Things You Did'nt know about your F-Type

scm said:
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.
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Alas, I have a couple of cars and drive several others as part of my job. In all of them, except the Jaguar, pulling the wiper stalk towards you activates the washers. Only in cars that have a single stalk for everything (Mercedes), does it make sense. I can't understand why Jaguar decided to against the grain and make it so that the wash is a push-button action on a stalk which in 90% of other cars has a universal option.

The washers being located in the wiper housing itself is a nice touch, but is also prevalent on other cars. My Mercedes has the same feature on the rear wiper. I suspect your reasoning is exactly what Jaguar thought - best not to soak the drivers of their own cars with spray and pray washer jets!
 
In my opinion Jaguar have got the push button screen wash exactly right. When the wipers are in auto, if you need an extra wipe, pull the stalk. With other arrangements you have to move the switch stalk out of auto and back again, far more bother.

Also, for those that wonder if a flat fob battery loses its program, it doesn't. I had a dead flat battery in my spare, new battery and all good.
 
If you look im the glove box there is a switch at the top left that allows a neighbour-friendly quiet engine start.
 
...actually there isn't but I wish there was. Then I wouldn't be under a 11pm to 9am curfew on using the car.
 
Duvetday said:
... I wouldn't be under a 11pm to 9am curfew on using the car.
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"Sorry dear, I couldn't get home before 11pm so I had to spend all night driving until 9am when I could come home" Sounds like a plan! :lol:
 
Three quick clicks of unlock button on remote and roof comes down ?

I haven't tried this yet myself....read it somewhere just now.

(Doesn't work on coupe)
 
PaulWildsmith said:
You can with this

https://smarttop.uk/product-category/jaguar/
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Do you mean that the three clicks thing is not standard ?
 
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