2004 JAGUAR XJ Release

7 - 4 Maintenance
Hood Release
!WARNING:
Take care to keep away from rotating components if the
engine is running when you open the hood.
Release the hood lock by pullin g the lever below the fascia on
the left-hand side of the vehicle.
Lift the hood slightly and push the safety catch, located under
the centre of the front edge of th e hood. The gas filled struts will
assist raising the hood, and retain it in the fully open position.
!WARNING:
Before closing the hood ensure that no-one is obstructing
the closing area and that hands and clothes are clear.
Remove tools, cleaning cloths, etc., from the engine
compartment.
Close the hood to within a distance of 12 to 14 inches
(30 to 35 cm) of the fully closed position, then let go to allow
the hood to shut. Check by pulling the hood that both the right-
hand and left-hand latches are engaged.

Maintenance 7 - 11
Check Coolant Level
Refer to page 7 - 5 for coolant header tank
location.
The coolant level MAX and MIN
indicators are located inside the reservoir
and are only visible when looking into the
filler neck with the cap removed. Check
the level only when the engine is cold.
The coolant level shou ld be between the
MAX and MIN indicators. If persistent
coolant loss is noticed, have a Jaguar
Retailer investigate the cause
immediately.
!WARNING:
Do not remove the coolant header
tank filler/pressure cap while the
engine is hot. If the cap must be
removed, protect the hands against
escaping steam and slowly turn the
cap anti-clockwise until the steam
starts to escape. Leave the cap in this
position until the pressure is
released, and then remove the cap.
Topping up
!WARNING:
Do not allow anti-freeze to make
contact with skin or eyes. If this
happens, rinse the affected area
immediately with plenty of water.
Caution: Anti-freeze will damage
paintwork. Avoid spillage.
Top up with a mixture of 50% water and
50% anti-freeze until the coolant is
between the MAX and MIN indicators
inside the header tank. Use anti-freeze to
specification WSS M97B44, coloured
orange, Extended Life Coolant.
Refit the filler cap and hand-tighten
securely until the ratchet operates. Engine anti-freeze
When used at the correct concentration,
anti-freeze not only protects the engine
from frost damage in winter, it also
provides all year round protection against
internal corrosion.
The cooling system should always be
topped up or refilled with the specified
anti-freeze at the correct concentration.
This 50/50% mixture gives frost
protection for temperatures down to
–40°F (–40°C).
Do not mix any other anti-freeze with
that specified; inferior quality anti-freeze
may be ineffective in maintaining
adequate frost and corrosion protection
to the cooling system.
The coolant solution
may remain in the
cooling system for five years or
156,000 miles (250,000 km) after which
the system should be drained, flushed
and refilled.
Engine block heater
For further information consult your
Jaguar Retailer.
Caution: The fitting of an engine
block heater does not eliminate the
need for anti-freeze under freezing
conditions.

Index
Dimmer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 25
Direction indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 26
Door window operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 29
Dynamic stability control (DSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 46
E
Earth points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 25
Electrical accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 25
Electronic road toll systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 9
Emergency brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 48
Emergency starting
– using jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 4
Engine
– anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 11
– block heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 11
– coolant level check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 11
– oil level check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 6
– temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 4
Entry/exit mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 7
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 23
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 23
FFire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 20
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 61
Floor mat retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 10
Foreign travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 61
Front and rear park distance control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 36
Fuel and refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 63
– catalytic converters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 68
– filler flap manual release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 66
– fuel economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 65
– level gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3
– requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 64
– tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 65
– tank filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 63
– unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 66
Fuses and fuse boxes
– cabin fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 26
– checking and renewing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 21
– engine compartment fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 24
– fuse box locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 22
– fuse positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 23
– trunk fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 29
G

Index
Garage door opener transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 20
– information and assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 23
– programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 21
– rolling code programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 22
Gearshift interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 3
General driving information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 59
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 3
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 13
Glass surfaces – cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 23
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 13
Grease or tar removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 23
H
Hazard warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 27
Head restraint adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 4
Headlight powerwash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 32
Headlining – cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 22
Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 5
Hood release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 4
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 40
IIgnition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 3
Illuminated entry/exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 28
Immobilisation system
– programmable key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 7
– status light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 7
Inertia switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 3
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3
– engine temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 4
– fuel level gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3
– odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3
– speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3
– tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3
– warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 5
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 22
Interior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 37
– accessory power points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 37
– centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 38
– cigar lighter and ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 37
– cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 38
– rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 39
– rear sunblind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 40
– side sunblinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 41
– sun visors and vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 37
– sunglasses stowage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 40
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 27
Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 9
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Index
Jaguar
– diagnostic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 8
– parts and accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 4
K
Key transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 4
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 7
– additional keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 7
– black-headed key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 7
– green-headed valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 7
– integrated transmitter key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 7
– key number label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 7
L
Leather upholstery – cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 22
Lights
– approach lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 26
– autolamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 23
– battery saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 28
– bulb failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 26
– daylight running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 24
– door guard/puddle lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 26
– exit delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 24
– exterior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 23
– front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 25
– glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 26
– hazard warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 27
– headlight convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 24
– interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 27
– luggage compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 26
– rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 25Limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 45
Locking and unlocking
– auto-relocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 11
– central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 9
– child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 14
– drive-away door locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 8
– global closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 10
– smart locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 9
– two-stage unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 10
– valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 14
– vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 8
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 33
– ski hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 34
– tie-down loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 33
– underfloor access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 4
Luggage compartment emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 19
M
Maintenance
– regular checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 3
Memory setting – driving positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 31
Message centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 12
– clearing messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 13
– illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 12
– language selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 12
– messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 16