I have not been able to slide my center console lid over the cup holders (ever in 5 years). Is there a latch I can't see, or should you just be able to slide it back and forth by just forcing it? But I can open and close it no problem.

 

The latch to release it to slide forward in on the front-center-bottom, it pulls up slightly, then push forward on the armrest.
If yours doesn't work, it may be broken. Take the whole thing off, then apart and find out where it is broken, and fix that part.
I've not done it as mine works properly, so I can't give more specifics.

 

Thanks. I'll check it out.

 

Latches are on both sides. If you can't move the lid forward or backwards while lifting the chrome lever in the front of the armrest, the cable may be broken or misaligned. See these threads:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-stuck-201013/

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...007-xk-166192/

Hope this helps!

 

I have a related but different issue, and it may be the normal behavior of the lid. I can't keep the lid from sliding back while I open it. I would prefer to be able to open and close the lid while it is extended over the cupholders. But whenever I open it from this position, the lid slides back and I have to use both hands to get it repositioned. Normal?

 

The same thing happens to me with the lid. The one I want to open it slides backwards being very uncomfortable to operate it. When it is slid in the back it is very difficult to slide it forward as there is nothing to pull on the top.
This car is very nice but it has many design flaws. The duckbill is covered and the surlo floods, the glove box breaks the shock absorber pin and falls suddenly, the central glove box is little or not at all ergonomic, the sun visors are not useful to be moved to the side, the front belts never they are well placed when they are at rest, to refuel you have to press a button to open the hatch, there is no place in the cabin to leave any object. When you get out of the car you have to close it because if you don't, it takes 35 minutes consuming battery.
Not to mention the silentblocks, ball joints and everything that has rubber in the suspension, everything ages prematurely
In short .... It's nice ... that's it.

 

I have the same issue. The side latches work with the handle and I slide it forward but just slides back. Works fine to open and close and stays put in the position that exposes the cup holders but not in the forward most position.

 

Wow, and you still love it!:-D

 

Besides loving how beautiful it is, I am entertaining myself by solving these design problems.
What else can you ask for from a car ... it takes you to the places, it's beautiful and entertaining ... 🤣🤣🤣

 

My lid locks in place in the forward position allowing you to open it without sliding back. But it is touchy, if you pull up too much it releases both the latch and the position lock. It is not so easy to open without it sliding back, have to use a light touch on the lever.

Jomiltom, it is funny you said all those as they are all things I have noticed over the years and never really thought about them much, certainly none ever elevated to the status of irritation for me. Every car I have owned has some number of little things I would like done better, or that was in a previous car and not in this one, etc.

 

Do you know a PERFECT car?

Which is also a BEAUTIFUL and CLASSY car with an AWESOME engine?

It´s a short list!

And regarding maintenance - IMO MB´s are workshop wh***s.

Just my 2 cts.

Oh - and I LOVE my XK!

Hermann

 

I am not angry about the design flaws that I see in this car. I have had more than 25 cars of all categories and I think there are things that depending on what you pay for a car you can afford or not.
In the 90's I bought a Citroen Xm 2.0 Esclusive. This car was the largest Citroen made at that time.
This car had a tailgate and when you opened it you had a glass that separated the luggage rack from the cabin. The day it rained and you opened the luggage rack, the interior glass which separated the cabin with the luggage rack would get wet. If this happens to a Seat panda, I assure you that it is not the least important, but a high-end Citroen car has no forgiveness.
I'm not saying that an xk is a bad car, but with the years that it has been built and the price that it has had again, Jaguar should have invested more in ergonomics and design.
Regards.

 

I don't know of any perfect car, but I've been driving a Mercedes clk 320 w208 since 2004. This past year I have changed the engine mounts and all the engine cooling hoses and I have done it because the car is already 22 years old but I still have no broken silent blocks.
Surely this car isn't perfect ..... Surely not .... but it's much more perfect than the xk 4.2.

 

The truth is that it is true that there is no perfect car

 

OK well this degenerated quickly. So god input from Stuart and CeeJay on the stuck console lid. Anyone have any help/ experience for Bill Mack and me? I think the problem for me is I don't know what holds the lid in that far forward position in the first place. It appears to be independent of the lift/close latches.

 

You got me curious, so I went out to the garage to check mine.
I agree with tampamark, the lift latch controls both the lift locks and slide locks at the same time, one of each on each side.
So if I pull the lift latch to release the lift locks, then release the handle and just raise the lid, it stays in the full forward position.
While its open, if I lift the handle again, it will slide backwards.
Here’s mine standing at attention (ignore the crap in the compartment):



Lid open and extended.

 

Thank you. I'll give it a try.

 

I just tried this and it worked, sort of. I found that even the slightest pressure backward while releasing the latch causes the lid to move back and to drop to the "cupholders exposed" position when the lid is fully vertical. However, I also found two techniques that bring about the desired result (as in your picture).

• Putting some downward pressure on the lid with your forearm as you work the latch.
• If the lid starts to move back as you release the latch, pull slightly upward on the lid as you raise it to lock it in the "cupholders hidden" position.

Neither of these is ideal but each is better than what I was doing before. So, thanks for the inspiration!

 

Isn't that the way they were designed? If there is another way to move the armrest around, please let me know.

 

Probably. I used to be able to just slide the armrest forward with it "mostly" lowered and it stayed forward. It just doesn't anymore. The temp is about 20 above nothing so I'll wait to try it.