Things You Did'nt know about your F-Type

B

Backofthenet

New member
Hi All,

not sure if this has been posted before and apologies if so - i will delete it. Anyway for my sins i used to own a BMW M3 (E36 model range) and there was a post on the forum called "Things you did'nt know about your M3" - this went on to cover about 50 pages + as people added all the little things people may not be aware of and are not documented or haven't read the manual cover to cover. Things like the petrol cap has a groove to hold it in place when refilling or there is a procedure to disable keyless entry etc etc

anyway it became a good read and was always checking as new little gems were added - as i said if already posted / or not wanted i'll delete post - i wont be offended :-) otherwise people keep adding......
 
Owned mine for over 5 years and only found out at the weekend that there is a bottle holder in the door pocket!!!
 
Owned mine for 2 & a half years & only found out at the weekend that I need to look under the bonnet!

Best tip from me. Lightly silicone grease window rubber seals. Ensures window drops, goes up, smoothly when opening & closing door.
 
How about if you press the left and right mirror buttons at same time at low speed they fold in. Good for close passing cars, tight gaps. etc.
 
Or if you press the start and audio on buttons at the same time music comes out of the exhaust.
Try it...
 
If you hold down the traction control button for 5-10 seconds it switches off the computer that is doing all the heavy lifting for steering, acceleration and braking.
Touch the peddle too hard and you will doughnut. I give your averagely good driver about 3 minutes till they end up in a ditch.
 
I hate how loud the parking sensors are.. I get deafened by them every time I start the car and try to reverse out of my garage! Haven't found any way to turn them down yet..
 
I saw this once but cannot find where, I don't know if A) it works or B) does or shows anything useful or C) it breaks anything so try at your own peril. I haven't!

Turn ignition on. Don't start the engine.
Wait for infotainment to boot up fully.
Go into media and select FM radio.
There should be a "Source" button on the touchscreen.
Hold down the source button for many seconds and eventually a hidden menu will appear.

Who is willing to try it then!!!?
 
simpleR said:
I saw this once but cannot find where, I don't know if A) it works or B) does or shows anything useful or C) it breaks anything so try at your own peril. I haven't!

Turn ignition on. Don't start the engine.
Wait for infotainment to boot up fully.
Go into media and select FM radio.
There should be a "Source" button on the touchscreen.
Hold down the source button for many seconds and eventually a hidden menu will appear.

Who is willing to try it then!!!?
Click to expand...

I think that is/was the method to find the software version for non-Pro ICT.
It also shows many other things that nobody has a clue about what they mean.
:D
 
I've just done it, I can tell you that my ip address is 192.168.1.5 ;) Nothing actually very interesting there though and nothing I could change.
 
I love this kind of trivia.

F-Types, like other Jaguars, have an emergency pull handle in the boot. They glow in the dark. Given how tiny the boot is on a convertible, it seems a little unnecessary.

If you hold the lock/unlock button on your key fob, your Jaguar will drop/raise its windows. Convertibles don't lower/raise the roof unfortunately.

You can go into the settings to activate the paddles in both D and S, rather than just S.

Holding the right paddle when in manual mode will revert back to automatic (in both D and S).

F-Types don't "remember" if you set the active exhaust, so when you kill the ignition, the active exhaust switch resets. However, the car "remembers" if you put it in Dynamic mode for about 3 hours after shutdown, which is an easy way to keep the noise going when you're regularly stopping/starting.

The central vents have two steps - the first "unlocks" the vent, the second pushes/lowers it. The motor powering the second is the most likely to fail, so even if your vents get stuck, you can manhandle them into one of the locked positions and it'll function as normal. Particularly important if your vents fail to open and you end up blowing air all over the inside of your centre console.

Unintuitively, the single wipe is activated by pulling the wiper stalk forwards (i.e. what is windscreen wash on every other car). The windscreen wash is activated with the button on the end of the stalk, and the F-Type is unusual in that the washer jets are located within the wiper housing. It also means that if you have your driver window open, all the abscess pisses out onto the door card.
 
sebby1990 said:
F-Types don't "remember" if you set the active exhaust, so when you kill the ignition, the active exhaust switch resets. However, the car "remembers" if you put it in Dynamic mode for about 3 hours after shutdown, which is an easy way to keep the noise going when you're regularly stopping/starting.
Click to expand...

Not anymore. All MY18 and later it forgets dynamic mode as soon as you switch off. I think it was campaign H167 from memory.
 
simpleR said:
All MY18 and later it forgets dynamic mode as soon as you switch off. I think it was campaign H167 from memory.
Click to expand...

Not quite. it remembers dymanic mode because if you switch the ignition on (foot off brake) within the 6 hours the ambient lights still show red, but then it cancels when you start the engine.
 
sebby1990 said:
If you hold the lock/unlock button on your key fob, your Jaguar will drop/raise its windows
Click to expand...

Only if you/'ve configured them to do so in the settings ... ;)

Unintuitively, the single wipe is activated by pulling the wiper stalk forwards (i.e. what is windscreen wash on every other car). The windscreen wash is activated with the button on the end of the stalk, and the F-Type is unusual in that the washer jets are located within the wiper housing. It also means that if you have your driver window open, all the abscess pisses out onto the door card.
Click to expand...

Unintuitively? Every Jaguar I've had works the same way, which I find very intuitive. And having the washer jets in the wiper housing is far more sensible since it squirts the fluid on the glass just before the blades get there (you have noticed it only squirts on the upstroke?) - how many times have you followed a car that's attempting to wash its windscreen but instead showers the following vehicle? Not to mention soaking the occupants of a convertible with the top down. :)

I also find the single wipe without wasting washer fluid very useful.
 
There's a thing called the manual.
It normally comes with the car or it's available online.
It's full of many wonderful and interesting things about how the car works.

It seems a few people don't know that about the F-Type.
:D
 
PhilB said:
There's a thing called the manual.
It normally comes with the car or it's available online.
It's full of many wonderful and interesting things about how the car works.
Click to expand...

Or, in the case of the 6 hour dymanic mode window, used to work. ;)
 
scm said:
Or, in the case of the 6 hour dymanic mode window, used to work. ;)
Click to expand...

Ah yes.
The dreaded updates that can change things.
That's what forums are for.
Good news is that the 2019 onwards manuals now show the drive modes being binned at every switch-off.
:D
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top