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JAGUARS-TYPEBody
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Front and Centre Floor Pan
The floor pan is a three-piece construction with
handed dash panels, welded front suspension
housing, an integral centre bearing panel for the
driveshaft and a large under-tunnel heatshield.
Rear Floor Pan
Multi-piece floor pan design, the rear tub is
designed to accept either a full size or space saver
spare wheel and the luggage compartment has
four tie-down luggage loops. Two plastic covers
are located under the rear seat and these give
easy access to the fuel tank mounted components.
A plastic battery tray is located below the luggage
load floor.
Roof
Provision has been made for roof rack fixings and
the roof has reinforcement for vehicles fitted with
a the sliding roof.
Sliding Roof
The sliding roof has an exterior encapsulated glass
roof panel, with sliding sunshade, and has tilt and
slide operation. The sunshade is available in two
colours to match the headlining. Note that the
sunshade cannot be closed if the sliding roof is in
the fully open position or has been partly closed
from the fully open position; this is because the
J.501.1775
SLIDING ROOF MOTOR ASSEMBLYpull-cup is hidden. To allow access to the
sunshade pull-cup, the sliding roof must be fully
closed. Special screws are used in some locations.
When replacements are required these screws are
supplied in packs, do not use any other screws
than those supplied. Low battery voltage may
prevent operation of the sliding roof although the
relays may be heard operating. The sliding roof
cannot be fitted as a retrofit item.
Body Side and Quarter
The vehicle has one piece body sides and one
piece door opening panels, with full height ÔAÕ
post and ÔB-CÕ post reinforcement. The jacking
reinforcement joins the door opening panel to
rear quarter inner reinforcement panel. Large
vacuum-formed wheel arch liners are fitted front
and rear. A sill appliquŽ protects the BIW
sheetmetal from stone damage and an anti-chip
coating is applied to the sills
Closures
One piece door inner and outer pressing with side
impact beams. One piece front and rear door
hinge reinforcement panels.
Door sealing is a triple seal system:
¥ primary seals - single sponge profile with part
dense rubber foot, ÔCÕ-channel mounted on
the upper door and peg mounted below the
waist.
¥ secondary seals - body side flange mounted
carrier with sponge and dense rubber,
colour-keyed trim flap
¥ margin sealing - flange mounted roof
rail/gutter seal which closes off the upper
door opening line above the waist and
terminates with a shaped moulding at each
end.
A variety of different profiles are peg mounted to
the ÔAÕ and ÔCÕ pillar periphery below the waist
and also door bottoms. A separate ÔBÕ pillar seal is
riveted as part of the ÔBÕ pillar appliquŽ.
Sliding Roof Control
Module (SRCM)
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JAGUARS-TYPEBody
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Hood
Unlike current Jaguar cars, the hood is hinged at
the rear with single pivot hinges and gas struts. It
has two primary and one secondary latch for
security. The primary latches are joined with an
intermediate cable and release of the primary
latches is by a single cable from the hood release
lever on the driver side of the vehicle. The two
primary latches are handed for LHD and RHD
vehicles. The secondary latch, mounted on the LH
side of the hood between the grille and inner
headlight, is provided for added safety and must
be hand released before the hood can be fully
opened. Hood sealing comprises front and rear
lengths of sponge bulb, pegged to the hood inner.
JOL.091
HOOD RELEASE AND OPENING
JOL.091
JOL.030
FUEL FILLER FLAP
JOL.031
FUEL FILLER FLAP MANUAL RELEASE
Fuel Filler Flap
The fuel filler flap/cap is located on the rear upper
part of the right fender. Fuel filler flap operation is
via an illuminated switch on the fascia or
emergency manual release by tag and wire in the
RH side of the luggage compartment. The cap,
when removed from the filler neck, is held by a
retaining strap which can be passed over the hook
on the flap to allow easy access for filling the tank
and to prevent scratching of the surrounding
paintwork.
D.501.1787
HOOD RELEASE LATCH
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JAGUARS-TYPEFuel System
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Evaporative Emissions System
The function and operation of the on-board
refueling vapor recovery (ORVR) evaporative
emissions system are similar to the system fitted
to the XJ and XK Series vehicles in NAS markets
but use different components. For the S-TYPE the
system is fitted as standard for all markets.
Fuel Tank Components
To meet ORVR evaporative emission
requirements, the tank and associated
components are designed to minimise vapour
losses. During re-fuelling, the narrowed fuel filler
tube below the nozzle region provides a liquidseal against the escape of vapour and a check
valve in the tank inlet pipe opens to incoming fuel
only to prevent splashback. As the tank fills,
vapour escapes through the open float level vent
valve, at the top of the tank, and passes through
the adsorption canisters to atmosphere. When the
rising fuel level closes the float valve, the resulting
back pressure causes refuelling cut-off. While the
float valve is closed, any further rise in vapour
pressure is relieved by the grade vent valve which
connects to the canisters via the outlet of the float
valve. At less than full tank level, the float valve is
always open, providing an unrestricted vapour
outlet to the canisters.
If the tank is over filled (eg a fault in the delivery
system) an integral pressure relief valve in the float
valve assembly opens to provide a direct vent to
atmosphere.
The float level vent valve/pressure relief valve
assembly and the grade valve are welded to the
tank top and are non-serviceable. Note that both
valve assemblies incorporate roll-over protection.
The fuel filler cap uses a 1/8 turn action and is
tethered to the body. The filler cap assembly
incorporates both pressure relief and vacuum
relief valves (the latter is a new feature to Jaguar).
D.310.049
FUEL TANK CONNECTIONS
Fuel Tank
Pressure Valve
(NAS markets only)
Jet Pump Assembly
Connectors
Fuel Pump
Connectors
To Carbon
Canister
Vapour to EVAP Valve
Fuel to Engine
Fuel Transfer
Pipes