Hello all. I've tried to research this a bit and have done several things, but cannot get this resolved ... yet. Here's the problem.

I let my 2006 XJ8 sit for about a month and the battery went dead (it was a new battery, too). After jumping the car, I got two new messages - "Cannot Apply Parkbrake" and "Step on Footbrake, press parkbrake" (or some such). After stepping on the brake and pressing the park brake, the errors cleared and things seemed fine. However, being in a hurry (and not the brightest bulb in the pack), I didn't let the car run long enough and then let the car sit for several more days. When I went to start it, it was almost dead (electronics turned on, but not enough juice to turn over). I jumped the car again and let it run. Now the car starts just fine every time. However, I am getting the two errors again. However, this time the car's park brake is fully engaged, so I cannot move the car. And nothing I do seems to release it.

I tried disconnecting the battery for 30 minutes, reconnecting, and then going through several procedures (step on brake while pulling park brake, step on brake 5 times while pulling park brake), but the car's park brake is not disengaging. When I look at everything in the trunk, all wiring looks like it's brand new.

So, any ideas what I should try next? Any additional information you need from me?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

To get the best response to your problem, you should repost to the X350 forum. The x308 isn't equipped with your features.

 

Ah! My mistake. Sorry about that.