I have an '07 XK convertable. Occasionally the LCD display between the Speedo and the Tach will turn upside down. There doesn't seem to be any pattern as to when this occurs. Sometimes it comes on upside down when I start the car. Other times it will flip while I'm driving. I have tried to correct it by switching the engine off and then re-starting. This does not always work. Sometimes it corrects itself while I'm driving, other times it stays upside down. On one occasion it began to slide sideways very rapidly causing everythiing to blur. This lasted a few minutes and then self corrected. I brought it to the dealer's attention but he said they cannot recreate it so they do not know what to fix. Anyone else see this?

 

Ask them to rest the system that the little display is part off. Similar thing happened to my HU where the logo stayed on and wouldn't respond. Took it to dealer, they reset the HU system and it hasn't been doing that anymore. Worth a try.

 

I thought I would leave a follow-up to this issue in case any one else encounters it. I had brought this issue to my dealer's attention numerous times, but since it never seemed to happen when I would bring it in they would not address it. Well finally last week it flipped over and stayed that way permanently. When I took it to the dealer the service people were all amazed. They had never seen this issue before. It even drew a crowd of interested observers, including a salesman who tried to sell me a new car. Well it turns out there is a thing called an Instrument Pack, I assume this is a specializd computer, which they had to replace. Interesting side issue was that they had to reprogram both key fobs as part of the repair. As luck would have it, one of the fobs was defective so I got a new fob as well. All covered by extended warranty.

 

12-14-11 My car has done this twice recently in cold weather,on the colder day it was flipped for awhile,just a few seconds the second time.
Dealer has never heard of this!

 

Mine did it on and off for about a year before it permanently flipped. I thought it might be temperature related since I live in So. Florida. Good luck getting it fixed.

 

I actually saw that happen on a car. Too bad the dealer had not seen it before. The whole instrument pack gets replaced and programmed to the car. The key information is stored in the instrument pack hence the key programming. First time I saw the display do that I was kind of awestruck but the Ipack fixed it.

 

I took a cell phone pic and emailed the dealer,now they cannot say"we could not duplicate the problem" Have extended warranty,we will see...

 

Ten days and counting.

 

Car was drooped off on the 29th of April,the part may be in May 15th. It is immobile till then so I cannot drive it until the part comes in.

 

Sounds like you have an Australian market car :-)

 

So I speak with Jaguar customer relations guy John, (great guy) yesterday tell him I am shopping for a 997 (I am) and about my problem. This is at 5:30 EST and the part shows up today. No way he did that. Done today? The guys at Byers "Matt" has been great ant they are working on it.
$400.oo quote to do the tranny service at 50,000 miles? Fluid is $60+ a litre?

 

...I didn't think there WAS a tranny service on the XKs. At least in the 5.0L drivetrain -- it's claimed to be a 'lifetime' oil. <shrugs>

 

Back and running right side up.

 

Upside-down display is your car telling you that you owe more on it than it's worth!

 

Rahtok,
No such thing as 'lifetime tranny oil' Change the oil at 50,000 miles. Check with Eastside transmission in Bellevue; they can give you an explanation.................
I have no commercial connection with them...................but I did watch them rebuild a ZF unit last year................

Cheers, Adrian

 

I'm not familiar with the ZF 6 speed but I like spending efficiently and found this on
http://forums.audiworld.com/showthread.php?t=2778513

According to the australian petrolium institute: Key To Lubricants their ASP15 classification includes the following fluids:
-Ford Specification No. M2C 919D
-Mercon SP Fluid Part No. XT-6QSP
-Shell ATF M-1375.4
-ZF 6-speed Automatic Transmission Fluid, (Shell M-1375.4)
Mercon SP Fluid is a newer transmission fluid made by shell for Ford dealers. Its easy to find online, and it retails for around $4:00+/quart. Things get really interesting when you look at the specs of lifeguard 6 found in the MSDS:
http://www.tsgparts.net/images/pdf/Lifeguardfluid6.pdf and compare them to the specs of Mercon SP:
http://www.fcsdchemicalsandlubricant...ERCON%20SP.pdf and http://www.fcsdchemicalsandlubricant...us175325us.pdf
VERY similar specs, and the same color fluid.
You can get the lifeguard6/Shell M-1375.4 fluid for $4.68/quart here: http://www.ryderfleetproducts.com/cg...uct_detail.jsp