Maybe not, the descriptions in the S Type and XK manuals are almost identical but the S Type states that the brake is applied when the key is removed the XK does not.
With the S you can hear the brake applying and the brake symbol illuminates on the dash, does the XK do that?

 

Is there not an indication light on the dash?

 

My 2010 does not engage without a pull-up on the switch.

 

The electric parking brake most definitely does NOT engage automatically when the shifter is put in P - on the 4.2 cars at least. I am not sure about the 5 litre cars. In any case, you have a warning light in the instrument cluster that tells you if the epb is on or off. And if your foot is on the brake pedal and you activate the epb you can feel the brake pedal depress slightly.
The epb disengages automatically but, at least on the 4.2 litre cars does not set automatically.

 

Didn't I JUST WRITE that they DON'T????
RTDT!

 

Ah, good to know. I always thought they auto-engaged since you have to retract to replace the rotors, but thinking back that is just to get the E-Brake into a service position.

 

CEEJAY: No need for the rudeness...your note concerned your specific 2010 car. My note was more general - applying to all 4.2 cars and with a suggestion that the 5.0 cars likely operate the same way. The Jaguar sedans have the EPB fully automated. The XK does not - but the reason is not entirely clear.
In any case, let's keep interactions on this forum civil and courteous. There is more than enough abuse in the public sphere these days.

 

Mmm , what exactly am i missing? I did not and could not see any rudeness, un civil or abuse in Cee jays simple post.
What have i missed?

 

Maybe 'cuz I said "RTDT"?
(read the dang thread!)
Guess I also assumed everyone here knows the different versions, years and models of our cars.

 

Lol, is that it. Thanks
You maybe should have gave an agresive head poke, head shot , hit him with a frying pan ....

 

Cee Jay made a comment and Sov211 added helpful additional information. There was no need to write: "Didn't I JUST WRITE that they DON'T???? RTDT!" I certainly did not benefit from it. With that said, let's move on.

 

We had moved on, and then you bought it back up.

 

On the other hand, I did benefit, so thanks! Added a new definition to an acronym in my vocabulary (had to google RTDT), because 'Round Trip Delay Time' just didn't make sense in that context.

 

That was a new one for me also, I had to look it up!

I thought at first CJ was Star Wars fan and was trying to say R2D2. That was just my eyes making bad assumptions. Either he was a nerd or he was being snippy at that other dude, either way was good for me.

 

So happy i was not the only one who hit google to de code the offending letters

 

Google was my friend also, but now we all know, so back to EPB's?

 

Lol, pull to operate, push to release

 

Oh boy, you guys and your fancy acronym's. I am always playing catch-up.

I hope I never have the occasion to use my EPB, as I will freak out and require an EKG, and then I will have to come back and RTDT as I am SOL.

I still long for a pull up handle tied to a metal cable, sometimes removing mechanical and replacing with electronics and actuators just over-complicates what is nice and simple.

 

Back to the issue at hand, I was told by an Infinity salesperson that you should always shift into neutral, engage parking brake , then shift into park. He said it put less pressure on the drivetrain. Anyone else heard of this? I have been doing it that way ever since. It does make sense to me, although I don't know whether there is any merit to the practice.

 

You sure he wasn't playing a prank on you?

You come to a stop with your foot on the brake, put the car in neutral while you have the brake on. Then you depress the parking brake to go into Park? Whether you have your foot on the brake or the emergency brake deployed from neutral prior to moving into park isn't it the same?

It doesn't hurt anything but is completely unnecessary in my eyes