Key Fob & Center Console port
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I keep a spare CR2032 battery in my glove box just in case my Smartkey battery dies while I'm driving. Be sure to buy a brand-name spare battery from a local store so you can verify the expiration date. Never buy inexpensive batteries online because they're probably cheap Chinese copies that won't work. Replacing the Smartkey battery is very easy and requires no programming. See your Owners Handbook.
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Jagtoes & Everyone else. I now have an understanding of that Start Control Module and it's relationship to the gauge cluster above the steering wheel. Thank you.
The Jag Dealership was unable to upload code and has put the car back together and notified Hiline Motor Sports to pick it up. Both Larry of Hiline and I were told by the dealership that they changed out the gauge cluster but today we found, in fact, they didn't. The car is being picked up tomorrow and taken back to the dealership where I bought it. Larry, of Hiline Motor Sports, gave me two choices. Either he would ship the vehicle to me and I could have the work done here in Tucson, Arizona and he would pay for it. Or, he would remove the cluster and ship it along with the two smart keys to a place he deals with in Great Britain. He said normally shipping to Great Britain, having it repaired, and receiving it takes around two weeks. He said either way I should not drive the car without that feature working because if the smart key ever had a low or dead battery I would have to have it trailered to a Jaguar dealership. Believe me, that is not something I want to go through again. I opted to have Larry deal with the problem as he has the contacts in Great Britain to get this done. It may take another month to get the car with shipping, etc. but it, I believe, this is the best thing to do. Again, thanks for your assistance.
The Jag Dealership was unable to upload code and has put the car back together and notified Hiline Motor Sports to pick it up. Both Larry of Hiline and I were told by the dealership that they changed out the gauge cluster but today we found, in fact, they didn't. The car is being picked up tomorrow and taken back to the dealership where I bought it. Larry, of Hiline Motor Sports, gave me two choices. Either he would ship the vehicle to me and I could have the work done here in Tucson, Arizona and he would pay for it. Or, he would remove the cluster and ship it along with the two smart keys to a place he deals with in Great Britain. He said normally shipping to Great Britain, having it repaired, and receiving it takes around two weeks. He said either way I should not drive the car without that feature working because if the smart key ever had a low or dead battery I would have to have it trailered to a Jaguar dealership. Believe me, that is not something I want to go through again. I opted to have Larry deal with the problem as he has the contacts in Great Britain to get this done. It may take another month to get the car with shipping, etc. but it, I believe, this is the best thing to do. Again, thanks for your assistance.
Good luck.
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The smart key battery will last somewhere between 18 months and two years. If and when it tires, it is a simple change. Look in your owner's manual. If you don't have one you can download one at no charge the info on downloading is in the first three or four posts on this forum. Once you change the remote battery, start your car and you are good to go.
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Ralph WG,
I tried to find an XK manual and couldn’t find one. My vehicle is a 2007. Anyway, can I ask you for specifics? What you are saying is if the key fob batterygoes out then all I have to do is put a new battery in it and it will start thecar. It will start the car WITHOUTreprogramming it? Some cars have to havetheir key fobs reprogrammed after putting a new battery in it. Dan
I tried to find an XK manual and couldn’t find one. My vehicle is a 2007. Anyway, can I ask you for specifics? What you are saying is if the key fob batterygoes out then all I have to do is put a new battery in it and it will start thecar. It will start the car WITHOUTreprogramming it? Some cars have to havetheir key fobs reprogrammed after putting a new battery in it. Dan
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Have they made any progress?
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DanVeenstra - If you want to a pdf of the owner's manual you can find a link to it on X150 "home page". The link is in one of the first several entries after the three ads that are on top. If you are unable to find it, pm me with your email address and I will send you a PDF if the manual.
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Well, yesterday Hiline Motor Sports picked up the 2007 Jag Convert from West Chester Jaguar in Pennsylvania and returned it to their shop. We left it in the Jaguar Dealership for one more day as their mechanic wanted to try once again to fix the problem. I understand from Larry of Hiline Motor Sports that Jaguar put in a new cluster and I now have a new key fob, 3 total. I understand the feature of starting the car with a dead key fob still does not work. I understand Larry paid $3,000 to Jaguar for their work. I told him I did not want to deal with the problem as I would merely put a new back-up battery in the glove compartment to be used in case the key fob ever were to go dead on me. Also, I plan to hide a second key fob without a battery somewhere in the car in case the key fob I am using were to become damaged. I would always have a back-up which I could insert a new battery into. I told Larry to ship the vehicle to me which he dispatched while driving my car back to his shop. I have to say that Larry of Hiline Motor Sports offered to continue with another Jaguar Dealership but I personally felt he has gone the extra mile already and at the same time I wanted the vehicle to drive here before the temperature is in the 110 degree range.
