I have a 2015 XE portfolio ..
The central locking works OK for all doors and alarm, but boot will not open using ..
Exterior boot button
Key fob
Driver compartment button
Seems like a mechanical/solenoid failure
I have rear seats folded forward
How can I open the boot please .. any help and advice very welcome
Hi RWD3M,
thank you very much .. will do .. yes I can access the boot from the back seat of the car ..
I think the only option is to force the lock from the inside .. but im hoping there is another solution.
Cheers
Miles
There appear to be 11 trim clips holding the internal cover onto the boot lid. Use the screwdriver to undo the small screws in the centre of the black clips (they'll probably undo about half an inch or so), then use the removal tool to pop them out. you should then be able to manoeuvre the trim out of the way and seek out the boot release mechanism.
Then, release it!
Sounds easy doesn't it? I bet it isn't!
Good luck.
P.S. If I remember, and if I get time, I'm going to actually try that on mine tomorrow. I'll take pictures and at the same time install some sort of internal release cable.
You are a star Rich, shame JLR are not as helpful. Glad my XE is gone now, as I didn't have the folding seats, another cost cut I guess. At least the XF is making up for the XE going, one of the rear locks has failed on that, and not as easy to do as the XE's, so a £330 bill coming when I eventually book it.
I just realised I can see two better cars than the XE in your garage. There appears to be a vintage car of some kind to the left, and the best one is the little plastic police car behind it...
I also notice that you have the required back up every XE driver should have, and that is the push bike... 😁
That's a 1936 Morris 8, it was at the local car museum car show at the weekend, and the little plastic car, which I must say has proven very reliable, is my 18 month old granddaughter's car.
There's also a GT6 parked in here but I didn't astand far enough back to get that in the picture
Oh yeah, the push bike, it's been a while since I've used that but now I have an XE, who knows!
I love Triumph GT6's, I used to have an 73 MGB GT with wire wheels, and chrome bumpers, but the recession put paid to that. Now I just have my 2001 MGF Trophy, but that is a fun car...
Following a fair bit of discussion recently on the subject of not being able to open the boot of an XE in the event of either a battery or system failure, I got to thinking just how difficult would it be to retro-fit the 'Entrapment release' that is fitted to US spec vehicles? It turns out...
If only Jaguar had not penny-piched and instead installed an emergency key release on the boot lid - like the one on the driver's door. That would also have covered getting to the battery when it has failed and so prevents opening the boot lid electrically. All this climbing into the boot and the difficult removal of the trim while the lid is shut so as to get at the boot release would then be eliminated
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