Hi All from a new xkr owner

[bobby1961]

Hi All

Picked up my 2008 xkr this weekend 230 mile drive home and it was brilliant. I have purchased it privately however it has a couple of niggles.

The car is a 2008 08 4.2 xkr convertible with 86000 miles a full and comprehensive service history, it has great unblemished bodywork along with as new wheels and tyres however I will get ALL the cars fluids changed to give me a bench mark starting point and peace of mind. All the belts have been done recently.

The niggles 

1, Radio reception is very poor, where do I find all the antennas and any booster devices that pick up reception?

2, The doors won't lock on the fob, the mirrors fold in the lights flash and the alarm telltale flashes but the doors are not locked, if I press the rubber button on the door handle then it locks, opening is fine. Any thoughts please.

These are not faults but in the centre arm rest is a
loose lead with a wide flat connector, is this for an ipod?

Also in the left side of the glove box there are 2 fitted RCA plugs red and white along with a fitted USB connector what is their function please.

Thanks in advance for any help

[N6 JMX]

Hi Bobby, welcome to the Forum and the wonderful world of Modern XK motoring. The car looks nice but as you say, it might have a few niggles.

Firstly the locking issue: How are you testing the fact that the car is not locking on the fob? In your description you provide information that all of the indications of a locked vehicle are in place, but not how you know that the car is unlocked. A couple of pointers:

1. If you press the fob button twice, then you should hear a definitive clunk as the deadlock goes home, plus the car should chirp at you and the indicators flash once to indicate the car is locked and alarmed.

If you are pulling the handle to check whether the car is locked immediately afterwards, then because you have the key in proximity, the car will open and therefore give the appearance of being unlocked. I know it may sound a bit dumb, but I know more than one XK owner who fell foul of that party trick.

Connector in the central cubby: in the 2008 MY, the central cubby USB installation was an option, whereas in the 2010 MY, there is a USB as well as an iPod slot in that central cubby. It sounds like a previous owner may have done some work to overcome those omissions as, if it is an iPod connector (albeit for an early generation of iPod), then that can be checked relatively easily by posting a picture here, or trying to connect a suitable generation of iPod.

Similarly, there were no plugs in the glovebox on your MY car, so again I think these are likely to be aftermarket additions but would not know what for, unless to use an aftermarket Satnav as the original fit Satnav is well past its use date.

The radio is another question mark, you should have an extending aerial on the driver's side rear haunch - goes up when the radio is turned on and down when the radio is turned off. First check should be to confirm that the antenna does in fact extend. In some cases, owners have pulled the fuse to prevent the antenna from operating and chosen to use another device to receive their travel music accompaniment. perhaps related to the connectors in the glovebox and central cubby.

A last point before someone tells you a reversing light isn't working - the 2008 cars only have a single operating reversing light, despite it looking to the outside world that there should be 2!

Check and come back and I am sure more experience will be along shortly to provide you with further insight.

N6 JMX