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Driving dynamics

JaguarDrive Control scenarios
The table below gives examples of the drive control settings suggested for different driving
scenarios.
Scenario Suggested driver selection Tyre fitment JaguarDrive ControlDynamic
Stability Control (DSC) Transmission
Wet grass Standard Winter mode DSC On
(default)Drive (D)
Very wet tarmac
Slippery boat launch
ramp
Hill descents while
towing on slippery
surfaces Sport (S) +
Manual
Ice/light snow Standard or All
Season tyres Drive (D)
Snow ploughed
hard-topped roads
(including black ice) All Season tyres
Packed snow roads Winter tyres
Deep fresh snow Snow chains Sport (S)
Normal driving
conditions (e.g. dry
tarmac, town driving,
motorway cruising
etc. ) Standard
No driver
selection
required.
Special modes off. Drive (D)
Overtaking on a dry
road Drive (D) or
Sport (S)
Pulling out onto a
busy road in dry
conditions
Favourite country
lane (public road) Dynamic mode Sport (S)
or
Sport (S) + Manual
Private track/race
day TracDSC
(where conditions
permit)

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Wheels and tyres

USING WINTER TYRES
Winter tyres are more suitable during extremes
of low temperatures, snow and ice and will
considerably improve the vehicle’s handling
during these conditions.
Do not exceed 240 km/h (150 mph) when
using Jaguar approved winter tyres.
Winter tyres must be fitted to all four wheels.
Approved winter tyre sizes
Front :
• Dunlop Wintersport M3 - 235/55R17 99H,
245/45R18 96V, 245/45R18 100V,
245/40R19 98V.
• W240 Pirelli Sotto Zero - 245/45R18 100V,
245/40R19 98V, 255/35R20 97V
Rear:
• Dunlop Wintersport M3 - 235/55R17 99H,
245/45R18 96V, 245/45R18 100V,
245/40R19 98V.
• W240 Pirelli Sotto Zero - 245/45R18 100V,
245/40R19 98V, 285/30R20 99V
Winter tyre pressures
USING SNOW CHAINS
Snow chains, of the recommended type, can
only be fitted to rear wheels. They should not
be used on temporary use spare wheels.
You should contact your Dealer/Authorised
Repairer for details and availability of approved
snow chains.
The maximum speed when using snow chains
is 50 km/h (30 mph).
Remove the snow chains immediately the
roads are clear of snow.
Ensure the fitting instructions supplied with the
snow chains are kept in a safe place, for
example, with this literature pack.
Note: When using snow chains, select
JaguarDrive Control Winter mode with DSC
switched on.
CAUTION
Tyres with an all season icon or M+S
have a level of winter performance and
need not be replaced.
Up to 240 km/h (150 mph)
Front 2.0 bar (30 lbf/in², 207 kPa)
Rear 2.3 bar (33 lbf/in², 230 kPa)
CAUTION
It is essential that only snow chains of
the recommended type are fitted, other
snow chains may cause damage to the vehicle.

Audio unit menus
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FM text
FM text displays any text messages sent out by
the current station.
Select the arrow icon to display a pop-up
screen showing the complete text message.
Select Cancel to remove the pop-up screen.
PRIORITY PROGRAMME TYPE (PTY)
PTY overview
The Programme Type (PTY) feature has two
functions:
•To set a desired PTY category for the
current station.
• To search for a station in a selected PTY
category and then retune to that station (if
found). Select
Settings to display the Settings menu.
Select PTY to display a list of available PTY
categories.
Selecting PTY categories
Select the arrow icon to scroll through the list
of available PTY categories.
Select a PTY category to select it in the list;
touch the category again to clear the selection.
If you want to deselect all PTY categories,
select Clear all .
Note: If no PTY categories are selected, then
the text PTY will disappear from the top of the
touch-screen display.
While tuned to a stati on, touch the required
PTY category (or categories), then touch the
previous screen arrow. The audio unit will now
wait for RDS informati on to indicate that a
station has changed its programme type.
If the current station is already in the selected
PTY category and reception is lost, then the
radio will attempt to fi nd another station with
the correct PTY category.
Note: PTY is active in FM radio, CD, TV and
Portable audi o modes only.
Audio/TV
DAB radio
CD
AM/FM
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BBC R2 BBC R3
BBC R4 BBC LDN BBC W&M Mercia Galaxy 106.2Radio 1
Settings
utostore
TP TA PT AF REG 3CHFM2 89. BBC R2
Portable audio TV
Text sent by station
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Text sent by station
Audio/TV
DAB radio
CD
AM/FM
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TP TA PTY AF REG 3CHFM2 89.0 BBC R2
Portable audio
TV
FM text
The latest news headlines from BBC Radio 2.
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Audio
Options
PTY
Sound
12 : 26 pm
Settings
Clear all
PTY search
Education
News
Current affairs
Information
Sport
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Digital audio broadcasting
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SETTINGS
In DAB mode, select Settings.
Select Options .
Note: If Settings is selected once, but no
action is taken for a further ten seconds, the
system will exit the menu automatically.
Announcements
You can select up to four types of
announcement from a list of eleven, for
example, News, Area/Weather , Traffic and
Alarm .
When a DAB announcement is broadcast, it will
interrupt normal play for the duration of the
announcement.
Note: The Alarm announcement type,
broadcasts information concerning crises of
national or international importance. To display the full list
of announcement types,
touch Select .
Select an announcement type to enable it,
select it again to disabl e it. If you want to clear
all enabled types, select Clear all. To scroll
through the list, select the arrow buttons.
Note: If you have already selected four
announcement types, y ou will be unable to
select further types.
Audio/TV
DAB radio
CD
AM/FM
12 : 26 pm
BBC R2 Viking
Trent Century BBC LeicRadio 1
Settings search
TA FM DAB i Link DPLIIDAB1 BBC Radio2
Portable audio
TV
DAB radio text
BBC National DAB
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Audio/TV
Bal/Fade
Options
Sound
12 : 26 pm
Settings
Announcements
On
Of f
On
Of f
EnsemblePTY
Of f
DAB text
Link DAB
FM trafficPTY
Select
Clear all
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Audio/TV
Bal/Fade
Options
Sound
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Settings
Announcements
On
Of f
On
Of f
EnsemblePTY
Of f
DAB text
Link DAB
FM trafficPTY
Select
Clear all
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Audio/TV
12 : 26 pm
Settings
News
Alarm
Traffic
T ransport flash
W

arning services
Clear allSelect up to
four options
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Television
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Introduction
TV viewing is possible when the vehicle is
stationary with the transmission in the P (Park)
position. The TV pictur e can be viewed in
preview mode or full-screen.
If the vehicle is moving when TV is selected or
if the vehicle is driven off when the TV is
operating, a warning message will display, the
TV picture will cease and only audio reception
is available.
Note: Japan market: The TV will operate
normally up to speeds of 5 km/h (3 mph), after
which the TV picture will cease and only audio
reception is available.
TV sound is provided through the audio system
speakers.
TV reception
Repositioning the vehicle may improve the
picture whereas in diffic ult locations (distant
transmitter, hills etc.), reception may not be
possible at all. Sound quality may also be
affected to a lesser degree by loss of signal,
which can give rise to variable quality over
short distances while on the move.
Note: Television systems re quire consistent
and strong signals for go od quality reception.
These signals are affected by transmitter
coverage and surrounding features (hills, high
buildings, trees etc.) which will reduce the
signal, thus redu cing picture quality.
TV inhibit with vehicle moving
If the vehicle is moved whilst the TV picture is
being displayed, the TV will be inhibited and
returned to the TV Menu screen.
A warning indicator will appear across the
screen for three seconds stating For your
safety, the picture is of f while the vehicle is
in motion.
With the TV picture inhibited, TV sound and
channel changing contin ues to be available.
Audio/TV
12 : 26 pm
UK TV
ITV1
Ch 4 Sky News E4 CBBCBBC1
Settings
Channel list
TP TA PTY DPLIIDTV BBC1
Style
UK TV People
SkySports N
Source
For your safety, the
picture is off while
motion the vehicle is inAnalogue Digital
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Television

Analogue/Digital option
The TV offers both analogue and digital TV
reception. You can switch between the two
modes using the touc h-screen controls.
Select Digital to display the options available
for digital TV.
Select Analogue to display the options
available for analogue TV.
Note: If no channels have been preset, no
channel names will be displayed on preset
keys.
Loss of reception
For a variety of reasons, you might lose
reception on the channel you are currently
viewing. This might happen because you have
moved outside the area for a local channel or
because the signal has become blocked by an
obstruction. In either case, the message No
reception will be displayed.
Full screen view
The TV main screen disp lays a preview picture
in a small screen alongsid e all the touch-screen
controls and preset channels.
Touch anywhere on the TV picture to display it
in full screen mode. A list of control buttons is
displayed on the full screen picture for five
seconds before disappearing.
To redisplay the buttons in full screen mode,
touch the screen again.
FINDING TV CHANNELS
Next/previous channel
Select the seek buttons on the touch-screen to
find the next/previous TV channel that is
available.
If you are watching in full screen mode, you
must first touch the picture to display the seek
buttons on screen.
Audio/TV
12 : 26 pm
More4 TMF
TP TA PTY DPLIIDTV ITV3
UKTV
HistorySource
ITV2
ITV2+1 ITV4Film4
Settings annel listAnalogue Digital
Ftn
ITV3
Touch image for
full screen
Savage Planet
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Audio/TV
12 : 26 pm
UK TV ITV1
Ch 4 Sky News E4 CBBCBBC1
Settings
Channel list
TP TA PTY DPLIIDTV BBC1
Style
UK TV People
SkySports N
Source
No receptionAnalogue Digital
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4:3
Zoom 16:9
ITV3
20:0021:00 Movies Now
Brideshead Revisited
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Audio/TV
12 : 26 pm
More4 TMF
TP TA PTY DPL IDTV ITV3
UKTV
HistorySource
2
ITV2+1 ITV4m4
Settings
Channel listAnalogue Digital
Ftn
ITV3
Touch image for
full screen
Savage Planet
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Index
381
A
ABS driving hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
ACC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Adaptive cruise control (ACC)principle of operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Adaptive dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Adjusting the headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 67 entry and exit mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Advanced emergency brake assist . . . . . 165
AFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 rear vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Airbag labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Airbag service information . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Airbag warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Alarm trigger information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Alarm sensor override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Approach lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Arming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Arming the alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
alarm indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
battery-backed sounder . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
full alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
perimeter alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
ASL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Audible warnings and indicators . . . . . . . 104
Audio portable interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Audio control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 272
sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Audio controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 steering wheel controls. . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Audio unit overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 audio controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
sound system overview . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Autolamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 exit delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
windscreen wiper detection . . . . . . . . . 76
Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
touch-screen operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Automatic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Automatic speed limiter (ASL)
principle of operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
JaguarDrive selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
limp-home mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
message centre display . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Autostore control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Auxiliary connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 connecting a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . 300
connecting an auxiliary device . . . . . . . 301
connecting an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
connecting more than one device . . . . 301
portable audio overview . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Auxiliary input devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 displaying track information. . . . . . . . . 303
playing a portable device . . . . . . . . . . . 302
portable device settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
searching a portable device . . . . . . . . . 304
Auxiliary power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
B
Battery charging faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Battery care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Battery Monitoring System (BMS) . . . . 213
Battery charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Battery warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Blind spot monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 sensor blockage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
system fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Block heaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Bonnet lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Booster cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Booster cushions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Brake fluid check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
checking the fluid level. . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
topping up the fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Brakes
brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
pad wear warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
principle of operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144