How to Unlock Your Jaguar if your Battery is Dead
Can’t open your Jaguar because the key fob or car battery is dead? Learn how to unlock your Jaguar using the emergency key blade in your key fob. Are you more of a visual learner? Follow along with our video guide below!
How to unlock your Jaguar:
- Remove the emergency key blade from the keyfob.
- Insert the emergency key in the small hole under the driver’s door handle. Remove the key tumbler cover on the driver’s door.
- Insert the key in the keyhole and turn it to unlock the car.
How do I open my trunk?
Do you need to open your trunk manually? Follow the steps below!
- Remove the emergency metal key from the key fob.
- Insert the metal in the key tumbler next to the license plate light.
- Turn the key.
- Press the trunk release and lift the trunk.
See the owner’s manual on how to jump-start your Jaguar. Even though some Jaguars have the battery in the trunk, you may have to use the jump-start terminal in the engine bay to jump-start the car.
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How do you open a Jaguar trunk with unlocked doors but a dead battery?
This method only works on Jaguar vehicles with the battery in the engine bay or a jump-start terminal in the engine bay.
The idea is that you will power up the vehicle, then use the trunk release to open it.
- Pull the hood release under the dashboard.
- Go to the front of the vehicle and release the hood. Lift the hood and make sure it stays open.
- Locate the positive (+) terminal on the battery or the jump-start terminal.
- Connect the red clamp of a jump starter to the positive (+) terminal.
- Connect the black clamp of a jump starter to an unpainted bolt on the frame. Don’t connect it to the negative battery terminal.
- Turn on the jump starter.
- Locate the trunk, release it, and open it.
If the battery in your Jaguar is dead or the key fob no longer works, you will need to unlock the door or trunk manually.
You will find step-by-step instructions on unlocking a Jaguar with a dead battery here. If your Jaguar has no power, use this method to open the trunk and jump-start the battery.
Symptoms
- Jaguar has no power
- The Jaguar key does not unlock the car door.
- Can’t open the Jaguar trunk
- Dead Jaguar battery
- The trunk will not open.
We hope you find the Unlock Open Jaguar with Dead Battery guide helpful. Check these troubleshooting and repair guides for more help on your Jaguar.
I have 2020 Jaguar XF and I cannot locate the lock on the boot door. There is a the rear view camera where the lock is shown in the manual. Where on earth is the lock?
The only other option would be to call a locksmith.
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I have a flat battery on 2009 jaguar xf and the key will not open the boot or the door.