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OWNER’S HANDBOOK

Publication Part No. JJM 18 02 16/472

Published April 2004 by Technical Communications, Jaguar Cars Limited

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JAGUAR CARS LIMITED, as manufacturer, is dedicated to the design and production

of vehicles which meet the expectations of the world’s most discerning purchasers.
This handbook forms part of the owner literature supplied with your vehicle. It is
designed to complement the relevant features and systems of the vehicle, and make
them easy to understand and operate.
The information contained in this handbook applies to a range of vehicles and not to a
specific vehicle. For the specification of a particular vehicle, owners should consult their
Jaguar Retailer.
The manufacturer reserves the right to vary its specifications with or without notice, and
at such times and in such manner as it thinks fit. Major as well as minor changes may be
involved in accordance with the Manufacturer’s policy of constant product improvement.
To cover changes, it is sometimes necessary to issue one or more handbook
supplements. When reading this handbook, check the owner literature for possible
supplements.
For full details of the owner literature originally supplied with the vehicle, owners should
consult their Jaguar Retailer.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
system or transmitted, in any form, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or
other means without prior written permission from the Service Division of
Jaguar Cars Limited.
This book is printed on paper that originates from sustainable forests,
is recyclable, bio-degradable and acid-free. The wood pulp is chlorine-free and
the effluent water is purified before being discharged.

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Handbook Contents
Quick Overview Engine Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Quick Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Filling Station Information . . . . . . . . . . 17 Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Owner Information Driving Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Fuel and Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Health and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Climate Control
Security and Locks Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Ignition Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Automatic Climate Control . . . . . . . 156
Vehicle Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Roadside Emergency
Luggage Compartment Locks . . . . . . 41 Inertia Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Alarm Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Emergency Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Radio Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Wheel Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Vehicle Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Bulb Renewal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Before Driving Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Occupant Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Fire Extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Child Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Maintenance
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 General Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Hood Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Pedal Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Regular Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Door Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Checking and Top-up . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Driving Position Memory . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Wiper Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Luggage Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Vehicle Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
On the Road Electrical Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Warning Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Specifications
Audible Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Engine Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Message Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Weights (Average/Approximate) . . . 221
Cruise (Speed) Control . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Load Weights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . 109 Wheels and Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 A comprehensive index is located at the
Horn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 back of this handbook.
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Wipers and Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Parkbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Interior Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

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Quick Overview
Quick Overview
Warning Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Fascia Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Centre Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Overhead Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting a Driving Position . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Steering Column Adjustment . . . . . . . 11
Pedal Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Door Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Window Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Exterior Lights - Autolamps . . . . . . . . 12
Occupancy Sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Parkbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Wipers and Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Audio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Filling Station Information

Fuel Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Fuel Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Hood Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Underhood Top-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tyre Pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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