Jaguar XJ (2008 year). Service manual — part 29

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Dynamic Stability Control (DSC)
(Amber)

The indicator will flash at the
rate of twice a second when
DSC is operating.

The message DSC NOT AVAILABLE will
be displayed and the indicator will be ON
continuously when a fault is detected in
the system.

If the system is turned OFF, a message
DSC OFF will be displayed for four
seconds and the warning indicator will
remain ON.

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) follow
mode (Amber)

If ACC is active, this illuminates
to indicate that the vehicle is in
follow mode and automatically

maintaining the desired gap to the vehicle
immediately ahead.

Only applicable to vehicles fitted with
ACC.

Air bag (Amber)

If the air bag system develops a
fault, the warning indicator will
flash and then come ON and

remain on until the fault has been
diagnosed and cleared.

Report the fault to a Jaguar Dealer
immediately.

It is safe to drive the vehicle; however, in
an accident the air bags may not operate.

Low tire pressure (Amber)

Illuminates when one or more
tires is significantly under
inflated. The vehicle should be

stopped as soon as possible and the tires
checked and inflated to the
recommended pressure.

If the tire pressure monitoring system
develops a fault, the indicator will flash
repeatedly for 75 seconds. The indicator
will then remain on. Refer to page 253.

Sidelamps (Green)

Illuminates when the side
lamps or headlamps are
switched ON either manually or
by the autolamp system, if
fitted.

High beam (Blue)

Illuminates when the high beam
headlamps are switched ON or
flashed ON.

Front fog lamps (Green)

Illuminates when the front fog
lamps are switched ON.

Rear fog lamps (Amber)

Illuminates when the rear fog
lamps are switched ON.

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Direction indicators (Green)

The appropriate
indicator tell-tale will
flash when the column

switch is moved up or down to signal a
right or left-hand turn.

If a direction indicator fails, the tell-tale
will flash at twice the normal rate when
that indicator is selected. A message will
be shown that a bulb has failed. Fit a new
bulb immediately.

Note:

•

If a bulb has failed, the audible ticking
will sound at twice the normal rate.

•

If a trailer or caravan is fitted and a
direction indicator bulb fails then the
tell-tale will flash at twice the normal
rate and a message will be displayed
that a rear indicator lamp has failed.

Hazard warning lamps

When the hazard warning is selected,
both direction indicator tell-tales flash
simultaneously.

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AUDIBLE WARNINGS

Various sounds are produced for warning
and notification purposes as follows:

Hazard or Condition

Remedy/Chime or Tone

Air bag system failure.

A tone sequence is repeated five times.
Report the fault to a Jaguar Dealer as soon
as possible.

External lamps are switched on when the
driver’s door is opened.

A chime will sound for ten seconds as a
warning that the lamps are on when the
ignition is off and the driver’s door is
opened.

Note: The chime will not sound if the
switch is in autolamp position.

Key in igniton switch.

A chime will sound until either the key is
removed, the driver’s door is closed or the
ignition is switched ON.

Hazard warning indicators on.

A ticking will sound until the hazard
indicators are switched off.

Vehicle armed.

This warns that the alarm will sound
shortly unless the system is disarmed by
either pressing the unlock button on the
key transmitter or placing the key in the
ignition switch.

Left or right direction indicators on.

If the switch has not turned itself OFF,
switch the turn indicator OFF when the
manoeuvre is completed. A ticking will
sound until the indicators are switched
OFF.

Memory 1, 2 or 3 configuration saved.

A short tone as the memory selection is
saved.

Valet mode.

This indicates that the valet mode has not
been set or that access to a restricted area
has been prevented because valet mode
has been set.

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Seat belt reminder (Not all countries).

A chime will sound for six seconds after
the ignition is switched on or until the front
seat belts, when occupied, are fastened or
the ignition switch turned to 0. The chime
will also sound at regular intervals for five
minutes if the vehicle is moving above
16 km/h (10 mph) and the driver’s and/or
front passenger’s (if occupied) seat belts
are not fastened or are unfastened.

Electric Parking Brake (EPB).

If the message PARKBRAKE ON is
displayed, it means that the parkbrake is
applied but the vehicle is moving. Release
the parkbrake or stop the vehicle when it is
safe to do so.

EPB cannot be applied.

This sounds a warning that the parkbrake
cannot be applied.

Adaptive Cruise Control driver intervene.

Action is required by the driver to apply the
brakes.

Gear selector not in Park (P).

This warns that the gear selector is not in
Park (P) when the ignition is turned off.

Hazard or Condition

Remedy/Chime or Tone