How to get into trunk of Jag F-Type with completely dead battery.

[@burgerboy9350]

Hi appreciate you taking the time to post this series of videos to illustrate the process to resolve a completely dead battery for your Ftype R. Similar to yourself my Ftype R also currently has a dead batttery. My question is regarding how to open the trunk if I already connected my booster and missed the opportunity to open the trunk lid ? Are you able to repeat this procedure ? Per your demonstration, I now know that I need to run to the rear to hit the button. Thank you for your insights.

[@MicJaguar]

Yes you can repeat the process if you miss hitting the button. Disconnect, wait a few min, maybe even hit the start button to deplete and residual charge the try again. Have the passenger door closed so you can connect the positive or negative and run to the back and hit the button while lifting. That or have a friend help. I connected a battery tender connector port inside next to my gas card so I can trickle charge on weekends and keep the jump starter kit in the glove box.

[@frouchitude1916]

Hi! Can I replace the battery without using a "buffering battery". I have a new one but I'm scare the take the battery from the car and have and electronic issue.

[@MicJaguar]

I had no issue replacing the battery. Just unplug positive 1st then the negative and put the new one in. Connect the negative (Black ground wire) 1st then the red positive wire 2nd. That way it always goes to ground before the positive hot terminal is connected. Be sure the new battery is fully charged beforenputting it in. Once in place, turn on car to be sure no problems. Then you can put all the paneling back in. I ran a battery tender connector to my gas cap so i can always connect and charge it direct to the battery and pop the trunk if it goes dead again.

[@frouchitude1916]

@@MicJaguar Hello. I finally bought a second new battery to buffer it on the front of the vehicle. I had to stop the process because I couldn't get the rear battery out of its slot. Also, it's positive first for plugging in and negative first for unplugging...right? This is the opposite of what you wrote I think.

[@leonidpokopaev]

@@MicJaguar In fact, you are completely wrong. You should unplug negative first and then positive.

[@MicJaguar]

@Блог начинающего копателя since it completely has worked for me for years and never had a problem. For me, im completely right since I never have anything nearby, and I make sure I am not touching anything to create an arc resulting in plasma. I am maticulous. It's not so much as being right or wrong so much as taking care to check everything you're doing. But this is just my opinion. Do as you will.

[@leonidpokopaev]

@@MicJaguar In fact it does not really matter how you plug/unplug them, but correct order is negative then positive, you can check any car manual.

[@morepab]

hi, i have a 2016 jaguar f type base. and it says the error message “ battery low please start engine “ and i do and drive around for 30 minutes and it still says it after the drive is finished. i ended up taking the car to autozone to get the battery checked and he showed me that it says good battery and 100% charge. i’m confused on what to do some people told me to unplug the battery and wait 3 minutes then plug it back together and it will work but others told me to not do it because it will mess something with the computer? please help thank you.

[@MicJaguar]

Check you don't have loose terminals. I did. I tightened them. The driving and bouncing causes it to come loose and not charge yet it will still start.

[@MicJaguar]

Forgive the lateness of my reply. Check the terminals, I had mine as tight as can be and they still would turn in place. What happens if the contact is not good so the car refuses to charge it. I had to replace my terminal with a new OEM and the problem went away. Just be sure the car fully goes into sleep mode. After you lock it, go back after 30min and peek in your windows. If you see the Hazard LED light still glowing and the little green lock lights on on the doors, it's because an OBD reader was connected and removed improperly by you or the dealer or whomever worked on it. So the car stays in service mode thinking the OBD2 reader is still connected. If you see these lights on after 30 min after locking, that's the problem. To resolve. Unplug the negative battery terminal for 30 min, this resets it. Then reconnect, start and drive for about 45min to charge the battery up really good. If you need to charge it in the car, do it from the engine bay. Connect the ground to the peg that sticks out on the top of the shock and the positive to the red capped connector. Leave it charging overnight and you should be good.

[@NannaNakhamkin]

Totally useless. It doesn’t tell me how to actually open the trunk when the battery is dead. My problem is, the jumper cables are INSIDE a the trunk.

[@Torahboy1]

Jag-Wire? JAG-WIRE??? 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@sz5876]

I'm on my second battery in four months.