2015 JAGUAR F TYPE manual transmission

STARTING AND DRIVING
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STARTING AND DRIVING
Releasing
• With the ignition on, apply the brake pedal and press
do wn on the EPB switch.
• If the vehicle is stationary with the EPB applied and
either tr ansmission D or R is selected, pressing the

acceler

ator will automatically release the EPB.
Electric parking brake (EPB) See page 2, item 28
Applying
• With the vehicle stationary, lift up the EPB switch and
then release it. The red warning lamp in the Instrument

panel will illuminate

.
Auto headlamps and High beam
assist
See page 2, item 5
1. When the lighting control AUTO position is selected,
the side lamps and headlamps will tur n on

automatically as ambient light f

alls below a preset

le

vel.
With the lighting control in the lo

w beam position,

High beam assist will activ

ate automatically in the

absence of other v

ehicle lights ahead. The vehicle’s

speed m

ust be above 25 mph (40 km/h).
T

o over-ride High beam assist and select low beam,

p

ull the lighting control backwards to the flash position

and release

. To reinstate High beam assist, push the

lighting control f

orwards to the high beam position,

then bac

k to the low beam position.
Exit delay
2.

3.
4. The headlamps can temporarily illuminate the


w

ay ahead when exiting the vehicle at night. Rotate

the control f

or delay periods of 30, 60, or 120

seconds.
Cruise control and Automatic
speed limiter (ASL)
See page 2, item 39
Setting the Cruise control speed
1. Accelerate to the desired speed, then press to set
and maintain the speed. Can also be used to
increase speed while Cruise control is operating.
2. Resumes the set speed after Cruise control has been
suspended.
3. Press to decrease the set speed.
4. Suspends Cruise control but retains the current set
speed in the memory.
5. Press to switch between Cruise control and ASL.
Intelligent stop/start See page 2, item 26
Intelligent stop/start is automatically activated when the
ignition is turned on. If the vehicle is stopped and the
brake pedal is applied, the engine will turn off (unless it
is required to support other vehicle systems). When the
brake pedal is released and a drive gear is selected, the
engine will restart.
A lamp in the Instrument panel will illuminate
while the engine is switched off by Intelligent
stop/start.
Gear shift paddles See page 2, items 6 and 10
Deployable rear spoiler (DRS) See page 2, item 27
The DRS will raise automatically when the vehicle’s
speed reaches 60 mph (96 km/h) and will retract when
the speed drops below 40 mph (64 km/h).
1. Press the switch to raise the DRS at vehicle speeds of
below 60 mph (96 km/h).
2. Press again to return to automatic mode.
Note: Coupe switch graphic is similar.
The gear shift paddles can be used while in transmission
D or S positions.
1.
T
o shift down a gear, briefly pull the left paddle.
2.

T
o shift up a gear, briefly pull the right paddle.
3.

T
o return to the previously selected mode, pull and

hold the r

ight paddle for 1 second.
With transmission D selected, if use of the paddles is not
maintained, gear selection will revert to fully automatic
mode. With transmission S selected, permanent manual
mode is initiated if the paddles are used. To return to
fully automatic mode, move the gear selector back to
transmission D position.
If Dynamic mode is selected while in transmission
S, upshifts are fully controlled by the driver. The
transmission will not automatically change up to the next
gear, even if the engine’s rev limit is reached.
A gear position indicator, in the Message centre, will glow
amber when an upshift is required.

STARTING AND DRIVINGSTARTING AND DRIVING
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Releasing
• With the ignition on, apply the brake pedal and press
down on the EPB switch.
• If the vehicle is stationary with the EPB applied and
either transmission D or R is selected, pressing the
accelerator will automatically release the EPB.
Cruise control over-ride
Cruise control disengages when the brakes are
applied or when the vehicle’s speed is below 18 mph
(30 km/h). Cruise control will cancel if the accelerator
is used for more than 5 minutes.
Cruise control and Automatic
speed limiter (ASL)
See page 2, item 39
Setting the Cruise control speed
1.

Acceler
ate to the desired speed, then press to set

and maintain the speed.

Can also be used to

increase speed while Cr

uise control is operating.
2.

Resumes the set speed after Cr
uise control has been



suspended.
3.

Press to decrease the set speed.
4

.
Suspends Cr
uise control but retains the current set

speed in the memor

y.

5

.
Press to s
witch between Cruise control and ASL.
Intelligent stop/start See page 2, item 26
Intelligent stop/start is automatically activated when the
ignition is turned on. If the vehicle is stopped and the
brake pedal is applied, the engine will turn off (unless it
is required to support other vehicle systems). When the
brake pedal is released and a drive gear is selected, the
engine will restart.A lamp in the Instrument panel will illuminate
while the engine is switched off by Intelligent
stop/start. Press the Intelligent stop/start switch to turn off or on.
Note: The engine will restart automatically if the switch is
pressed while an automatic engine stop is in progress.
When the ignition is turned off and on again, Intelligent
stop/start will be reinstated.
Setting an ASL speed limit
With ASL selected, a maximum speed can be set while
the vehicle is stationary or on the move. The engine
will respond normally up to the set speed but further
accelerator pressure will not allow the ASL setting to
be exceeded. Accelerator kickdown use will over-ride
the ASL setting, allowing a higher speed to be reached.
When kickdown is used, ASL is suspended.
1.

With ASL selected, press to set a maxim
um speed.

A higher maxim

um speed can be set at any time.

The set speed is displa

yed in the Message center.
2.

Resumes ASL assistance after a suspension, if the


v

ehicle’s speed is less than the set speed.
3.

Press to decrease the speed limit.
4

.
Suspends ASL assistance
.

5

.
Press to s
witch between ASL and Cruise control.
Deployable rear spoiler (DRS) See page 2, item 27
The DRS will raise automatically when the vehicle’s
speed reaches 60 mph (96 km/h) and will retract when
the speed drops below 40 mph (64 km/h).
1.
Press the s
witch to raise the DRS at vehicle speeds of

belo

w 60 mph (96 km/h).
2.

Press again to retur
n to automatic mode.
Note: Coupe switch graphic is similar.
The gear shift paddles can be used while in transmission
D or S positions.
1. To shift down a gear, briefly pull the left paddle.
2. To shift up a gear, briefly pull the right paddle.
3. To return to the previously selected mode, pull and
hold the right paddle for 1 second.
With transmission D selected, if use of the paddles is not
maintained, gear selection will revert to fully automatic
mode. With transmission S selected, permanent manual
mode is initiated if the paddles are used. To return to
fully automatic mode, move the gear selector back to
transmission D position.
If Dynamic mode is selected while in transmission
S, upshifts are fully controlled by the driver. The
transmission will not automatically change up to the next
gear, even if the engine’s rev limit is reached.
A gear position indicator, in the Message centre, will glow
amber when an upshift is required.