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NavigatorNI wrote: Thu Sep 30, 2021 9:23 pm Re the heated seats - when I switch mine on the temperature stays pretty constant all the time, no reduction or switching off as you have described.

PS Great looking car & I like your number plate.

Does yours have seat cooler as well or is it just the heated seats?

Cheers fella, Yeah I love it and the plate just finishes it off :D
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Casperrito wrote: Mon Oct 04, 2021 10:23 pm
NavigatorNI wrote: Thu Sep 30, 2021 9:23 pm Re the heated seats - when I switch mine on the temperature stays pretty constant all the time, no reduction or switching off as you have described.

PS Great looking car & I like your number plate.

Does yours have seat cooler as well or is it just the heated seats?

Cheers fella, Yeah I love it and the plate just finishes it off :D
Just the heated seats, not cooled.
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I believe the heated seats and the climate seats have different ways of operating - I know on my XE I had heated seats that just stayed on. The climate seats on my F-Type I have not really tried for long enough to know but the heating feels very different, not quite as hot.
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Hammers wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 2:45 am I believe the heated seats and the climate seats have different ways of operating -...
Yep, heated seats use electric elements, the heated and cooled seats use Peltier cells and fans.
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NavigatorNI wrote: Mon Oct 04, 2021 11:40 pm
Casperrito wrote: Mon Oct 04, 2021 10:23 pm
NavigatorNI wrote: Thu Sep 30, 2021 9:23 pm Re the heated seats - when I switch mine on the temperature stays pretty constant all the time, no reduction or switching off as you have described.

PS Great looking car & I like your number plate.

Does yours have seat cooler as well or is it just the heated seats?

Cheers fella, Yeah I love it and the plate just finishes it off :D
Just the heated seats, not cooled.

Hmmm well it sounds like mine aren't working correctly for some reason. It's weird, I can turn them on to level 1 and its goes warmish and dies off, then select level 2 then it goes hot and then dies off and then choose level 3 and then it goes really hot and dies off. Looking at the voltage as well it doesn't really drop a huge amount. I wonder if there is a module or a thermocouple which is faulty. :?
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Little update:

So long story short I have had my car cleaned elsewhere for several years and with my new purchase of a Kärcher pressure washer (mainly for the drive) I thought I would return to the dark arts of car cleaning.

So after a little bit of tinterweb research I settled on the Autoglym range… Ok I have to admit I was a little bit trigger happy with the Autoglym products :? mainly because I couldn’t be bothered doing any more research and the fact that I’m sad and I like to have matching products (e.g. my tools are all DeWalt ) :roll: . So in the end I went for…

  • Autoglym Polar blast 500ml (Starter Pack)
  • Autoglym Polar Wash 500ml (Starter Pack)
  • Autoglym Polar Seal 500ml (Starter Pack)
  • Autoglym Instant Tyre Dressing, 500ml
  • Autoglym Polar Blaster
  • 2x Autoglym Hi-Tech Microfibre Drying Towel

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(One of the microfibre towels and the tyre dressing arrived a day later)

As I have never used a foam attachment before I was pleasantly surprised how satisfying this part of the car cleaning wash :lol: . I was also surprised how long the foam stayed on the car.

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Unfortunately it was dark by the time I finished so I didn’t manage to get a picture of the finished product. That being said the Polar Seal must have done something as this was the beading effect a few days later. Quite satisfying to the eye

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Granted this was the first time I have used these products so will have a better idea on how good they are as time goes on but overall I was quite happy with them all especially the Polar Seal. I’m half tempted to try the Bilt Hamber snow foam when I run out of the Polar Blast. Still undecided on that. Also next time I promise to get a picture of the finished product :D
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Casper

It looks great!

I cleaned mine for the first time on Sunday and cocked it right up! Now fully understand the need for the snow foam element.

As a result of me making the Mrs’ newly washed and cleaned windows all wet again, I have decided to get mine done by a local detailer once a month - being a black car it shows every swirl 🙈🙈🙈🙈
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@299Peter wrote: Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:57 am Casper

It looks great!

I cleaned mine for the first time on Sunday and cocked it right up! Now fully understand the need for the snow foam element.

As a result of me making the Mrs’ newly washed and cleaned windows all wet again, I have decided to get mine done by a local detailer once a month - being a black car it shows every swirl 🙈🙈🙈🙈

Ahh that doesn't sound too good. Yeah I have had a black car in the past and you really do see every swirl. a good machine polish usually sorts it though :D
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So the car is due a minor service (80,000Mls/60 Months Service - £252.52) but like other people have mentioned on this forum there is the "Winter Service offer" (£299) available which also gives you £750 warranty cover for your next M.O.T. if any work needs doing. However I was struggling to find out exactly what the winter service included so I emailed my local Jaguar dealers to see if it would be sufficient as a replacement to the 80,000Mls/60 Months Service...

I had two very different responses. :lol:

The first response...


The current winter offer excludes SVR’s & 5.0L Vehicle variants ( this is due to the special type of brake fluid & 0W-20 supercharged oil type )

Your due 80K/60month service only requires the oil & oil filter replacing.

However, I can offer a ‘winter service’ for your Jaguar at £370.00 Inc VAT ( including all listed items )

Would you like me to check when we can get booked in for?



The second response...


Yes you could have the winter service done instead as the 80,000 service is a minor one anyway

I have attached a PDF of what is included

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I had a quick look at the T&Cs at the bottom of the PDF...

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So it looks like the first garage is trying to pull a fast one by saying the 5.0ltr engine is excluded to get an extra £71 for the same job :shock:

Also don't all F-Types take the 0W-20 oil? :?
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Casperrito wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:53 pm Also don't all F-Types take the 0W-20 oil? :?
I think (but am willing to be corrected) that the early ones used 5W-20 - not sure which MY they changed to 0W-20.
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