has anyone run into this problem or may know of another way to get it working? Won't pass state inspection without it
Thanks!

 

My wife's S-Type had that problem and it ended up being the rear electric module for our car. Not a cheap part.

 

The Parking Sensor Module? I've read other posts saying as long as or if it's disconnected doesn't interfere or play in the scenario

 

No, there's another module that controls all the lighting and systems in the rear of the car known as the Rear Electronic Module.

 

That module does not exist on the XK8...just the S type, and some other Jag models.

 

Just talked with repair shop & they're saying they "traced" the wiring & it goes back to where the module is supposed to be in order to complete the circuit, problem is mine is cooked via water damage & doing a web search I can't find a match to the label on mine: 3W83-15K866-AA. Specifically the prefix 3W & suffix AA I've found module's with matching plug in ports & sequences that are close. I don't need the beep,beep audio just for the reverse lights to work! Is there any workaround & could somebody unplug there's to verify if the shop is accurate

 

03XK8,

The reverse lights are controlled thru the CAN BUS with connection to the SLC module.
You could test the trunk wiring by unplugging BT40, this is a black 16 way connector on the SLC module in the trunk, and applying 12 volts to pin 5 yellow wire, the reverse lights should come on.

The chart I have shows Fuse #1, 5 amps, in the trunk fuse box controls the reverse lights as well as the rear quarter panel window relays.

I tried to find where the CAN BUS gets it's input but no luck, sorry.

All of the REAR lights are controlled by the SLC, you say your SLC is toast, do your other rear light work?.


Jaguar made these cars overly complicated!

 

Thanks Jandreu you previously helped me out a ton on the fuses. Before I had it towed into the repair shop all the lights & signals worked. The SLCM has been replaced & is good, they were able to start the car. It's very frustrating not being able to work on the car myself, Unfortunately I'm now at the mercy of the repair shop, because I need it to pass inspection.
The $$$ are painfully piling up every time they call!

 

It's the Parking Control Module that was also toast. I dropped the old one off after not being able to find a replacement match online myself.