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hi park brake fault usually occurs when the battery is low, low battery effect all modules on the car, if battery voltage drops too low, the modules go into fault make sure the battery is also fully charged, left on charge over night you get fault if either, the calipers hand brake arms have gone stiff, handbrake cables have gone stiff or epb motor has gone tight, ideally you need to get it plugged into to Jaguar ids/sdd which will tell you what the exact fault is you can quickly reset the epb module by unplugging the epb module in the boot for about a minute, when you plug it back in and switch the ignition on you should get the calibration message you can also drive the epb motor manually with 12 volts to make sure it works and sound ok and may also free it off, have a look at this video on how to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xebdRYwtjE&t=3s also if your boot gets lots of damp, as some suffer with water ingress, it may have a faulty epb module cheers Joe

hi put a new battery on it and make sure its been fully charged, ideally left on charge over night if the jump leads are not big enough, they need to be left connected for for 10 minutes or so to bring the battery up jump starting a car should not effect anything, unless they were connected with wrong polarity in which would have blown some of the electronics worth also checking all the mega fuses in the boot cheers Joe

hi you can get genuine ones off ebay for £15 well worth changing as these often get over looked cheers Joe

hi I still only pay £190 for my 2004 STR, with agreed value and any mods declared, still with footman james with discount from been a JDC member superb cover and policy, document posted, uk english speaking staff cheers Joe

hi not too sure on the x-type interior light but if its the same as the s-type, theres a screw under the glasses flip down pocket,then the light clips off you have to pull, each side theres about 3 clips each side cheers Joe

hi it was made at castle bromwich its digit 11 that relates to where it was made G = castle bromwich 4.0 have a look at the pic below cheers Joe

hi if your on about engine cooling fans its controlled via a cooling fan module also most stuff on the s-type has a permanent feed to them and then the earth is switch via the module, so if there a fault on that wire it will run all the time, because of the permanent feed check the wiring to the fan for damage, connectors for corrosion or trapped wire to earth, may be the module aswell if you need any manuals or wiring diagrams there all here http://www.jagrepair.com/ cheers Joe

hi if your saying the heater only blows hot, even if set to cold, its a common problem on s-types its either the DCCV in the engine bay, dual coolant control valve or climate module or both when the dccv fails it sticks either open or shut, but if they get water in the plug, which usually corrodes due to water, it blows the pcb tracks in the climate module the module can be easy repair, when removed and opened you will see blown copper tracks, they need soldering also if you buy a new dccv, cheap ones dont last long at all, better off with a bosch one cheers Joe

hi door module is in the door but its usually the drivers door lock, there switches inside it that tell it when its locked, if these dont make the doors unlock again cheers Joe

HI its electric, operates a solenoid which unlocks the flap theres also a emergency pull cable, in the boot , r/h side top area cheers Joe

hi the heater fan is controlled by the climate module if you turn the fan speed down and its not controlling, only thing it can be really is the climate module have you open the climate module up, they renown for blowing tracks on the board and usualy fix well only other way is to get it pluged in and see what software says and you can operate everthing manually cheers Joe

have you got the navigation/dvd unit in the boot thats where are the video is generated for the touch screen cheers Joe

hi there no always on ebay, but they do come up regular, one guy makes the harness and sell them on ebay, will see if I can find it cheers Joe

hi there was some selling retro fit kits on ebay basically the harness to retro fit fron boot nav unit to dash touch screen as for wiring diagrams look here http://www.jagrepair.com/ cheers Joe

hi seen this before on other forum groups and is sometimes fixed with software update, which is not so bad if its under warranty. maybe worth googling it to see how common it is also have a look here https://www.carcomplaints.com/Jaguar/XE/2018/tsbs/#ELECTRICAL-SYSTEM-INSTRUMENT-CLUSTER-PANEL cheers Joe

hi only usually viable if you know some on at a garage who does dodgy mot's, because if theres any signs that the egr's, dpf's or cats have been tampered with, its a instant fail, its also illegal and also these days if you have a accident through no fault of you own, insurance companies are checking cars to get out of paying out. but a lot of people are still doing it, so its your choice cheers Joe

hi you will only get what people are prepared to pay look on ebay and autotrader and see what the fetching and adjust for mileage but the diesel don't hold the value like certain other models and can be bought really cheap, most are bought as doner cars for their engines for landrover and range rover if your thinking of buying it, check for regular oil changes and service history, lack of oil changes on these usually end up with shot engines, mainly snapped cranks, also check the sills irrelevant or year or mileage, they can completely rot away, there hidden with covers and sometimes theres nothing left underneath can't see last of the production line will effect value, looking at other classic car trends, diesels have never made it to classic status cheers Joe

hi got this in mine, great piece of kit, use it for mp3's on a usb stick, very good bargain at £180, these sell for over £300 on fleabay full instructions, guide and user manual here https://www.dension.com/jaguar/?agree=0&sc=0 cheers Joe

hi there are no updates for the head unit the dvd nav unit hold the software and last update for that was 2012, dvd updates automatically when new disc is inserted best option is to go with jagdroid, gives all the latest features of android, dab, front and rear camera's, android auto or apple car play, google live maps, google assistant, full voice control and much much more I have it in mine well recommended, have a look here https://www.jagdroid.org/ cheers Joe

which software are you referring too

hi go to sng barratt and also try jaguar classics, sometimes the genuine parts are cheaper have a look here https://www.sngbarratt.com/English/#/UK/FindParts/Families/S-Type and X-Type/12/S-Type/49 you need the last 6 digits of your vin thanks Joe

hi if its the original belts, both need replacing, oe belts need replacing every 10 year or 100k mileage is irrelevant, they perish after years, oe ones are 10 years , most other manufacturers like Gates belts are every 6 years if timing one goes, it will bend a lot of valves and more likely not viable for repair I'd get the belts done as soon as really if there oe cheers Joe

HI Might help tell us what engine you have as some have timing chains that dont require changine cheers Joe

HI Try Tony dalton on facebook anglian remaps, he does lots of Jaguars and can fix this quite easily https://www.facebook.com/tonydalton40 cheers Joe

HI Hair dryer usually softens it enough to peel the badge off easily then wd40 will soften the glue and wipe clean cheers Joe