connecting the CTEK
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For your 2016 XJ, connect the negative CTEK terminal to a chassis ground. Do not connect it to the battery. For details, including photos, see: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...lation-130801/
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For your 2016 XJ, connect the negative CTEK terminal to a chassis ground. Do not connect it to the battery. For details, including photos, see: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...lation-130801/
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Here's the Jaguar fitting instructions. The factory charger is a re-badged CTEK so the connections and cable routing are valid.
I chose not to cut a hole in the trim as shown and exited my CTEK extension through the vent grille next to it instead.
Graham
I chose not to cut a hole in the trim as shown and exited my CTEK extension through the vent grille next to it instead.
Graham
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How was anyone supposed to know that you had an XK when your signature shows that your current ride is a 2016 XJ AWD?
See my Post #10 in this thread:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...ek-mx5-214824/
See my Post #10 in this thread:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...ek-mx5-214824/
Last edited by Stuart S; 06-04-2019 at 07:18 AM.
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What's wrong with a wire through the trunk seal? It's the easiest hook up and has worked for me for many years with no seal deformation or other problems. And there's no sign of a socket when it's unplugged. It's on the left side in this photo. The license plate frame is my wireless solar-powered backup cam, $125 from Costco.
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What's wrong with a wire through the trunk seal? It's the easiest hook up and has worked for me for many years with no seal deformation or other problems. And there's no sign of a socket when it's unplugged. It's on the left side in this photo. The license plate frame is my wireless solar-powered backup cam, $125 from Costco.
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Nothing wrong with that hook up. Jaguar had a kit that is shown in one of the above posts so they hooked to the positive battery terminal. You can do it the way you mentioned above.
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It's OK to connect a CTEK to the remote battery terminals in the trunk that are used for jumpstarting a dead battery, at least for the 4.2L models. I'm not sure about the 5.0L models with the Battery Monitoring module, but I suspect that it's OK, too, because that module isn't in the charging circuit when the remote battery terminals are used. I use a CTEK MUS4.3 on my XJ, but I've been using a BatteryMINDer brand maintainer on my XKR since 2012 hooked up to the remote battery terminals. See this old thread for details: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xk-xkr-x150-33/battery-charge-long-lay-ups-73471/page1/ in particular my posts ## 17, 19, and 21, for photos of how I hooked it up. It's worked flawlessly for the last 7 years with no problems.
Last edited by yidal8; 06-10-2019 at 08:08 AM.
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The CTEK alligator clips are much larger and stronger than the BatteryMINDer clips and should work as a permanent connection, but using a locknut is always a better choice. I've had no problems using the alligator clips on the remote battery terminals in my XKR.