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One of the only issues with the car is I cant seem to find a unlock button inside the car. For example if I drive up to someone and they want to get into the passenger seat I have to leave over to the passenger door from the drivers seat and unlock the passenger door for them.
Thanks again,
Justin
Just pull on the drivers side door handle to unlock both. Welcome to the forum. XKs are a special breed and you've got the top dog. Now get some pics posted!
Hi guys,
I have realized in this car that when I remove the key from the ignition or exit the car my phone charger (which has a light) and my radar detector do not shut off. Will they continuously stay on and drain my battery or will they eventually shut off. Right now I am manually plugging and unplugging my radar detector every time I enter or exit the car and that is quite annoying.
Hi guys,
I have realized in this car that when I remove the key from the ignition or exit the car my phone charger (which has a light) and my radar detector do not shut off. Will they continuously stay on and drain my battery or will they eventually shut off. Right now I am manually plugging and unplugging my radar detector every time I enter or exit the car and that is quite annoying.
The car runs in a stand by mode for around 30 minutes unless you lock it. Hence the reason everyone recommends a battery tender of some sort. This car sucks the battery and does not like low voltage. All kinds of gremlins appear if it gets low. I know the Nav DVD is back there spinning during this mode. Just lock the car and it (should) all shut down.
I have the K40 Calibre front and rear radar detectors + a front laser detector installed in my 12 vert. Which is the third Jaguar I had one in. I am pleased with it. It is not cheap, the installation runs about $2k. I've grown to count on it so much that I feel like I'm driving nude when I'm driving my wife's car. They have a new model out which has more bells and whistles. Here is their website: K40 Radar Detectors and Laser Jammers | K40 Electronics
I just posted a question about the unlock feature. You will find that, in single point entry mode, when you & your passenger are entering your locked car using keyless entry, the ONLY way to unlock your passenger's door is for YOU to get in, close your door, lock it by pushing the open lever inward, then unlock it by pulling the open lever out. My Jag dealer said that's just the way it is. (Unless you literally reach across and manually open the door, but you still have to be in the car.) Or hit the unlock button on the key fob twice, which, the whole point of keyless entry is, duh, not needing the fob. Does ANYONE have a fix for this, so when you open driver door, all it takes is a flip of lever, rather than get in, close door, lock, unlock?
Originally Posted by jagstin
Hi again. I picked up the car Friday. I am very happy with the purchase. The car is absolutely gorgeous. It looks more like an exotic than a Jaguar. One of the only issues with the car is I cant seem to find a unlock button inside the car. For example if I drive up to someone and they want to get into the passenger seat I have to leave over to the passenger door from the drivers seat and unlock the passenger door for them.
From inside the car, I reach across and flip the door opener on the passenger side to open the door. from outside the car double click the door open button to open both doors. you can change the way the doors open by changing the program. I forget which screen leads to it but you can download an owners manual. Just type in owners manual in the xk forum and you will find the link to downloading a pdf file. Good luck and welcome aboard.
That was my biggest mystery too when I first got mine, but the answer's so obvious, I never found it, because I was looking for a conventional power door lock switch or a button!
Unless there's been a change since '09, the inside chrome door handle itself is the door lock & unlock "switch"!
When you pull up to pick someone up and both doors are locked, gently pull your driver side chrome door handle toward you - not enough to open your door - just enough to bring the chrome handle itself to its 'unlock' position - simultaneously causes the passenger door handle to do the same thing!
Now, since both doors are unlocked, your passenger can easily open their door.
