Michael Bunce

You don't want it to work too far from the car, otherwise a bad actor could clone it between you and the house. That's why I keep my keys in a Faraday bag.

Nice... Very nice.

Thank you all. Most helpful. I think it's time for a new battery. I've been putting it off but it is the ORIGINAL JLR battery (now 5 years old!)

Can anyone tell me how much current is drawn when the car is parked? I know that the alarm system needs to be on, but are there other systems stealing battery power? I now only use my car once a week and am receiving low battery warnings although it starts robustly.

I have this message come up often. I only use the car once a week and the car is fitted with the original JLR battery (4 years old). I had the battery tested and it reports 67% healthy. The engine turns over with no problems but the auto stop/start needs the battery charge to be at least 80 per cent. I will hold off from getting a new battery until late Autumn (before the cold weather strikes).

Can I install ANY make of 019 AGM battery in my XF Prestige 2017? When I look at the AA, RAC, KwikFit or Halfords websites they recommend batteries costing around £200. I can get cheaper ones on eBay (Exide or Bosch) at around £130.

Someone needs to sneak him some Novichok.

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In an earlier post I mentioned that my 2017 XF Prestige was showing "low battery voltage". I assumed that it was because I have only been doing short trips. I decided to run it up to KwikFit ten miles away for a battery check. They reported that the battery was OK. However, today I checked the voltage with a plug-in digital voltmeter before starting the engine and it read 10.9 volts. When I started the engine it went up to 14 volts. This is the original JLR battery, so I think it needs replacing. My question is how can KwikFit say it's OK? Wouldn't they jump at the chance to sell me a new battery? So they must have thought it was OK! I'm not sure how they load test the battery.

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