Shuggie2212

Sorted!!!

Anyone out there know how I can open my bonnet?

The cable has snapped/detached. 

Any suggestions would be much appreciated. 

Nice one ! 😁

Haven't seen any flashing lights on mine ! YET !! 😄

Thanks Peter.

I've been getting rid of the messages by hitting the reset button. I'm only doing this as there doesn't seem to be a problem with the electronic handbrake. As for whether the DSC is working, or not, I don't really know  !

I'm doing the Anglesey - Scotland - Nottingham  - Anglesey run soon, so the battery should get a good charge. We'll see what happens !!

Thanks again for your reply. 

Best regards 

John

Two warning messages showing on dashboard when ignition turned on.

1) DSC not available.

2) Parking Brake warning. 

Parking Brake appears to be working correctly,  engages and holds car, disengaged when it should.

Could these be linked ?

Any suggestions as to where to start looking ?

Cheers guys.

How stupid do I feel  ?

Turned out to be the horn button !!

Steering wheel horn doesn't work !!

Something else to get sorted.

Hi Joe,

I'll do that tomorrow. 👍

I haven't plucked up the courage to press it yet.

It could be the Mission Impossible self destruct button for all I know!! 😁

Shuggie.

Hi guys. I have an aluminium button, about 3/4" diameter, to the right of the J shift lever. It has a horn motif above it. Any ideas what it's for ?

R2e and cubist,

you are both dead right, even the Cheshire Cat is jealous of this grin ! 😁

I'm looking forward to my 1000 mile round trip over Christmas and New Year. Apart from the Petrol stations that is !!

👍😊

Hi Peter.

Thanks for the reply. I hope I'm still driving when I'm 83 !! Good on ya !!

My intentions are to get on top of this car, make sure any little problems are dealt with, and then stay on top of it. I hope it's going to be a long romance !!

I do numerous trips a year from Anglesey to Scotland, then down to Nottingham, and back to Anglesey (getting on for 1000 miles, usually within 5 days) so I'll be testing the reliability of the S Type as well. I don't think it will cause any issues !

All the best, 

John

Well, l wasn't disappointed !

I thoroughly enjoyed the 160 mile drive home !!

Unfortunately, as it was late afternoon when we started the drive home, dark was setting in, and with the weather seeming to be against us, the first part of the journey, apart from getting used to the car, was spent discovering the town and country side of the handling. A great introduction to the car. Quiet, comfortable and with light, but solid, handling.

The final 100 miles was motorway/dual carriageway. Chance to check out the higher speed handling, and the cruise control. My first time using cruise and, once I got used to it, I couldn't get enough.

All in all, I am well impressed with my S Type and I'm looking forward to many years together.

There were a couple of minor issues that I will probably seek advice on, but nothing to put me off !!

All the best to anyone who reads this.

Regards,

John 

P.S.  R2e, you're dead right about the sat nav ! Not needed especially when you have a smartphone with Google maps !!

Thanks Peter,

I'm 2 hours away from picking it up and, I  may be 59, I'm getting quite excited about it. 

Thank you for your welcome. I look forward to chatting in the future. 

Regards, 

John

Hi everyone.

I am traveling this morning to collect my first Jaguar. It's a 2003(53) S Type 2.5 SE in light blue metallc ( Zircon Blue ?). 

I look forward to talking to you in the future. I am already looking into retrofitting the touchscreen sat nav cd unit. Can anyone tell me if this is even possible ?

Anyway, here's to the future.

Best regards to all of you. 

Shuggie