goofy Valet key so ignore that one.

I use aftermarket fobs/keys from china but I have an SDD to program them to the car.
I have never seen a problem with the car, it's always the fobs and keys but again if you have an SDD I would run a scan to see if it picks up anything
about KVM or security errors.
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No help I'm afraid, but my 09 xf only came with one fob, so a spare was a must. I found a company in Dublin that provided a new, although not original fob and did the programming all for the princely sum of €140,including tax. A small price to pay for peace of mind.