2009 JAGUAR XF tow

Contents
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FUEL QUALITY .............................................. 174
ALTERNATIVE FUELS FOR PETROL ENGINES .....
175
DIESEL ENGINED VEHICLES......................... 176
RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ............................... 177
FUEL CUT-OFF .............................................. 177
FUEL FILLER FLAP........................................ 178
REFUELLING ................................................. 179
DIESEL MISFUELLING PROTECTION DEVICE......
180
FUEL CONSUMPTION ................................... 181
Load carrying
GENERAL INFORMATION ............................. 182
LUGGAGE ANCHOR POINTS ......................... 182
REAR UNDER FLOOR STORAGE ................... 182
Towing
TOWING A TRAILER (V6 petrol and diesel
vehicles only) ................................................ 183
LEVELLING ................................................... 184
RECOMMENDED TOWING WEIGHTS ........... 185
ESSENTIAL TOWING CHECKS ...................... 185
TOW BAR ...................................................... 186
Vehicle care
CLEANING THE ALLOY WHEELS .................. 187
CLEANING THE EXTERIOR ........................... 187
CLEANING THE INTERIOR ............................ 189
REPAIRING MINOR PAINT DAMAGE ............ 191
Maintenance
GENERAL INFORMATION ............................. 192
OPENING AND CLOSING THE BONNET ........ 195
ENGINE COMPARTMENT OVERVIEW ........... 196
ENGINE OIL CHECK - V6 Petrol engines ....... 197
ENGINE OIL CHECK - V8 Petrol engines ....... 199
ENGINE OIL CHECK - V6 Diesel engines ....... 201
ENGINE OIL SPECIFICATION ........................ 203
ENGINE COOLANT CHECK ............................ 204
BRAKE FLUID CHECK ................................... 206
POWER STEERING FLUID CHECK ................ 208
WASHER FLUID CHECK ................................ 209
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................... 210
Vehicle battery
BATTERY WARNING SYMBOLS ................... 212 BATTERY CARE ............................................ 212
USING BOOSTER CABLES ............................ 214
CHARGING THE VEHICLE BATTERY ............. 215
CHANGING THE VEHICLE BATTERY ............. 215
Wheels and tyres
GENERAL INFORMATION ............................. 216
TYRE CARE................................................... 217
USING WINTER TYRES ................................ 223
USING SNOW CHAINS ................................. 223
RUN FLAT TYRES ......................................... 224
TOOL KIT ...................................................... 224
CHANGING A ROAD WHEEL ......................... 225
TYRE REPAIR KIT......................................... 229
TYRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM.... 234
TYRE GLOSSARY ......................................... 238
TYRE SPECIFICATIONS - ARDUOUS TERRAIN ...
239
Fuses
CHANGING A FUSE....................................... 241
FUSE BOX LOCATIONS................................. 242
FUSE SPECIFICATION CHART ...................... 245
Emergency equipment
HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS.................... 250
WARNING TRIANGLE ................................... 250
FIRST AID KIT .............................................. 250
FIRE EXTINGUISHER .................................... 250
Status after a collision
DRIVING AFTER A COLLISION ..................... 251
INSPECTING SAFETY SYSTEM COMPONENTS ...
252
Vehicle recovery
TOWING POINTS .......................................... 253
TRANSPORTING THE VEHICLE .................... 254
TOWING THE VEHICLE ON FOUR WHEELS .. 256
Vehicle identification
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION PLATE ................ 257
ENGINE NUMBER ......................................... 257
TRANSMISSION NUMBER ........................... 257
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER (VIN)... 257
VEHICLE BUILD DATE PLATE ....................... 257

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MEMORY ...................................................... 353
AVOID POINTS.............................................. 355
HOME ........................................................... 355
DESTINATION ENTRY ................................... 356
POSTCODE ................................................... 357
MAP .............................................................. 357
COORDINATES ............................................. 357
MEMORY ...................................................... 358
PREVIOUS .................................................... 358
MOTORWAY ................................................. 359
COMPASS ..................................................... 360
POINTS OF INTEREST................................... 362
POI ICON DISPLAY ....................................... 363
CANCELLING POI ICON DISPLAY ................. 365
JAGUAR DEALERSHIP LOCATIONS.............. 365
ENTRY BY TOWN .......................................... 365
ENTRY BY CATEGORY .................................. 365
OTHER SELECTION METHODS ..................... 366
CATEGORIES AND SUB-CATEGORIES .......... 366
POI ENTRY MESSAGES ................................ 366
QUICK POI SELECTION ................................. 366
SELECTING A QUICK POI CATEGORY........... 367
MEMORY POINTS ......................................... 367
RDS-TMC OVERVIEW ................................... 368
USING TMC .................................................. 370
SURVEILLANCE SETTING ............................. 372
USING VOICE CONTROL ............................... 373
NAVIGATION SYSTEM VOICE COMMANDS .. 374
ORDNANCE SURVEY DATA .......................... 378
NAVTEQ CORPORATION............................... 379
EUROPEAN DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY .....
380

Introduction
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Warning labels
Labels are attached to your vehicle at several
positions. These are applied to draw your
attention to important subjects, e.g. tyre
pressures, tow bar use, airbags, roll-over risk,
engine compartment hazards, etc.
Additional information labels may also be
found at these locations.
1. Left-hand front suspension tower - Air
conditioning label
2. Top face of battery - Battery warning
symbols
3. End of fascia (passenger side) -
Passenger airbag label
4. Sun visor - Airbag label
5. Base of left-hand C p illar - Tyre pressure
label, Airbag warn ing label, Vehicle
Identification Number label
6. Right-hand B pillar - Vehicle
Identification Number label (China)
7. Inner face of fuel filler flap - Fuel
specification label It is important that you are familiar with these
subjects to ensure that your vehicle and its
features are used safely. Using the index at the
back of this handbook, re
fer to the relevant
topic for more information.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
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WARNINGS
The vehicle should not be parked over
long dry grass or other combustible
material, particul arly during dry
weather. As the heat ge nerated by the exhaust
and emission control systems may be
sufficient to start a fire.
Before exiting the vehicle, ensure that
P park is selected and the park brake
applied. When exiting the vehicle,
ensure that the Jaguar Smart Key is removed
from the vehicle.

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Keys and remote controls

LOCKING AND ARMING THE VEHICLE
Press the lock button to secure the
vehicle. The vehicle can be Single
or Double locked, as follows:
Single locking
Press the lock button briefly. Single locking
secures the vehicle and prevents the doors
being opened from outside of the vehicle. The
doors can be unlocked and opened from inside
the vehicle. The haza rd warning lamps will
flash once as confirmation.
Note: In some markets, an audible warning will
sound.
Double locking
Press the lock button twice within three
seconds. Double locki ng secures the vehicle
and prevents the doors being unlocked or
opened from inside or outside of the vehicle,
except with the correct Jaguar Smart Key. The
hazard warning lamps w ill flash twice (with a
long second flash) and an audible warning will
sound, as confirmation. Double locking provides a
dditional security if
the vehicle is left una ttended. The vehicle
cannot be opened by breaking a window and
operating the door locks from inside the
vehicle.
Power-fold mirrors
If automatic power-fold is enabled, the door
mirrors will fold in towards the vehicle body
when the vehicle is locked. The power-fold
feature can be enable d/disabled using the
touch-screen. See PROGRAMMING THE
REMOTE CONTROL (page 21).
Lock confirmation
If you are uncertain whether the vehicle is
locked and armed (either by single or double
locking), press the lock button again. The
hazard warning lights will flash to indicate and
confirm the current lock status.
Note: If the vehicle is not already locked and
armed, pressing the lock button will single lock
the vehicle. Press again to double lock, if
required.
Global closing
Press and hold the lock button for three
seconds. The vehicle wi ll single lock and the
alarm will be fully arme d immediately. After the
three seconds, all the windows and the sunroof
will close.
WARNING
The vehicle will only lock, if all door,
luggage compartment and bonnet
apertures are closed. If a lock attempt
is made when an aperture is open, the vehicle
will not lock and two audible error warnings
will sound.
WARNING
Never double lock the vehicle with
people, children, or pets inside. In the
event of an emergency they would be
unable to escape, and the emergency services
would be unable to release them quickly.
WARNING
Ensure that no children, pets, or
obstructions are in any open aperture
before operating global closing.
Safety mechanisms are in place to prevent
serious injury, however, injuries can still
occur.

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Automatic relocking
If a door, or the tailgate, are not opened within
one minute of unlocking the vehicle using the
Jaguar Smart Key, doors will lock again
automatically. This feature can be
enabled/disabled using the touch-screen.
See PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROL
(page 21).
DOCKING/UNDOCKING THE JAGUAR
SMART KEY
Docking the Jaguar Smart Key
During normal operation, it is not necessary to
dock the Jaguar Smart Key. However, if the
unlock button on the Smart Key fails to operate
and the vehicle has been unlocked using the
emergency key blade, it will be necessary to
dock the Jaguar Smart Key to deactivate and
disarm the alarm system.
The Smart Key should also be docked when the
vehicle is being towed, in order to prevent the
steering column from locking.
Insert the Jaguar Smart Key into the starter
control unit, located on the driver's side of the
vehicle, as shown.
Note: When docking the Jaguar Smart Key, it is
recommended that the emergency key blade is
left in place. The end of the key blade can then
be used as a handle, to pull the Smart Key from
the control unit when undocking.
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To lock: Ensure all the doors are closed, then
turn the key blade towards the front of the
vehicle and release. Thi s will lock all doors but
will not arm the alarm.
To unlock: Turn the key blade towards the rear
of the vehicle and release. If the security
system is disarmed, al l doors and the luggage
compartment will be unloc ked. If the security
system is armed, only the front left-hand door
will unlock. The interior lighting will be turned
on at reduced level for two minutes.
If the vehicle is unloc ked using the emergency
key blade with the security system armed, the
alarm will sound when a door is opened. To
deactivate the alarm, press the unlock button
on the Jaguar Smart Key or press the engine
START/STOP button with the Smart Key inside
the vehicle. If the Jaguar Smart Key is
inoperable, the alarm ca n be deactivated by
docking the Smart Key into the starter control
unit. See DOCKING/UNDOCKING THE JAGUAR
SMART KEY (page 20).
Unlocking the luggage compartment
If Valet mode is selected, or if the vehicle
battery is discharged, it will be necessary to
use the emergency key blade to unlock and
open the luggage compartment.
Note: If the security system is in Valet mode,
the touch-screen can be used to cancel Valet
mode, in which case the luggage compartment
can then be opened in the normal manner.
Note: If the alarm is armed when the
emergency key blade is used to unlock the
luggage compartment, the alarm will sound
when the luggage compartment is opened.
Press the unlock button on the Jaguar Smart
Key to disarm/deactivate the alarm. •
Use the emergency key blade to prise away
the black lock cover.
• Insert the emergency key blade, then turn
the key clockwise to unlock and open the
luggage compartment.
Note: Unlocking the luggage compartment
using the emergency key blade will cancel Valet
mode.
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VALET MODE
Valet mode allows the vehicle to be locked by a
parking attendant, without giving access to the
luggage compartment and glove compartment.
Valet mode also preven ts operation of the
touch-screen, to preven t access to telephone
numbers or navigation addresses.
Selecting valet mode
From the main Home touch-screen menu,
select Valet:
Enter a four digit Personal identification
Number (PIN) (personally chosen) by touching
the digit screen pad. On completion, touch the
OK button.
If you wish to cancel the PIN, touch the C
button at any time during entering the number. Once the PIN has been entered, a pop-up
screen is displayed, advising you to remove the
emergency key blade from the Jaguar Smart
Key and to keep it safe. Select
OK.
The screen will i ndicate that the PIN has been
accepted by displaying Valet on.
The luggage compartment and glove
compartment are now securely locked in Valet
mode.
On exiting and securing the vehicle, hand the
Jaguar Smart Key, with the emergency key
blade removed, to the attendant.
Note: Ensure that the emergency key blade is
kept safely at all times.
Valet off - enter pin
Vehicle
Security
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OK
12:26 pm
Valet mode
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Navigation
Vehicle
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Vehicle
Security
Parking
12:26 pm
Valet modePlease ensure Jaguar mechanical keyblade is removed from Smart key stowage and kept safe, before handing smart key to Valet personnel
Valet mode
OK
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Deselecting valet mode
When you enter the vehicle, the Valet mode
screen will be displayed automatically.
Enter your four digit PIN and touch the OK
button.
A pop-up screen is displayed, advising you to
return the emergency key blade to the Jaguar
Smart Key. Select OK.
The screen will indicate that your PIN has been
accepted by displaying Valet off.
• The luggage compartment will return to
the previously set se curity requirement.
• The glove compartment will now open as
normal.
Note: If the PIN number ha s been forgotten,
the luggage compartment can be unlocked by
using the emergency key blade. This will cancel
the Valet mode.
Valet on - enter pin
Vehicle
Security
Parking
12 3
4 6
78 9
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OK
12 : 26 pm
Valet mode
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Vehicle
Security
Parking
12:26 pm
Valet modePlease ensure Jaguar mechanical keyblade is returned to Smart key stowage for safe keeping
Valet mode
OK
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