Reversing after parking on a downward slope

[Jon Hyde]

Hi All,

I'm curious about my XF's behaviour when reversing (uphill) out of a parking spot with a rather steep slope. It seems to be reluctant to reverse up the slope, needing a fair bit of throttle before moving, then stopping immediately if the throttle is eased off. Discovered this behaviour on a recent trip to (very hilly!) Cornwall.

Is there some king of witchcraft coming into play to prevent the car rolling forward, or is there a problem that I need to get looked into?

Any advice gratefully received!

Cheers!
Jon

[James 646]

Mine is the same John noticed it last weekend up the Lake District. I hope it is just another XF quirk.

[Jon Hyde]

Benign, but annoying!

[Wrinkly]

6 hours ago, James 646 said:

Mine is the same John noticed it last weekend up the Lake District. I hope it is just another XF quirk.

Quite probably.

Regards, John

[Bigvic]

When was the oil and filter in the gearbox changed?

[James 646]

54 minutes ago, Bigvic said:

When was the oil and filter in the gearbox changed?

Mine was changed in January

[Jon Hyde]

7 hours ago, Bigvic said:

When was the oil and filter in the gearbox changed?

Hi Victor,

No idea in my case, it's a 2017 XF S 3.0, I bought it a few months ago with 34K miles on it. Maybe should get it checked

Thanks,
Jon

[Bigvic]

Hmm…

Not really the mileage for changing the oil.

Obviously, it wouldn’t do any harm. If you do get it changed, remember to insist on the proper lifeguard oil and zf filter (which is incorporated in the pan), these two are critical for proper operation

I take it this is just at start up, when the oil would be cold?

Is there a leak, low on oil?

This isn’t a quirk, it shouldn’t be doing as you say

[Jon Hyde]

Hi Victor,

Definitely no leak that I can see, definitely when cold.

Looks like a visit to my local indy Jaguar dealer where I bought it (my second from them), is on the cards

Thanks again,

Jon