2004 JAGUAR XJ warning light

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.

7-10 Maintenance
Check Windscreen/Headlight
Washer Reservoir
Refer to page 7 - 5 for windscreen washer
reservoir location.
The washer reservoir contains the fluid
for the windscreen washers and the
headlight powerwash system (where
fitted).
Fill to just below th e neck with Jaguar
Windscreen Washer Fl uid diluted with
clean, preferably soft water as specified in
the instructions on the bottle.
Do not overfill.
Note: Using a non-approved fluid may
adversely affect the wiper blade rubber,
resulting in ineffectual and noisy wiping. Cold weather precautions
To prevent damage to the pump during
freezing conditions, use Jaguar
Windscreen Washer Fluid at the strength
shown on the bottle, for the anticipated
ambient temperature.
!WARNING:
1. Windscreen washer fluid is toxic and in concentrated form is
flammable. Be sure to observe all
warnings indicated on the washer
solution container.
Under no circumstances must
cooling system anti-freeze be
used, since this will damage the
paintwork.
2. State or local regulations on volatile organic compounds may
restrict the use of methanol,
a common windscreen washer
anti-freeze additive. Washer fluids
containing non-methanol anti-
freeze agents should be used only
if they provide cold weather
protection without damaging the
vehicle’s paint finish, wiper blades
or washer system.

Maintenance 7 - 15
Check/Top Up Battery
Electrolyte
In normal climates this must be carried
out at least once a year. In hot weather/
climates the electrolyte level must be
checked at least every three months.
Fold the luggage compartment floor panel
forwards (see page 6 - 4).
Unscrew the six cell plugs. Check that the
electrolyte is level wi th the plastic level
indicator ( A). If necessary, top up with
distilled water but do not overfill.
If illumination is required, use a hand-
held flashlight to in spect the electrolyte
level.
Refit the six cell plugs and refit the
battery cover.
Battery Charging
!WARNING:
1. Batteries produce combustible gas (hydrogen) when being charged.
The battery must be removed
from the vehicle before charging
commences.
2. Never charge or boost a frozen battery.
To disconnect the battery, refer to
Battery lead disconnection on
page 7 - 16.
When charging the battery ensure that
the charge voltage is the same as the
nominal voltage of the battery.
Switch off the charge r before connecting
or disconnecting terminal connections to
avoid sparks and short circuits.
Ensure that the charger positive (+) lead
is connected to the positive (+) terminal
of the battery and the negative (–) lead is
connected to the nega tive (–) terminal of
the battery.
Do not remove or loosen any of the cell
plugs when charging the battery.
Check and, if necessary, top up the
electrolyte level when the battery is fully
charged.
SULFURIC ACID can
cause blindness or severe
burns
FLUSH EYES
IMMEDIATELY WITH
WATER
GET MEDICAL HELP FAST
General warning on the label:
KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF
CHILDREN
DO NOT TIP
KEEP VENT CAPS TIGHT AND LEVEL

Index
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 51
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 3
Alarms and audible signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 15
– audible signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 15
– error signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 16
– full alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 15
Alloy wheels – care of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 24
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 11
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 47
Audible warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 10
Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 23
Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 3
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 43
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 13
– back-up sounder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 18
– charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 15
– electrolyte level – check/top up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 15
– lead connection/disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 16
– reconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 18
Brake fluid level check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 9
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 47
Brightwork – polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 24 Bulb renewal
– front direction indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 15
– front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 17
– front parking (side) light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 16
– headlight – dipped beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 15
– headlight – main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 16
– number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 17
– rear light assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 19
– side marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 18
– side repeater indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 17
– top access cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 14
C
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 12
Carpets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 22
Catalytic converters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 68
Checks and top up
– brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 9
– engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 11
– engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 6
– power steering fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 8
– washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 10
Child restraint tether anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 29
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 23
– door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 14
Chromework – polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 24
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 3
Clock adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 32
Coolant level – check/top up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 11
Cruise (speed) control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 49

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
J

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

Index
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 45
Starting/stopping the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 42
Steam cleaning – underhood area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 24
Steering column adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 7
Steering column lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 3
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 33
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3
Touring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 61
Towing a caravan or trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 62
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 5
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 13
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 18
– damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 19
– pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 18, 8 - 8
– renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 18
– repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 19
– snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 21
– wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 19
– winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 21
U
Underhood cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 24
Unlock the vehicle and disarm the alarm using a key . . . . 2 - 11
Unlock the vehicle and disarm the alarm using a key transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 10
Used engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 3
V Vehicle
– care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 22
– data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 3
– dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 6
– engine number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 6
– global closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 10
– identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 5
– locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 8
– smart locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 9
– weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 4
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 5
Vehicle recovery
– towing eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 13
– towing points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 13
– transporter tie-down procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 12
– transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 11
– vehicle failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 12
– with defective transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 11
Vehicle suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 58
– speed lowering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 58
– warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 58
W
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 5
– lamp check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 5
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 61
Washing – vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 23