HI. For no apparent reason I have just got an error message "check pedestrian system" on my 2006 XK series 150. I have not 'nudged' the front of the car and have carried out a visual inspection of the bonnet air bags and can see nothing untoward. The message went away for a short while but is back a...

HI. For no apparent reason I have just got an error message "check pedestrian system" on my 2006 XK series 150. I have not 'nudged' the front of the car and have carried out a visual inspection of the bonnet air bags and can see nothing untoward. The message went away for a short while but is back a...

Hi. Fortunately the rear parking sensors are working correctly now so I presume it was the soaking in water that caused the problem. Fingers crossed!
Frank H

Hi. Thank you all for your helpful replies. I have charged the XK with the CTEK and found it is most successful. I have just had the car serviced at Swallows Jaguar for another reason and they measured the battery drain current to be 20m/A which is within Jaguar specification so I'm happy with that....

I do double lock the car at all times and I have a 'Clarke' CBBT1 bluetooth battery monitor permantly connected across the battery terminals to monitor on my iPhone.Is that good practice?

Thank you all for your replies.Most helpful. It's more involved than I thought!
Frank H

I have just purchased a ctek to help with maintaining a charge on a relatively new battery for my 2006 XK 150. Unfortunately I do not have a mains supply in my garage so have to resort to running a long extension lead which is not easy. My problem is that the charge on my new battery can run down fr...

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Certificate arrived this morning (Wednesday) - that was quick!

Have applied for certificate today. Should be interesting.

That sounds just what I need. Thanks

Thank you Paul, that was most useful.I do like to gather as much information about any car I buy, such as wheels, etc. It's a pity that the V888 form is no longer valid as I wanted to find basic details of previous keepers, just for the record, but not able now owing to data protection!
Frank

thank you

My recently purchased X-350 2004 SE has the following 18" 8 spoke wheels. Can someone tell me what type they are ?
Thanks
Frank H

A belated thank you