Riograndad

Not been around much so late post reply,,,,,actually cut my loses n fitted a new battery(old one died completly) but the door problem still there so will have to find some replacement bits to put in,think possibly used items,30-40 quid,cheap enough,tyres and front brakes sorted too so really only door problem to sort out now,oh and i think a fault on the oil pressure switch/wiring as appears to work sometimes and sometimes it does`nt ,no light when ignition switched on one day then next day its ok,she don`t like cold weather,bless her,,,,,and I`m with Robin above,any tips for the activator/lock removal would go down well,thanks in advance,,,,,Neil.

hello all,,,I`ve been messing around with this problem again today for a few hours and a little further on so hopefully someone out there has experienced the same and can pass on a few pointers,so here goes,,,,,,,,the problem appears to be centered around the passengers black plastic toggle lock,,,with the toggle pushed in the drivers door will only open with the key,if the door closes will lock again and the passenger door does`t open,,,,,,now,go in with the key,now either open the windows or reach over and open the toggle (pull it out) and presto the passenger AND drivers door open normally on the handle,both inside and outside,(windows can be open or closed once toggle is out)but the alarm/locking system won`t set unless toggle in ..........when alarm is armed/disarmed,back doors and boot/trunk open /close ok,when drive off auto lock triggers in,the doors "click" twice,before problem was only once,(as should do??),,starts and runs fine.Couple of other things may have some bearing,this all happened the other morning with thick frost and minus five(something froze n broke?)was fine before that,,mirror/window work fine,not auto fold backs, when passenger window part or fully open and door is closed the insides"rattle" as if something loose,the window itself is tight fitting with no play,appears to be ok,so before i go in and take the door panel off with me gown n forcepts,any thoughts about what i may be looking for,any help appriectiated,thanks in advance,,Neil.

Thanks for the tip....at least I won`t fall out with the neighbours !!!! Just an update,I tried it again last night,only once as was raining,it appears that the BACK doors/boot open as should do on the fob,no movement on the front doors,but on recollection when first got the car home and took SWMBO for a run out she had problem opening the passenger door,fiddled with the locks and got her out,(black finger pull above door handle)so these I think need some investigation,If all goes well I`m going for a battery disconnect tomorrow morning,,,,wish me luck,,thanks again for the tip on the alarm,,Neil.

Thanks for your replies,very helpful and good places to start..............I may seem thick and be asking a daft question,,but,,when the battery is reconnected,how do you program the alarm/locking system,is it automatic or do you lock the car ,press the fob or something like,last thing i want is the alarm to start sounding in the street and not being able to silence it!!!,,,one of those things that once you`ve done it ,,,its easy the second time,thanks again,,Neil.

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Hi everyone,Ihave a problem with my 2000 s 3.0 auto,,,it was fine until yesterday,it seems that it wont unlock on the fob but the alarm will set and disarm,it will unlock on the key but if the door is closed the doors lock again,also when its locked the system "bounces"about 4 times,doesnt "click" once,,,,and does the same on drive off ,no errors up and once in the car it starts ok,any ideas?something sticking in the door mechanism or does it need the battery taken off for a reboot?etc, only had the car for 2 weeks,my first Jaguar so all new to me,any help would be apprieciated, thanks in anticipation,,,Neil.

Hi all,I wonder if anyone out there can give me some advice,I picked up an older (2000) S Type a week ago,3.0 v6 SE auto,after a few days the ugly got stuck in P problem arose,managed to get it out,now to start the ol girl,,,,,ignition on,footbrake and then drop it into N and off we go,when stopped and shutting down it will go back into park but wont start (although it has a couple of times)and when ignition switched on when in P,the P lights up for a second then goes out...So really two questions arise(1)I am assumiing that the selector is playing up,it seemes "out of adjustment"is the best way to discribe it,I have seen an aftermarket aluminium "fix"to replace the plastic bits in the selector,has anyone done this one and is it a simple (ish) job, ....and(2)Using the start procedure I have come up with(for now)any ideas if the rest of the box will play up in the same way until can be rectified properly?One more thing........it appeares that a second hand selector was fitted by previous owner at some point in the past,,Thanks for any advice ............Rio

Hello all.Just bought my first jaguar a week ago,oldie but hopfully a goodie,few problems but she is 15 yrs old,bless her,using as a second car only....Lets hope miles of happy motoring,,Rio