Jaguar XK8 / XKR Bluetooth Installation

Is my 2000+ XK8 Premium?

• Open the boot and remove the cover over the CD changer rack.
• A finned amplifier on the rack above the changer means Premium: the module connects in the boot.
• No amplifier means Standard: the module connects behind the radio.
• Cars before 2000 always connect at the radio, whatever the audio system.

1997 XK8 / XKR

The plug changed during 1997. Check the last six characters of the VIN: before V018108 the car has DIN8, from V018108 on it has Ai-Net.

How to remove the XK8 radio

1. Move the selector to D.
2. Lift the J-gate surround with a plastic trim tool, starting at the rear edge.
3. Undo the four Torx T30 screws of the J-gate plate, lift the plate and unplug its connectors.
4. Lift out the wood veneer panel around the selector.
5. Undo the two Phillips screws under the bottom corners of the radio.
6. Ease the radio forward, lift it over the selector and rest it on a cloth.

On 1996–1997 cars with the DIN8 plug the radio comes out the same way; only the plug at its back is different: DIN8 instead of Ai-Net.

Where is the XK8 CD changer?

On the audio rack in the boot, behind the trim. The rack can sit on the left, on the right or in the middle of the boot, depending on the car. From 2000 the Premium amplifier is always the same unit and always sits on top, above the changer.

1. Remove the carpet trim around the audio rack.
2. No navigation: reach through the opening to the back of the CD changer.
   With navigation: undo the four 7 mm bolts, two on the sides and two on top, and slide the inner frame out.
3. Find the round CD plug at the rear left of the changer. Without a changer, it hangs behind the rack or at the end of the short lead from the amplifier.
4. Unplug the changer and connect the JAGAUX cable to the amplifier's plug. Arrow marks together, push straight in.
5. Refit the frame and the trim.

Connect

1. Plug the noise filter straight into the module.
2. Plug the JAGAUX cable into the filter. Press each plug until it locks.
3. Put the module where you can reach the USB ports: in the glovebox, or in the armrest on Premium cars.

Premium: from the boot to the armrest

1. Open the gap between the rear trim and the parcel shelf with a trim tool and feed the plug end into the cabin.
2. Run the cable under the rear seat towards the centre console.
3. Take the armrest bin out and pass the cable underneath. To The Garage shows it at 17:31.
4. Guide the plug, never pull on it.

Fit and route

1. Clip the microphone to the headliner next to the mirror, or to the sun visor.
2. Run the 3 m lead down the windscreen pillar, under the steering column, to the module.
3. Plug it into MIC and press until it seats fully.

Keep the microphone away from air vents and the open window. Air noise is what callers hear most.

The car's own microphone, where fitted, cannot be used with the module.

Pairing

1. Ignition on, radio on, press CD/TAPE.
2. On the phone, open Bluetooth and choose JAGAUX.
3. Play music. The radio shows CD1 TRACK01, as if a CD changer were playing.

You pair once. Several phones can be paired, one is connected at a time.

Set the volume once

1. Phone volume all the way down, radio at about three quarters.
2. Raise the phone until the sound starts to distort, then back off a little.
3. From then on use the radio's knob.

Calls

• SEEK ▶ on the radio or the steering wheel answers an incoming call.
• SEEK ◀ declines it.
• Call volume is the radio's volume knob.

AUX

Any player with a headphone socket plugs into AUX with the cable from the kit. Remove the USB stick and pause Bluetooth music first, and control the player itself.

USB stick

• Format the stick as FAT32.
• Up to six folders. Buttons 1–6 choose a folder, like discs in a changer. Sub-folders are ignored.
• MP3 and WMA up to 320 kbps. Files over about 50 MB can stutter.
• Tracks play in the order they were copied, and the folder repeats from the start.
• After track 99 the display counts from 1 again. The order stays correct.
• Pause Bluetooth music or disconnect the phone before you plug the stick in.

Updates are rare. Support sends one by email when it fixes something specific.

1. Copy the file to an empty FAT32 USB stick.
2. With the ignition on, plug the stick into the module.
3. Wait about 30 seconds, remove the stick and pair the phone again if asked.

For cars with the Ai-Net plug (VIN V018108 on). The factory plug has often sat untouched for twenty years and its contacts have taken a set. Inside the round Ai-Net socket of the JAGAUX cable are two springy tabs. Bending them slightly gives a firmer contact.

1. Check that the plug is pushed fully home.
2. Unplug it and look into the Ai-Net socket of the JAGAUX cable, key at the top.
3. No power or CD not responding: with the widest flat screwdriver that fits, lever the horseshoe gently up. It is the U-shaped bracket under the bottom row of contacts.
4. Sound missing on one side: rest the screwdriver on the flat tab along the top of the insert and press it gently down.
5. Reconnect and test. Repeat once if needed.