2004 JAGUAR XJ warning lights

Contents
Section Contents
Owner Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Security and Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Before Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
On the Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Roadside Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
A comprehensive index is located at the back of this handbook.
Quick Overview
Fascia Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Warning Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Overhead Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Seats and Headrest Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Steering Column Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Entry/Exit Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Pedal Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Door Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Window Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Gearshift Interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Parkbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Exterior Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Direction Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Trip Computer Reset Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Wipers and Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Audio System (CD Player model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Filling Station Information
Fuel Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Hood Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Underhood Top Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Tyre Pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

On the Road
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3
Warning Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 5
Audible Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 10
Message Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 12
Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 13
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 16
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 23
Interior Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 27
Window Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 29
Wipers and Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 31
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 33
Parkbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 34
Park Distance Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 35
Interior Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 37
Cigar Lighter and Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 37
Sun Visors and Vanity Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 37
Centre Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 38
Rear Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 39Horn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 40
Sunglasses Stowage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 40
Rear Sunblind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 40
Side Sunblinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 41
Starting/Stopping the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 42
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 43
Sport Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 45
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 46
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 47
Cruise (Speed) Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 49
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
(Where fitted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 51
Vehicle Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 58
General Driving Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 59
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 60
Touring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 61
Towing a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 62
Fuel and Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 63

2 - 10 Security and Locks
Global closing
!WARNING:
Make sure that all occupants are kept
clear of the windows and sunroof
aperture (if fitted).
Key in the driver’s door: Turn and hold
the key towards the rear of the vehicle,
for more than 2 seconds duration,
to close all the electrically operated
windows and sunroof (if fitted). If the key
is released, the global closing action stops
immediately.
Global opening
Key in the drivers door: Turn and hold
the key towards the front of the vehicle
for more than 2 seconds duration,
to open all the electrically operated
windows and sunroof (if fitted).
If the key is released, the global opening
action stops immediately.
Key transmitter: Press and hold the
unlock button for longer than 2 seconds
to open all the electrically operated
windows and sunroof (if fitted – one shot
operation). Pressing any button again
while global opening is taking place will
stop all movement. Unlock the vehicle and disarm the
alarm using a key transmitter
• Press the unlock button on the key
transmitter.
Single-stage unlocking
This unlocks all doors and the luggage
compartment and turns the interior lights
on. The security LED stops flashing.
The direction indicators will flash twice
and two audible tones will be given
(if enabled) to indicate that the system is
disarmed.
Two-stage unlocking
This unlocks the driver’s door,
the luggage compartm ent and turns on
the interior lights. T his will also disarm
the system if it was armed, the direction
indicators will flash twice and two
audible tones will sound (if enabled), and
the security LED stops flashing. A second
press is required to unlock all doors
(Retailer programmable or key fob
selectable). Selecting single-stage or two-stage
unlocking
The procedure for changing from single-
stage to two-stage unlocking (if enabled),
or vice versa, is as follows:
• Press and hold the lock and unlock
buttons on the key transmitter
simultaneously for four seconds.
Note:
1. The direction indi cators will flash
twice and two chirps will be heard
(if enabled) to confirm the unlocking
action.
2. To revert to the previous condition, repeat the procedure described above.
3. For operation of the two-stage unlocking feature when the vehicle is
equipped with a touch-screen, please
refer to the Touch-screen Handbook.

On the Road 4 - 5
Warning Lights
Warning lights are arranged within the
instrument cluster.
There are two warning lights, one red,
the other amber, located above the
message centre for primary and
secondary status of the warnings
displayed by the message centre.
‘RED’ warning lights are for primary
warnings. A primary warning must be
investigated immediately by the driver or
a Jaguar Retailer.
‘AMBER’ warning lights are for secondary
warnings when the driver must take
action and then report the fault to a
Retailer at the earliest opportunity.
Other lights within the instrument cluster
indicate system status, such as blue for
main beam and green for direction
indicators, when in operation. Lamp check
A lamp check is initiated when the
ignition is switched ON and lasts for
three seconds (excepting the air bag
warning light which will remain on for
6seconds). Ifany wa
rning light remains
on after this period, investigate the cause
before driving.
Note: Not all lamps are included in the
lamp check, for example main beam
headlights or direction indicators.
Low Oil Pressure (RED)
This lights up with the ignition
switched ON and should go
out once the engine is running.
If the light remains ON once the engine
has started or comes ON whilst driving,
loss of oil pressure is indicated.
STOP the engine immediately and
investigate the cause.
Caution: Do not restart the engine
until the cause of loss of oil pressure
has been identified and rectified.
First check the engine oil level,
seepage7-6.

4-6 On the Road
Charge Indicator (RED)
This lights up when the ignition
is switched ON and should go
out when the engine is
running.
If the light stays ON when the engine is
running it indicates that there is either a
battery voltage fault or a generator fault.
Turn OFF all electrical accessories, radio,
climate control, rear screen heater etc.
Try to use the minimum electrical load as
possible such as power windows, electric
sunroof etc. Report the fault to a Jaguar
Retailer.
Seat Belt (RED)
The warning lamp lights when
the ignition is ON and:
• The driver’s seat belt is not fastened.
• A passenger is sitting in the front seat and their seat belt is not fastened.
The light should go out when the driver’s
seat belt (and the front passenger’s if the
seat is occupied) is fastened.
Note: The vehicle must be moving above
10 mph (16 km/h) for the lamp to
illuminate if the passeng er seat belt is not
fastened.
Beltminder
The Beltminder feature is a supplemental
warning to the seat be lt warning function.
This feature provides additional
reminders to the driver that the driver’s
and/or front passenger’s seat belt is
unbuckled by intermittently sounding a
chime and illuminating the seat belt
warning light in the instrument cluster. If the vehicle is moving above 10 mph
(16 km/h) and one or both front seats are
occupied and a seat belt is not fastened,
a warning chime will be heard and the
light will flash.
The chime sound and the light flashing
will last for 10 seconds and then repeat
every 30 seconds for five minutes or until
the belts are fastened or the vehicle
stops.
If the warning light stays ON steady with
the seat belt(s) fastened, report the fault
to a Jaguar Retailer. It is safe to drive the
vehicle with the light ON steady,
provided that the seat belt(s) is properly
fastened. Ensure that all occupants seat
belts are fastened before driving.
Although not advisable, it is possible to
disable or reinstate the Beltminder
function. Please see a Jaguar Retailer.
Note:
If a heavy object is placed on the
front passenger seat it may activate the
Beltminder feature. It is recommended
that the object be placed in the luggage
compartment.

On the Road 4 - 7
Brake (RED)
Lights up when:
• The ignition is ON and the parkbrake is ON.
• There is a fault with the parkbrake.
• The brake fluid is low.
If the light is ON and there are no
associated messages it means that the
parkbrake is applied.
If the light flashes, th ere is a fault with the
parkbrake system and the parkbrake
cannot be applied.
If the light is ON and the message
‘PARKBRAKE ON’ is displayed, it means
that the parkbrake is applied but the
vehicle is moving. Release the parkbrake
or stop the vehicle when it is safe to do
so. If the light is ON and the message ‘LOW
BRAKE FLUID’ message with a RED
priority light is displayed on the message
centre, low brake fluid is indicated.
In this case, loss of braking in one,
or both, brake circuits may be imminent.
!WARNING:
If the message ‘LOW BRAKE FLUID’ is
displayed, DO NOT drive the vehicle
until the fault is rectified. Consult a
Jaguar Retailer immediately.
Anti-lock Braking
System (ABS) (AMBER)
If a fault has been detected in
the anti-lock brake
system (ABS) or the electric
parkbrake system, this light will
illuminate.
A warning message will appear with this
light to indicate either ABS fault or
parkbrake fault.
The brake system will continue to
function normally, but without ABS
braking.
Should the light come on or stay on after
the bulb check cycle, stop the vehicle at
the first opportunity, turn the engine OFF
and then restart.
If the ABS light comes on again,
the vehicle should be driven to a Jaguar
Retailer at the earliest opportunity.
!WARNING:
If the ABS and brake warning lights
are ON at the same time, DO NOT
drive the vehicle until the fault is
rectified. Consult a Jaguar Retailer
immediately.

4-8 On the Road
Dynamic Stability Control
(DSC) (AMBER)
The light will flash at the rate of
twice a second when DSC is
operating.
The message ‘DSC NOT AVAILABLE’ will
be displayed and the light will be ON
continuously when a fault is detected in
the system.
If the system is turned OFF, a message
‘DSC OFF’ will be displayed for 4 seconds
and the warning light will remain ON.
Engine Malfunction (AMBER)
This light comes on when the
ignition is on and remains on
until the engine is started.
If the light comes on when the engine is
running then there is an engine
malfunction.
Specialised diagnostic equipment is
required to repair such faults. Report the
fault to a Jaguar Retailer.
The vehicle may go to ‘limp-home’ mode,
with the possibility of reduced engine
performance. Drive the vehicle with
caution.
ACC Follow Mode (AMBER)
If adaptive cruise control is
active, this lights up to indicate
that the vehicle is in ‘follow
mode’ and automatically maintaining the
desired gap to the vehicle immediately
ahead.
Only applicable to vehicles fitted with
adaptive cruise control.
Air Bag (AMBER)
If the air bag system develops a
fault, the warning light will
flash and then come ON and
remain on until the fault has been
diagnosed and cleared.
Report the fault to a Jaguar Retailer
immediately.
It is safe to drive the vehicle; however,
in an accident the air bags may not
operate.

On the Road 4 - 9
Sidelights (GREEN)
Illuminates when the sidelights
or headlights are switched ON
either manually or by the
autolamp system, if fitted.
Main Beam (BLUE)
Illuminates when the main
beam headlights are switched
ON or flashed ON.
Front Fog Lights (GREEN)
Illuminates when the front fog
lights are switched ON.
Rear Fog Lights (AMBER)
Illuminates when the rear fog
lights are switched ON.
Direction Indicators (GREEN)
The appropriate
indicator tell-tale
light will flash when
the column switch is moved up or down
to signal a right or left-hand turn.
If a direction indicato r fails, the tell-tale
will flash at twice normal rate when that
indicator is selected. A message will be
shown that a bulb has failed. Fit a new
bulb immediately.
Note:
1. If a bulb has failed, the audible ticking will sound at twice the normal rate.
2. If a trailer or caravan is fitted and a direction indicator bulb fails then the
tell-tale will flash at twice the normal
rate and a message will be displayed
that a rear indicator lamp has failed.
Hazard Warning Lights
When the hazard warning is selected,
both direction indicator tell-tale lights
flash simultaneously.
Low Fuel Level
An amber warning light is displayed in
the gauge when the fuel in the tank is at a
low level. The tank should be refilled at
the earliest opportunity.