Check Pedestrian System on XKR
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Anyone know what this is? Best I can determine is it's either a faulty sensor or charge the battery (I have been doing mostly very very short trips recently). Just wanted to check with the PH Massive before getting a CTEK (which would probably be a good idea anyway). Any experience here with this message?
Lots of weird electrical niggles happen on XKR - and they are mostly down to the battery condition/age.
I had one that (turns out) was actually the original Varta OEM one that still pulled in close to 14 amps but would discharge if left alone for a few days.
New battery (yuasa heavy duty) and warning lights like Check Pedestrian safety never reappeared again.
So i'd check the age of the battery - most of them are date stamped.
I had one that (turns out) was actually the original Varta OEM one that still pulled in close to 14 amps but would discharge if left alone for a few days.
New battery (yuasa heavy duty) and warning lights like Check Pedestrian safety never reappeared again.
So i'd check the age of the battery - most of them are date stamped.
sly fox said:
Lots of weird electrical niggles happen on XKR - and they are mostly down to the battery condition/age.
I had one that (turns out) was actually the original Varta OEM one that still pulled in close to 14 amps but would discharge if left alone for a few days.
New battery (yuasa heavy duty) and warning lights like Check Pedestrian safety never reappeared again.
So i'd check the age of the battery - most of them are date stamped.
ok well I booked it in for a checkup just in case its a faulty sensor but I think I'll ask them to replace the battery too while they're at it.I had one that (turns out) was actually the original Varta OEM one that still pulled in close to 14 amps but would discharge if left alone for a few days.
New battery (yuasa heavy duty) and warning lights like Check Pedestrian safety never reappeared again.
So i'd check the age of the battery - most of them are date stamped.
Angrybiker said:
Well my message seems to have gone away, after a decent length of drive. Seems like further evidence to support the 'low battery' theory.
Even on my X300 any odd electrical problem was usually down to low battery, and that had about 0.1% of the electronics in my X150.Whereas on LadyB8's Mercs any odd electrical problem usually means you need the X,Y and/or Z sensor changed which would be £XXXX if you didn't have warranty.
Angrybiker said:
Well my message seems to have gone away, after a decent length of drive. Seems like further evidence to support the 'low battery' theory.
I'd agree. I spent too long going through the manual when I got my XK and you could tell it wasn't so happy starting afterwards. No 'low battery warning' like the XF I had before. So I got the same warning as you, then the next time it went away. Been fine ever since.Yeah, weird. And when I called Guy Salmon they laughed at the battery theory and said I should bring it in to check the sensors.
I rather suspect that it's Jaguar themselves building in some maintenance revenue by keeping things deliberately vague; even for the dealers and specialists, probably to give them plausible deniability.
Bit like Apple (spit) - see all the youtube videos about apples kicking out all these errors which would cost a standard £700 to fix, the shops 'geniuses' know nothing except what their diagnostic 'software' tells them but the actual fix is a £2 sensor and 15 mins soldering work for a computer repair person (assuming they can get hold of the circuit diagrams which apple desperately tries to keep as secret as the Coke recipe).
I rather suspect that it's Jaguar themselves building in some maintenance revenue by keeping things deliberately vague; even for the dealers and specialists, probably to give them plausible deniability.
Bit like Apple (spit) - see all the youtube videos about apples kicking out all these errors which would cost a standard £700 to fix, the shops 'geniuses' know nothing except what their diagnostic 'software' tells them but the actual fix is a £2 sensor and 15 mins soldering work for a computer repair person (assuming they can get hold of the circuit diagrams which apple desperately tries to keep as secret as the Coke recipe).
Angrybiker said:
Yeah, weird. And when I called Guy Salmon they laughed at the battery theory and said I should bring it in to check the sensors.
I rather suspect that it's Jaguar themselves building in some maintenance revenue by keeping things deliberately vague; even for the dealers and specialists, probably to give them plausible deniability.
Bit like Apple (spit) - see all the youtube videos about apples kicking out all these errors which would cost a standard £700 to fix, the shops 'geniuses' know nothing except what their diagnostic 'software' tells them but the actual fix is a £2 sensor and 15 mins soldering work for a computer repair person (assuming they can get hold of the circuit diagrams which apple desperately tries to keep as secret as the Coke recipe).
Have you got breakdown cover? AA/RAC? Get them to come out and check it - they plugged in diagnostics for free for me. (AA) tested battery for 30 mins - and then he spotted date code. It was original Varta OEM battery which was 8 years old. At that point mine was failing to hold charge for more than a few days at a time but when charged would still pull in +14amps which would indicate it was healthy. I rather suspect that it's Jaguar themselves building in some maintenance revenue by keeping things deliberately vague; even for the dealers and specialists, probably to give them plausible deniability.
Bit like Apple (spit) - see all the youtube videos about apples kicking out all these errors which would cost a standard £700 to fix, the shops 'geniuses' know nothing except what their diagnostic 'software' tells them but the actual fix is a £2 sensor and 15 mins soldering work for a computer repair person (assuming they can get hold of the circuit diagrams which apple desperately tries to keep as secret as the Coke recipe).
£140 for new heavy duty job and problem went away.
Only seen Check Pedestrian sensor issues when battery was subsequently flat (parked at Heathrow for 2 weeks) and as soon as it charged up it went away.
Look on Jag forums, replacing older battery frequently recommended. Check how old yours is first.
Having dealt with 2 main dealers - i wouldnt trust them any more and i use specialists. JMD -They love a bit of £120/ hr diagnostic work. You could buy a decent OBDII code reader for less than that yourself. https://www.amazon.co.uk/iCarsoft-i930-Vehicle-Dia...
Angrybiker said:
Yeah, weird. And when I called Guy Salmon they laughed at the battery theory and said I should bring it in to check the sensors.
The handbook says that if you see that warning you should take it to a dealer, and there is an icon of a wallet (not really).I would check the battery but you have to take half the car apart to get to it! So that can be a job for Halfords one day.
Old thread but...
These sensors fail left right and centre and are now £300 for the pair.
Or you can use SDD in engineering mode to tell the car not to display the warning. Just saying ;-)
On Jaguar forums they seem to militantly remove any reference to how easy it is to just code this half arsed system out of the car, and you get the usual fusspots turning it into a ten page thread about "IF your insurance found out and you KILLED A CHILD" and so on, so I wasn't sure if it could be done. It can.
These sensors fail left right and centre and are now £300 for the pair.
Or you can use SDD in engineering mode to tell the car not to display the warning. Just saying ;-)
On Jaguar forums they seem to militantly remove any reference to how easy it is to just code this half arsed system out of the car, and you get the usual fusspots turning it into a ten page thread about "IF your insurance found out and you KILLED A CHILD" and so on, so I wasn't sure if it could be done. It can.
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