Can't get the truck to open

[PhyllisGrant]

My car will not start. need to charge the battery but the inside switch would not open the truck. Need idea on what I can do.

 

[tony barnhill]

The key wouldn't manually unlock it.

 

[equiprx]

Year and model is helpful. There are booster packs you can buy to plug into the cigar lighter circuit.

 

[PhyllisGrant]

No the keep will not open the truck.The truck has a sensor on it and it only opens from the inside release switch

 

[tony barnhill]

Boy, I'm confused now...is a pickup truck you're trying to open or a Jaguar's "trunk"?

 

[BIBBER]

:lol:sorry can't help myself...Tony understands!

 

[maynard]

Depending on the model and year, sometimes a good, hard, upwards jerk will cause the trunk to open. You would then have to rebolt the hasp.

Or, there is a battery charger out there that plugs into the cigarette lighter. Again, depending on your car, the ignition may have to be set to the accessory position.

 

[Basil]

I would have thought there would be an emergency release cable somewhere. I have a friend who is a Jag mechanic and I'll ask him.

 

[Basil]

By the way we need to know the year and model.

 

[Deleted member 8987]

XK8:

Open the bonnet (hood) on passenger side there is a positive terminal. Connect jumper battery positive to this battery terminal and ground to engine block.
The trunk will open with black key or push button.

 

[Deleted member 8987]

XJ-12:

Under the hood, you will see a power point to hook a charger or jumper battery to, the terminal to boost the car, is towards the top of the bonnet (hood), beside the engine, on the mid right side, mounted near the windshield (that means, if its in north america, im saying its closer to the passengers side than drivers side. This will light the interior up enough for the trunk release/lock motor to open up.
One report says there is a little key slot on the trunk lid, use the ignition key and twist a bit hard, and trunk will open.

 

[Exotexs]

exactly the reason why I prefer old Jaguars (up to 1987), no digital gimmicks, no battery-in-the-boot, no modules, no chips or ICs, no plastic headlamps to turn yellow and dull, no nonsense.

Give me cars made of metal and wood. And Rear Wheel Drive. And Analog gauges.

Ex

 

[DrEntropy]

Philistine!!!


...but I totally agree.

And will further add: NO automatic transmissions, no "air conditioning"!! :smirk:

 

[tony barnhill]

Well, I'm waiting for Phyllis to come back & provide more information.

 

[DrEntropy]

Series-III E-Types have a nice T-handle with a lockset in the starboard rear panel with a CABLE running to the latch.

 

[Deleted member 8987]

Hey, My MK2 HAD a/c....added in Singapore.

It still has 4-40 A/C....4 windows open at 40 MPH.

 

[DrEntropy]

:thumbsup:

 

[tony barnhill]

tic, toc...

 

[DrEntropy]

I figger we've cover'd about every method for every Jag model it could be.

 

[PhyllisGrant]

1994 XJ6 since this card do not have a trunk key can the lock be change so it will have a key?