Lol, for you it is mead, for me over here in NC it is the moonshine!!! Though actually I am more of a Islay Single Malt drinker and not too big on moonshine...

 

Hi All,

Apologies if you've already answered this, I'm new to this forum but would appreciate some guidance.

After returning from holiday my X351 is dead, appears to be a flat battery. I've managed to get the boot open, but jump starting has proved fruitful. My next option was to charge the battery but as my car is parked outside I wondered if it's best to remove the battery, but I'm worried about the implications of doing it.

Any help / guidance would be much appreciated.

 

Sorry, meant to type jump starting had been unfruitful.....

 

Yorkie, with modern day cars, jump starting it and removing the battery are both things that have their risks due to electrical spikes to the computers. With that being said, you should be safe if you leave the battery charger unplugged and then connect up the battery charger and then plug it in. The battery should soak up any spike the battery charger would generate this way.

Option 2 is to go to the auto parts store and they sell small batteries that plug into your power sockets to keep power on the car as you pull out the battery. By doing this, there should be no electrical spikes unless you touch the two battery wire together. But this can be overcome by simply putting a zip lock bag around the connectors as soon as you pull them off of the battery (tape the bag in place). Just make sure to have the small battery plugged into the car before pulling the battery.

 

It's OK to remove the battery and charge it indoors (somewhere ventilated!) then put it back in the car.

It may not recover, but it's worth a try.

If it's a vented type (tubing that leads out of the boot) don't forget to handle the tubing gently and to reconnect it.

 

I'd suggest having a car parts shop do a battery test on it. I suspect it's failed. How old is the car and is it the original battery?

 

Due to the poor weather lately I have not checked all the workings of the car after charging the battery. This week I discovered that the sunroof, front and back parts of the headlining do not close fully now. There is a gap of about half an inch which I thought may close using the window reset method, apparently not. The glass closes no problem its the shade that is not going fully home. Anyone with advice to get it to go fully closed?
Many thanks.

 

Use this technique to reset your blinds.

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-blind-163092/

 

Many thanks RoonieQ my search parameters were for sun roof headlining, never thought od " blind " . I will use this method It is similar to the window reset but for a lot longer.

 

Thanks for the info RoonieQ, all good now

 

You're most welcome. Glad to hear it worked for you. Safe travels.